About Hensel Phelps

At Hensel Phelps, we don’t just build projects—we build careers, communities, and a culture of excellence. As an employee-owned company, every person here plays a vital role in shaping our success and future. Guided by our core values of Ownership, Integrity, Builder mindset, Diversity, and Community, we combine cutting-edge technology with hands-on expertise to deliver landmark projects across the nation. When you join Hensel Phelps, you join a team that values your growth, empowers your ideas, and invests in your journey. Together, we create an environment where innovation thrives, safety is paramount, and every individual has the opportunity to make a lasting impact.

Job Description

This role strengthens Hensel Phelps’ brand and communication effectiveness by enabling consistent, strategic regional communications aligned with enterprise priorities. Lead and influence a network of regional communication champions through coaching, facilitation, accountability and shared operating practices without direct reporting authority. The role establishes clear processes, tools, and decision rights to support effective regional execution, promote consistency, and strengthen knowledge-sharing across Corporate Marketing & Communications, regional leadership, and business functions. The ideal candidate brings strategic communication expertise, brand stewardship, influence, facilitation, and systems thinking within a decentralized business environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary communications partner and advisor to regional communication champions across the enterprise.
• Build trusted relationships with regional leadership to understand communication priorities and business needs.
• Provide coaching, guidance, and consultation on communication planning, messaging, and execution.
• Develop scalable resources, templates, and communication toolkits that improve consistency and efficiency across regions.
• Foster collaboration and knowledge sharing among regional communication partners.

• Lead the regional component of the enterprise integrated communications planning process.
• Translate enterprise priorities and campaigns into coordinated regional activation plans.
• Integrate regional business priorities, market opportunities, and audience needs into annual and initiative-specific communication plans.
• Maintain visibility into regional communication calendars, major campaigns, local events, and external opportunities.
• Identify cross-regional dependencies, duplication, resource needs, and opportunities for shared content or coordinated execution.

• Own the regional communications operating model, including planning rhythms, governance expectations, communication standards, decision rights, escalation paths and performance expectations.
• Enable consistent application of Hensel Phelps brand, messaging, and visual standards across regional communications and market-facing activities.
• Translate enterprise brand standards into practical regional guidance, tools, examples, and decision criteria.
• Advise regional partners on brand application and resolve routine questions, escalating significant exceptions or reputational risks when appropriate.
• Monitor regional brand representation and identify recurring gaps, risks, and capability needs.
• Establish review practices and governance processes proportionate to communication risk and visibility.

• Partner with regions to develop communication strategies that strengthen local market visibility and corporate reputation.
• Provide guidance on public relations opportunities and media engagement.
• Develop messaging and communication resources to support regional storytelling.

• Establish the communication capability roadmap for regional communication champions, identifying skill gaps, development needs, best practices and maturity-building opportunities across the enterprise.
• Design and facilitate communication training, workshops, and enablement resources for regional communication champions.
• Coach communication partners on best practices, integrated planning, and strategic messaging.
• Develop implementation guides, templates, and playbooks that improve communication capability throughout the enterprise.

• Partner closely with Corporate Marketing & Communications capability teams to deliver integrated communication solutions.
• Connect regional teams with enterprise initiatives, campaigns, and shared resources.
• Build strong partnerships across Marketing, Talent Acquisition, Human Resources, Operations, and other business functions.
• Serve as a connector who brings people, ideas, and best practices together across the organization.

Qualifications

• Seven to ten years of progressively responsible experience in strategic communications, brand management, marketing communications, or public relations.
• Experience supporting communications within a complex, multi-location or matrixed organization.
• Experience developing integrated communication plans and enterprise messaging strategies.
• Experience partnering with and advising senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Excellent written, verbal, facilitation, and presentation skills.
• Experience with balancing enterprise consistency with local flexibility.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience leading enterprise or regional communication enablement initiatives.
• Experience developing brand governance standards and communication toolkits.
• Experience supporting public relations or media relations initiatives.
• Experience using communication planning and brand monitoring platforms (e.g., Meltwater, Cision, or similar).
• Experience with Microsoft 365 communication tools including SharePoint and Viva.
• Experience developing communication training or capability-building programs

Physical Requirements

Light Work. Exerting up to 25 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.

• The individual in this position will periodically walk, kneel, sit, crouch, reach, stoop, read/see, speak, push, pull, lift, stand, and finger/type. The frequency of each action varies by workflow and office activity.

• Walking - The person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, boxes, cabinets, etc.
• Constantly operates a computer and other office machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, phone, computer, and computer printer.
• The person in this position frequently communicates with employees and external stakeholders regarding a variety of topics related to office administration.

• Constantly computes, analyzes, and conceptualizes mathematical calculations and formulas.

• Constantly reads written communications and views email submissions.
• The person in this position regularly sits in a stationary position in front of a computer screen
• Visual acuity and ability to operate a vehicle as certified and appropriate.
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Education

Bachelor's degree in communications, Marketing, Public Relations, Journalism, Organizational Communication, or a related field – or equivalent experience.

Compensation Data (Colorado Only)

Base Salary: $73,000 - $114,000 

Auto Allowance: $8,400

Phone Allowance: $900

Total Compensation: $82,300 - $123,300

Benefits

At Hensel Phelps, we invest in our people—professionally, personally, and financially. Employees are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support long-term well-being and career growth. Benefits offerings include medical, vision, and dental insurance; life insurance; accidental death and dismemberment coverage; long-term disability; a 401(k)-retirement plan; and access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

We believe time away from work is essential to doing your best work. Employees are eligible for paid time off beginning upon hire, supporting rest, flexibility, and work-life balance.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Hensel Phelps is an equal opportunity employer. Hensel Phelps is committed to engaging in affirmative action to increase employment opportunities for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Hensel Phelps shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, domestic partner status, pregnancy, disability, citizenship, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.