Senior Communications Coordinator

At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we work to weave diversity, equity, and inclusion into our work and foster a sense of belonging throughout the company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world?

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At HDR, our employee‑ownership model shapes everything we do, including how we support and care for our people. Our diverse service lines, including Water, Architecture, Building Engineering Services, Field Services, Power, Waste, Industrial, and Transportation reflect our commitment to shaping resilient, sustainable, and forward‑thinking communities around the world. Across these disciplines, our teams design and deliver solutions that safeguard public health, enhance quality of life, power innovation, and drive responsible growth. Whether advancing clean water, creating healing and learning environments, engineering next‑generation facilities, or building the infrastructure that moves people and energy, our work is rooted in technical excellence and a shared sense of purpose. Our employee‑owners collaborate across specialties, combining creativity, precision, and deep expertise to solve the most complex challenges facing our clients and communities.

HDR is seeking a public relations/communications professional who is passionate about communications, has a drive to innovate and a habit of thinking outside the box. This person will serve as a senior strategic communications coordinator delivering communications for infrastructure projects on an industry-leading team.

In the role of Senior Communications Coordinator, we'll count on you to:

• Develop content and communications plans that drive engagement across channels.

• Draft written deliverables and develop project-specific outreach tools, including but not limited to websites, databases, emails/e-newsletters, press releases, and social media content.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop messaging, generate graphic design deliverables, and ensure consistency in communication across all channels.

• Collaborate with engineers, architects, designers, and other experts to develop clear and accurate content

• Assist with event planning and management, outreach strategy, and materials development for public meetings, hearings, open houses, focus groups, workshops, advisory committees and other stakeholder meetings.

• Develop and manage scope, schedule, and budget for communication activities supporting infrastructure projects.

• Serve as Task Lead and own deliverables with minimum supervision.

• Manage internal and external client relationships

• Manage communications databases and tools including Adobe, SharePoint, staging sites, contact logs, and production management tools.

• Adhere to HDR and client policies including software use, vendor and contract procedures, quality control, and artificial intelligence guidelines.

• Research industry trends, stakeholders, regulatory requirements, etc., for client projects.

• Support global and local communications strategies with internal partners, creative teams, communications teams, and planners.

• Document all outreach activities including activity tracking and reporting.

• Perform other duties as needed

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, public policy (e.g., urban, environmental, disaster resilience, etc.) or similar.

• Willingness to travel and support our work across Louisiana and Mississippi

• Demonstrated experience driving project delivery, preferred if multiple project simultaneously.

• Previous consulting and/or creative agency experience.

• Technical writing skills or the ability to distill complex information into palatable messaging for various audiences.

• Experience using social media platforms and implementing social media campaigns.

• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign and Illustrator).

• Familiarity with Content Management Systems.

• Experience communicating with and/or on behalf of government agencies or municipalities is beneficial but not required.

• Experience working in a team setting with the ability to coordinate with and delegate tasks to team members.

• Service- and client-oriented personality with the ability to handle multiple assignments at a time and meet set deadlines.

Required Qualifications

• A minimum of 5 years relevant industry experience
• Experience leading social media campaigns
• Service- and client-oriented personality with the ability to handle multiple assignments at a time and set and meet deadlines
• Self-starter; can work well independently or in a team environment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organizational skills
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

What We Believe

HDR is our company. Together, we build on each other's life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve.

Our Commitment

As employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day.

Our eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ , People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees.