Greenprint Partners is seeking a Strategic Communications and Equitable Engagement Manager based in the Seattle area to join the Greenprint team. This is an exciting opportunity for you to support a growing portfolio of community-centered, climate-resilient infrastructure programs for public sector clients in the Pacific Northwest (including clients such as King County Wastewater Treatment Division). You will be responsible for fostering strategic communications and equitable engagement that drives large-scale public water quality programs to generate strong community impact. 

 

You are a great fit if you are: passionate about working at the intersection of communications and engagement; a strategic thinker who can create structure out of ambiguity; and an experienced project and relationship manager who can support complex programs while engaging multiple stakeholders with competing priorities. 

 

You will join a dynamic, growing, and caring team in Seattle (you must be based in the Seattle area), led by Vice President, Rose Jordan and will report directly to Rose. This office is currently remote, so for the foreseeable future this is a work-from-home position with regular in-person engagement for project work and team meetings. 

 

Who We Are

Greenprint Partners (WBE, B-Corp) is a women-owned and led planning and civil engineering firm that believes every community deserves to be served by infrastructure that is sustainable, resilient, and equitable. Headquartered in Chicago with a local office in Seattle, our team of mission-driven project managers, planners, civil engineers, and community engagement professionals support climate-resilient, equitable infrastructure development from the earliest planning phases through design, construction, and long-term maintenance. We also leverage our on-the-ground experience to provide technical assistance to our municipal partners, helping them equitably scale investments in sustainable water and transportation infrastructure while sharing insights and best practices with industry peers. Learn more about our work and approach at www.greenprintpartners.com.

 

Working in the field of infrastructure and design, we recognize the historic inequities that have been designed into the fabric of our cities and are committed to doing our part in changing the status quo. Creating more equitable communities and recognizing the strength in diversity is a core part of our work at Greenprint Partners both internally and externally. We believe our work is best fulfilled when our workplace reflects a diversity of perspectives and lived experiences in regard to race, ethnicity, economic circumstance, religion, gender, and ability. We have an enduring and evolving commitment to inclusion in our organization’s culture, values, and behaviors to ensure that all of our team members’ voices are heard and respected. We encourage people with lived experiences and diverse perspectives and identities to apply including people of color, people from working-class backgrounds, people with disabilities, women, and people who hold LGBTQIA+ identities.

 

Greenprint Partners is proud to be a certified Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) in the State of Washington and a certified B Corporation.

 

Role

You'll be a driving force behind community communication and collaboration, working hand-in-hand with the Vice President and our clients. Together, we'll spearhead communication and engagement strategies, propelling public sector programs towards their goals. Your task? Transforming scopes of work and client aspirations into tangible, top-tier deliverables that resonate with impact and excellence.


Communications Strategy

  • Lead development of external and internal communication strategies, plans, and protocols, including goals, audiences, key messaging, strategies, tools and tactics, and timelines;

  • Supervise and guide the work of multi-disciplinary teams of communications and engagement sub-consultants;

  • Facilitate content reviews with stakeholders, and plan and schedule distribution across various channels;

  • Lead market research, including survey development, analysis, and report-writing;

  • Lead quality assurance and quality control on written documents, ensuring alignment with program-specific style guides; and

  • Lead measurement and evaluation of communication efforts, including developing and implementing continuous improvement processes for adjusting strategies based on data-driven insights and preparing reports on communications outcomes.

 

Engagement Strategy

  • Lead strategies related to equitable engagement, including relationship building with local community-based organizations, translation and transcreation, community compensation, community access to decision-making, and IAP2 spectrum strategy; 

  • Advise clients on strategies to support engagement with tribes, local governments, and the media; and

  • Develop interested parties registers and manage interested parties outreach, tracking, and reporting.

 

Program/Project Management

  • Plan and facilitate meetings with multidisciplinary teams, including program managers, engineers, community relations, government relations, and others; 

  • Plan and execute public events such as presentations, focus groups, webinars, and open houses and represent programs at local fairs and festivals; and

  • Prepare and deliver clear and concise memos, reports, presentations, and other deliverables to clients, community groups and stakeholders.

 

Business Development + Marketing

  • Support local business development efforts by building relationships with current and prospective clients, preparing proposals, team resumes, project examples, and leading interview preparation; 

  • Manage local content and collateral development, including reports, presentations, and marketing materials; and

  • Collaborate with other departments, such as marketing and operations, to support additional marketing needs and ensure cohesive communication.

