Job description

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 The Senior Executive Messaging Communications Lead serves as the trusted communications advisor to Hensel Phelps' most senior executives, shaping the voice, narrative, and reputation of enterprise leadership across every audience and moment that matters. This role partners directly with the CEO and C-Suite, Executive Leaders, executive assistants , as well as the broader Enterprise MarCom team , to translate complex business initiatives, enterprise strategy, and leadership perspective into clear, compelling executive messaging that strengthens credibility, influence, engagement, and organizational reputation. As the executive voice specialist on the Enterprise & Communications team , the S enio r Executive Messaging Communications Lead independently owns the strategy, development, and measurement of executive speeches, presentations, thought leadership, message architectures, executive social and reputation programs, and executive communication coaching across the enterprise leadership portfolio. The ideal candidate is an exceptional writer, strategic communicator, and trusted advisor who combines executive judgment, discretion, and a consultative mindset with the ability to inspire audiences and protect and strengthen the reputation of the executives and the Hensel Phelps brand. Key Responsibilities Communication Strategy & Planning • Advise executive leadership on strategic messaging, speeches, thought leadership, reputation and high-visibility communications while maintaining authentic executive voices. • Develop integrated communication strategies aligned with business objectives, audience needs, enterprise priorities, and desired outcomes. • Translate complex strategic, operational, technical, workforce, digital, or reputational topics into clear communication roadmaps, narratives, message frameworks, and channel plans. • Anticipate communication needs, stakeholder concerns, risks, and opportunities and recommend proactive approaches before issues arise. • Define objectives, audiences, messages, channels, sequencing, governance, responsibilities, and measures of success for assigned initiatives. Stakeholder Consulting & Trusted Partnership • Serve as a trusted communications advisor to assigned leaders, initiative owners, and subject-matter experts. • Diagnose business challenges and recommend communication solutions that address root needs rather than solely fulfilling requests. • Build credibility and influence without formal authority; facilitate alignment across stakeholders with varied priorities. • Handle confidential, sensitive, or high-visibility information with discretion, professionalism, and sound judgment. Messaging, Content & Storytelling • Develop clear, compelling, audience-centered messaging and content across written, presentation, digital, campaign, event, and multimedia formats. • Create narrative and message architectures that organize complex topics and reinforce a consistent enterprise voice and brand. • Adapt tone, voice, detail, and delivery for executives, managers, employees, candidates, field teams, technical audiences, or external stakeholders, as applicable. • Partner with team members, platform owners, and other contributors to produce integrated communication experiences. Campaign & Program Leadership • Lead communication programs and multi-channel campaigns from discovery and planning through execution, measurement, and closeout. • Coordinate resources, stakeholders, reviews, approvals, creative assets, publishing, deployment, and interdependencies. • Maintain strategic oversight during execution, resolve issues, and adjust plans as priorities and audience needs evolve. • Own quality, consistency, timeliness, and measurable outcomes for assigned work. Change Enablement & Adoption • Develop communication and stakeholder-engagement approaches that build awareness, understanding, readiness, participation, and adoption. • Help leaders communicate change effectively and reinforce key messages throughout implementation. • Assess communication or stakeholder risks and recommend actions that improve readiness and implementation success. • Introduce practical improvements and new approaches that strengthen engagement and adoption. Measurement & Continuous Improvement • Define communication objectives, KPIs, feedback methods, and evaluation approaches in partnership with analytics resources. • Evaluate effectiveness using campaign data, channel metrics, stakeholder feedback, audience insight, adoption measures, or business outcomes. • Translate findings into actionable recommendations that improve strategy, delivery, channels, standards, and future investments. • Share expertise, reusable practices, and lessons learned to strengthen MarCom capability. Qualifications • Bachelor's degree in communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing, English, Business, Human Resources, Organizational Development, Analytics, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent experience. • 7+ years of progressive experience in strategic, corporate, executive, internal, change, operational, employee, digital, or marketing communications, or another directly related specialty. • Demonstrated experience developing communication strategies that connect business objectives, audience needs, and measurable outcomes. • Experience serving as a communications advisor to leaders and influencing cross-functional stakeholders in a complex or matrixed organization. • Experience translating complex business, technical, strategic, workforce, or digital topics into clear narratives and audience-centered communications. • Experience leading multi-channel campaigns or communication programs from planning through execution and evaluation. • Experience supporting organizational change, enterprise initiatives, strategic programs, or technology or process adoption. • Experience evaluating communication effectiveness through data, stakeholder feedback, performance metrics, or adoption outcomes. • Exceptional writing, editing, presentation, facilitation, consultation, and stakeholder-partnership skills. • Demonstrated judgment, discretion, adaptability, and ability to manage multiple high-priority assignments. Preferred Qualifications • Experience partnering with executive leaders, regional teams, corporate functions, or field-based audiences. • Experience in construction, engineering, professional services, or another operational industry. • Familiarity with Microsoft 365 communication platforms, AI-enabled communication tools, analytics, content-management, or campaign technologies. • Relevant specialty certification or credential, where applicable. 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. • Rarely exposed to high and low temperatures. • Rarely exposed to noisy environments and outdoor elements such as precipitation and wind. Education Bachelor's degree in communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing, English, Business, Human Resources, Organizational Development, Analytics, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent experience. Compensation Data (Colorado only) Base Salary: $66,700 - $104,300 Auto Allowance: $8,400 Phone Allowance: $900 Total Compensation: $76,000 - $113,600 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. The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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Communication Strategy & Planning
Advise executive leadership on strategic messaging, speeches, thought leadership, reputation and high-visibility communications while maintaining authentic executive voices.
Develop integrated communication strategies aligned with business objectives, audience needs, enterprise priorities, and desired outcomes.
Translate complex strategic, operational, technical, workforce, digital, or reputational topics into clear communication roadmaps, narratives, message frameworks, and channel plans.
Anticipate communication needs, stakeholder concerns, risks, and opportunities and recommend proactive approaches before issues arise.
Define objectives, audiences, messages, channels, sequencing, governance, responsibilities, and measures of success for assigned initiatives.
Stakeholder Consulting & Trusted Partnership
Serve as a trusted communications advisor to assigned leaders, initiative owners, and subject-matter experts.
Diagnose business challenges and recommend communication solutions that address root needs rather than solely fulfilling requests.
Build credibility and influence without formal authority; facilitate alignment across stakeholders with varied priorities.
Handle confidential, sensitive, or high-visibility information with discretion, professionalism, and sound judgment.
Messaging, Content & Storytelling

Nice-to-haves

Experience partnering with executive leaders, regional teams, corporate functions, or field-based audiences.
Experience in construction, engineering, professional services, or another operational industry.
Familiarity with Microsoft 365 communication platforms, AI-enabled communication tools, analytics, content-management, or campaign technologies.
Relevant specialty certification or credential, where applicable.
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.

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