Project Engagement and Communications Specialist

Project Engagement and Communications Specialist – Permanent Full Time – Perth CBD

Help shape how Western Australia understands its energy future.

Join Western Power’s Clean Energy Link program and play a key role in delivering clear, consistent and impactful communications and engagement across major infrastructure projects. This is an opportunity to sit at the centre of project delivery—translating complex technical work into concise, engaging and audience-ready communication and engagement that supports stakeholders, communities and decision-makers.

You’ll bring a strong corporate communications lens to high-profile projects, ensuring messaging is aligned, materials are high quality, and communication outputs land with clarity and impact and a background in engagement.

Your Role in Action  

You’ll support the delivery of integrated communications and engagement activities across major projects, with a strong focus on quality, consistency and execution:

• Develop clear, concise and engaging communication materials—including presentations, briefings, reports and stakeholder-facing content


• Translate complex project information into accessible, audience-appropriate messaging


• Support the delivery of communication plans aligned to project milestones and organisational priorities


• Manage stakeholder communications, including enquiries and complaints, ensuring responses are timely, consistent and well-coordinated


• Prepare high-quality briefing materials and communication packs for internal leaders and external stakeholders


• Coordinate the development and production of communications deliverables across digital and traditional channels, ensuring alignment to brand and governance standards


• Support engagement activities and forums, including planning, logistics, materials and follow-up communication


• Maintain stakeholder records, engagement logs and communication tracking to support transparency and accountability


• Build strong relationships across internal teams and external stakeholders to enable clear and consistent information flow


• Contribute to reporting and continuous improvement of communication and engagement outcomes

What Makes You a Great Fit 

• Tertiary qualification in Communications, Social Planning and Sciences, Marketing, or related discipline


• Experience in the development of project communication tools including, but not limited to, reports, promotional material, and publications associated with project, or similar fields


• Demonstrated experience in communication, community engagement, stakeholder management or a related field


• Strong communication, negotiation, and relationship management skills to effectively manage all levels of internal and external stakeholders


• Ability to prioritise work and critically assess own performance


• Ability to work with minimal supervision to meet strict deadlines

By joining Western Power, you will contribute to powering a cleaner energy future. We are dedicated to fostering career development and promoting a healthy work-life balance, empowering you to drive innovation as we develop a network that will serve the Western Australian community for generations. You will also benefit from a range of perks and opportunities, including: 

• Over 50% of our employment opportunities are driven by career progression.  


• Flexible work arrangements to support part time work, working hours and working from home arrangements after the probation period.


• The opportunity to purchase up to four weeks of additional leave per year. 


• Access to salary packaging, social club activities, and discounted health insurance and gym membership. 


• An award-winning employee recognition and benefits programme. 


• An innovative team culture that’s enabling the transition to renewable energy and decarbonisation.  


• In addition to standard leave, enjoy three wellness leave days each year.


• 22 weeks paid parental leave and 5 days of First Nations cultural leave to support family and cultural connections.

Applications close on 2 July 2026

We value diversity and inclusivity, encouraging applications from all backgrounds, including women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and LGBTQIA+ communities. As a WORK180-endorsed employer for women, we are proud of our commitment to inclusion. You can learn more about this through our Reconciliation Action Plan and Disability Access and Inclusion Plan. 

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