Community & Stakeholder Coordinator

Tier 1 Construction & Utilities contractor

Permanent role with career progression

Be rewarded & recognised for the ‘Good Work’ you do!

A rare opportunity to join a business that has been in operation for 90+ years and is focused on creating, connecting and caring for communities.

Life at Fulton Hogan is about making the most of opportunities, taking responsibility, and making it happen. We appreciate our peoples’ courage, curiosity and unique perspectives, and look to collaborate as much as possible to explore safer, smarter and more efficient ways of working in this rapidly changing world. We don’t stand still – there are always opportunities to do more and do better.

Keen to progress your career? Take full advantage of our tailored training, leadership, and mentoring programs; or leverage our partnerships with industry association such as Engineers Australia, the Australian Water Association, WaterAid, Chartered Accountants, CPA Australia, Infrastructure Sustainability Council, The National Association of Women in Construction, plus many more.

Looking to enhance your wellbeing? We will encourage you to explore flexible working arrangements where possible. We offer great benefits, including corporate health and fitness programs, health insurance discounts, personal banking support, a range of retailer discounts, up to 18 weeks paid primary carers parental leave and up to 10 days paid secondary carers leave, access to our Employee Assistance Program (including your immediate family), and the option to take more time for yourself throughout the year with our Purchase Leave Policy.

Want to help us better the communities we live and work in? Our purpose of creating, connecting, and caring for communities is more than a saying to us – it’s a way of thinking, working, and living because we're locals too, and seek to give back in ways that strengthen and build resilient communities. We do this because we genuinely care, enjoy what we do, and even manage to have some fun along the way! You’ll find us partnering with local and national community groups, like Clontarf Foundation, and Black Dog Institute, in addition to indigenous groups and social enterprises, to ensure that our good work positively impacts and brings about sustainable change within our industry.

Do we offer a ‘competitive’ salary package? Of course! Speak to our Talent Acquisition or People & Culture team to learn more.

What’s on offer?

We are looking to build on our existing team with a proactive and people-focused Community & Stakeholder Coordinator to work on key water infrastructure projects for Fulton Hogan Utilities. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working with people, coordinating projects, and helping deliver clear, timely, and effective communication with communities and stakeholders.

In this role, you will support the planning and delivery of community and stakeholder engagement activities across a range of projects and initiatives. You will work closely with project teams, communications specialists, contractors, councils, community representatives, and other key stakeholders to help ensure engagement is coordinated, responsive, and aligned with program goals.

In this role you'll be responsible for:

Support the planning and delivery of stakeholder and community engagement activities across the program

Assist with preparing engagement plans, schedules, contact lists, stakeholder databases, and reporting

Draft correspondence, presentations, meeting notes, community updates, and other engagement materials

Use stakeholder systems and reporting tools to maintain accurate records, track issues and actions, and support coordinated communication activities across the program

Respond to stakeholder and community enquiries in a timely, professional, and helpful manner

Work with project teams to ensure engagement activities are well coordinated and delivered to agreed timeframes

Contribute to improved ways of working by identifying practical opportunities to streamline communication, coordination, and reporting processes.

How you'll connect to the role:

Relevant qualification in communications, public relations, community engagement, administration, or a related field is desirable

Experience in infrastructure, utilities, water, local government, or community-facing environments would be an advantage

Previous experience in a coordination, communications, stakeholder engagement, customer, community, or project support role

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with confidence using digital platforms, stakeholder systems, and reporting tools to support engagement delivery and administration

Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build positive working relationships with a wide range of people with strong organisational skills, and the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines

A proactive and solutions-focused approach to work with the ability to identify practical process improvements that strengthen coordination, communication and reporting

Adopting and driving Fulton Hogan’s Living Safely 2.0 Culture.

Our people share the same set of values that keep us REAL. Respect, Energy and Effort, Attitude and Leadership encapsulate what we stand for at Fulton Hogan and encourage us to foster a diverse and inclusive culture where we listen to, care for, celebrate, and respect everyone.

We are committed to reconciliation and building and nurturing respectful relationships with First Nations peoples. Through our First Nations Engagement Strategy and Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), we aim to promote opportunities, cultural understanding and partnerships that celebrate and acknowledge the contributions of Indigenous communities.

If our values resonate with you, please submit an application for the position. If you’re not sure that you meet 100% of the selection criteria, that’s okay, we would still like to hear from you and potentially discuss how your skills could be utilised at Fulton Hogan.

For over 90 years, Fulton Hogan has been delivering high-quality infrastructure to improve the lives of people every day. Our 10,000+ team works in every kind of weather and environment, creating, connecting, and caring for communities across Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific.