Stakeholder & Public Outreach Coordinator

At C&S Companies, we believe work environment, culture, and the opportunity to learn and grow are key elements when considering a new job. We are just the right size to provide the resources and support you need without the burdensome bureaucracy of a large corporate environment. To that end, we foster a family-friendly and supportive workplace; collaborative and employee-focused with an emphasis on quality, integrity, trust, fun, and accountability.

We promote personal and professional growth by cultivating and sustaining a safe, inclusive atmosphere where everyone feels a sense of belonging. By encouraging employees to bring their whole selves to work, we create a diverse and equitable environment where all our voices are heard.

Position Overview

As a Stakeholder & Public Outreach Coordinator, you will support public engagement, stakeholder communications, and community outreach efforts for infrastructure, transportation, environmental, and community development projects. You will collaborate with project managers, planners, engineers, and technical staff to help deliver meaningful engagement activities, coordinate stakeholder communications, and ensure communities remain informed throughout project planning and delivery.

Position Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain stakeholder databases, contact lists, and engagement plans.
• Coordinate stakeholder meetings, public meetings, workshops, and community outreach events.
• Prepare fact sheets, newsletters, presentations, project updates, FAQs, and other outreach materials.
• Document stakeholder feedback, meeting summaries, comment logs, and engagement reports.
• Support project websites, social media, and digital engagement initiatives.
• Collaborate with project teams to integrate outreach activities into project schedules.
• Utilize safe work practices in accordance with federal, state, local, and company standards.
• Communicate incidents, accidents, near misses, potential hazards, and unsafe working conditions to a supervisor or the Health and Safety Department as soon as identified.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with municipalities, state agencies, and customers to support clear, consistent communication between project teams and affected parties.
• Create and implement standard communication plans for client projects to help meet objectives and deliverables without disruption or delay.
  
  

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Planning, Political Science, Public Administration, Marketing, or a related field.
• 3 years of experience in stakeholder engagement, public outreach, communications, community relations, or a related field.
• Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and organizational skills.
• Attention to detail with deliverables.
• Experience planning and facilitating meetings and public events.
• Comfort and strong ability to interface with the public.
• Familiarity with Central New York and City of Syracuse area.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and virtual meeting platforms; experience with ArcGIS, CRM or public engagement software is a plus.
  
  

Estimated Compensation Range: $25.00 -$31.00/hour*

• Actual compensation may vary based on prior internship experience, current academic year, degree program, certifications, and geographical location.
  
  

WHO WE ARE: C&S Companies is a national planning, design, and construction firm with more than 600 employees and growing. For more than 50 years we have been delivering critical infrastructure design, planning and construction services in aviation, civil/site infrastructure, construction and program management, construction/design-build, energy, environmental, facilities, architecture, planning, sustainability, and transportation. We have offices throughout New York State, California, Florida, Michigan, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Washington, and Kentucky.