Senior Communications Specialist

Overview

Do you want to contribute to projects shaping Canada?

Colliers Project Leaders is a team committed to projects that make a difference in our

communities and for the people who live there.

We deliver capital project solutions that strengthen the built environment, partnering

with our clients to bring critical infrastructure and complex building projects to life.

We’ve led over 20,000+ projects that:

Make cities more livable

Enhance workplaces

Create spaces people want to return to

Improve patient care

Deliver clean drinking water

Build a sustainable future

And so much more.

This is where you come in. We’re looking for people to join our team who are

passionate about creating more sustainable, resilient and inclusive communities.

If this kind of work resonates with you, you’re in the right place.

Your role

We're looking for a Senior Communications Specialist to join our team! This role can be based anywhere in Canada.

As a key member of the Communications team, the Senior Communications Specialist plays a strategic role in helping employees understand, align to, and execute on the organization's priorities. This role requires a deep understanding of business objectives, organizational priorities, and employee needs to ensure communications drive awareness, understanding, engagement, and action.

The Senior Communications Specialist participates in the development and implementation of enterprise communications strategies that support our strategy, culture, and learning environment. Working closely with leaders and cross-functional partners, the Specialist translates complex business priorities into clear, meaningful, and actionable communications that help employees connect their day-to-day work to the organization's broader direction.

The Specialist develops communication approaches that scale across the business while remaining relevant and contextualized for different audiences. Serving as a strategic advisor, they help transform information into understanding, alignment and execution. Through clear, consistent, and actionable messaging, they help ensure key priorities remain visible, understood, and acted upon across the organization.

The successful candidate is both a strategic thinker and an exceptional communicator, combining strong research, writing, and editing capabilities with excellent consulting, stakeholder management, and project leadership skills. They are comfortable partnering with leaders at all levels to identify communication needs, shape messaging, and develop communication strategies that foster understanding, learning, alignment, and organizational performance.

Responsibilities

• Partner with teams across the business to plan and deliver communications that support company priorities and key initiatives.
• Develop clear, concise, and actionable messaging that helps employeesunderstand what matters, why it matters, and what they need to do.
• Lead and support communications projects, working with stakeholders tocoordinate activities, manage timelines, and achieve desired outcomes.
• Provide communications advice and support to leaders, including executive communications, presentations, Town Halls, and employee engagement activities.
• Manage and improve communication channels (including SharePoint) andtools to ensure important information is easy to find, understand, and act on.
• Other duties as required.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary degree or diploma in Communications, Journalism, Business,Marketing, Public Relations, or a related field, or an equivalent combination ofeducation and experience.
• 6+ years of experience in corporate, internal, strategic, or organizationalcommunications.
• Demonstrated ability to understand business priorities and translate complex information into clear, relevant, and actionable communications. · Strong writing, editing, proofreading, and verbal communication skills.
• Proven ability to build relationships, influence stakeholders, and provide communications advice to leaders at all levels of the organization.
• Strong project management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
• Technical proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications, including SharePoint.
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with sound judgment and discretion.
• Knowledge of InDesign, photo editing, and video editing software is considered an asset. · Bilingualism (English/French) is considered an asset.

Expected Compensation: $85,000 - $100,000 (CAD)

This compensation range represents our good-faith estimate at the time of posting, based on market benchmarks and internal equity. Final compensation will be determined considering the candidate’s skills, experience, qualifications and regional consideration. Annual bonus opportunities are in addition to base salary.

What you can expect:

• An opportunity to truly impact our communities
• A flexible work environment
• A comprehensive onboarding experience
• Significant professional development, training, and a mentorship program
• A paid volunteer day
• An environment where people feel welcome, heard and included, regardless of their differences
• And much more!

Join our team of difference-makers and help shape the growth of dynamic communities.

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Disclaimer

Colliers Project Leaders is part of Colliers (NASDAQ, TSX: CIGI), a leading diversified professional services and investment management company, with more than 17,000 professional operating in 63 countries.

Colliers Project Leaders has suspended our COVID-19 vaccination requirement. In circumstances where our clients have a different COVID-19 vaccination policy, the Clients’ requirements will supersede.

Colliers Project Leaders is an equal opportunity employer and celebrates diversity in its workforce. Colliers encourages applications from all qualified individuals and will accommodate applicants' disability-related needs, up to the point of undue hardship, throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process. If you require a disability-related accommodation to participate in the recruitment process, please advise the assigned Talent Acquisition Business Partner.

Colliers Project Leaders standard recruitment process requires applicants to be subjected to formal background and reference checks prior to their hiring.