Communications and Engagement Co Ordinator

We have a great opportunity for a **Communications and Engagement Co Ordinator** to join the Costain team working on the Southern Water, CMDP framework.

**About The Project**
CMDP is a joint venture between Costain and MWHT and delivers a range of schemes to maintain and improve Southern Water’s Water supply and wastewater treatment works in the eastern half of its region (Kent & Sussex)

**Key Responsibilities**
Work with the Framework Director and Senior Managers to assist in preparing presentation material for various internal/external communications
Help and support the CMDP social media platforms
Support the management information between project delivery teams and client/external parties
Support organising volunteers / STEM Ambassadors and Apprentices / Work experience placements / Community events
Contribute to production and submission of Key Performance Indicators and reports
Support Internal and client events
Maintain day to day office environment i.e stationary, worktops, cupboards
Ordering of new starter PPE, Laptops, Phones
Set up inductions and ensure they are attended and follow up

**About You**
Knowledge of digital communications and producing social media campaigns
Able to plan, edit and write content for a variety of internal communications mediums
Able to work both independently and as part of a team and prioritise a busy workload
Strong I.T skills and confident using Microsoft 365 package
Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
General administration experience
Enthusiastic with a “can-do” attitude

**About Costain**

Costain helps to improve people’s lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK’s energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK’s leading smart infrastructure solutions company. We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future-shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.

We welcome all applicants regardless of age, race, faith, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, socioeconomic background and physical or neurological disabilities.

We welcome you to ask about the flexibility you need for dynamic working. Such as, working part-time, remote working, or compressed hours. In return, we will explore what is possible.

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For some of our roles, you may be required to obtain and maintain security clearance of at least Security Check level (or SC clearance). To satisfy the requirements, you will need to have been a legal UK resident for a minimum of 5 years and have successfully complete all stages of the vetting process.

**Closing date**

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