 

Desired Experience and Characteristics

If you are passionate about strategic communications and equitable infrastructure but do not meet every single criteria, we encourage you to still apply and articulate what you bring to the role and to Greenprint's work and culture in your cover letter! 

  • A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in areas such as: strategic communications, public outreach, business development, public program management, or other related fields;

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate complex concepts to a diverse audience, and basic proficiency in graphic design; 

  • Demonstrated excellence and integrity in equity and environmental justice, stakeholder engagement, and frontline community partnerships, and navigating diverse stakeholder perspectives and priorities;

  • Strong project management skills, including the ability to effectively develop project plans, manage budgets, oversee project teams, and meet or exceed client expectations; 

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to think critically and propose innovative solutions;

  • Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build and maintain relationships with clients, partners, stakeholders, community-based organizations and residents; 

  • Ability to manage multiple projects and tasks simultaneously, meet deadlines, and work effectively both independently and in a team; and 

  • Proficiency in Microsoft and Google software suites, including but not limited to PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Google Slides, and Google Docs to translate strategies into visually compelling presentations and meticulously crafted documents.

 

Additional characteristics sought in this role include:

  • Commitment to planning, designing, and delivering sustainable infrastructure that is shaped by the priorities of the communities it serves, within the context of regulatory requirements, client objectives and budgetary constraints;

  • Desire to work in a diverse community of colleagues committed to collaboratively institutionalizing equity throughout the organization; and

  • Ability to communicate effectively and proactively as a remote team member.

 

Work Environment & Required Travel

  • As a remote employee, you will be responsible for providing your own home office space and high speed internet.

  • This role requires local travel around the Seattle area and schedule flexibility for occasional (1-2) evening and weekend community meetings each month.

  • As Greenprint grows, this role may expand to support projects across the Pacific Northwest that may require occasional travel for onsite project work or community meetings. Additional national travel to the Chicago headquarters and for relevant conference participation is anticipated at least semi-annually.

 

About working at Greenprint Partners

Greenprint Partners offers a flexible, fast-paced, demanding, and fun work environment. We find that the people who thrive here are “doers” who enjoy taking ownership of their projects and working as a team to strategize, iterate, and execute quickly. We believe strongly that we’re in it together, and we see each new team member as a long-term investment in our shared future. Successful Greenprint employees are empathetic listeners and collaborators who are excited to use their professional skills to make a direct impact on people and the environment. We are proud of our company values:

  • We are driven by mission,

  • We pursue shared prosperity,

  • We go big,

  • We think holistically,

  • We succeed and fail as a team, and

  • Diverse viewpoints matter. 

 

We are deeply committed to investing holistically in the personal and professional development of all our staff as well as maintaining a positive and fun work culture. This includes:

  • Funding for continuing education and memberships in professional networks;

  • Regular diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging training that empowers our team to be equity practitioners both internally and externally;

  • Monthly all staff meetings that foster information sharing, connection, and continuous learning;

  • Team building activities that engage both in-person and remote staff;

  • Annual staff culture and engagement surveys; and

  • An annual all-staff retreat.

 

We seek to foster a flexible and self-directed work environment that is accommodating of our team’s

individual circumstances while staying attuned to meeting the professional expectations of our team,

clients, project partners, and community partners. Greenprint maintains a consulting industry standard 40-hour work week, but offers flexible working hours and a flexible PTO policy, built on a culture of proactive communication with supportive managers and team members.

 

We celebrate the many perspectives and lived experiences our growing team brings to our internal culture and our external engagement with clients, partners, and community members, and are actively engaging our entire staff in co-creating our always-evolving culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. We acknowledge and welcome our staff members who hold many different identities, both visible and invisible. We are proud to be a team that is majority women, and includes members with diverse racial, ethnic, and immigrant identities, religious and political beliefs, generational perspectives, LGBTQIA+ identities, disabilities, and first-generation educational experiences.

 

Compensation & Benefits

The base salary for this position will be based on experience and qualifications and ranges from $78,750 - $115,500. In addition to base salary, all Greenprint staff participate in our annual discretionary profit-sharing program.

 

Greenprint offers a competitive benefits package, including comprehensive medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance benefits; 401K plan w/ company contribution; paid parental leave; tuition reimbursement; pre-tax transit benefits; and 12 company holidays.

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