About this role
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><strong>Project Engagement and Communications Specialist – Permanent Full Time – Perth CBD</strong></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black">Help shape how Western Australia understands its energy future.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black">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.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black">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.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><strong>Your Role in Action </strong> </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black">You’ll support the delivery of integrated communications and engagement activities across major projects, with a strong focus on quality, consistency and execution:</span></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black">Develop clear, concise and engaging communication materials—including presentations, briefings, reports and stakeholder-facing content</span></li> <li style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black">Translate complex project information into accessible, audience-appropriate messaging</span></li> <li style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black">Support the delivery of communication plans aligned to project milestones and organisational priorities</span></li> <li style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black">Manage stakeholder communications, including enquiries and complaints, ensuring responses are timely, consistent and well-coordinated</span></li> <li style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black">Prepare high-quality briefing materials and communication packs for internal leaders and external stakeholders</span></li> <li style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black">Coordinate the development and production of communications deliverables across digital and traditional channels, ensuring alignment to brand and governance standards</span></li> <li style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black">Support engagement activities and forums, including planning, logistics, materials and follow-up communication</span></li> <li style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black">Maintain stakeholder records, engagement logs and communication tracking to support transparency and accountability</span></li> <li style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black">Build strong relationships across internal teams and external stakeholders to enable clear and consistent information flow</span></li> <li style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black">Contribute to reporting and continuous improvement of communication and engagement outcomes</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><strong>What Makes You a Great Fit</strong> </span></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black">Tertiary qualification in Communications, Social Planning and Sciences, Marketing, or related discipline</span></li> <li style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black">Experience in the development of project communication tools including, but not limited to, reports, promotional material, and publications associated with project, or similar fields</span></li> <li style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black">Demonstrated experience in communication, community engagement, stakeholder management or a related field</span></li> <li style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black">Strong communication, negotiation, and relationship management skills to effectively manage all levels of internal and external stakeholders</span></li> <li style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black">Ability to prioritise work and critically assess own performance</span></li> <li style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black">Ability to work with minimal supervision to meet strict deadlines</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black">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: </span></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black">Over 50% of our employment opportunities are driven by career progression. </span></li> <li style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black">Flexible work arrangements to support part time work, working hours and working from home arrangements after the probation period.</span></li> <li style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black">The opportunity to purchase up to four weeks of additional leave per year. </span></li> <li style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black">Access to salary packaging, social club activities, and discounted health insurance and gym membership. </span></li> <li style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black">An award-winning employee recognition and benefits programme. </span></li> <li style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black">An innovative team culture that’s enabling the transition to renewable energy and decarbonisation. </span></li> <li style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black">In addition to standard leave, enjoy three wellness leave days each year.</span></li> <li style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black">22 weeks paid parental leave and 5 days of First Nations cultural leave to support family and cultural connections.</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><strong>Applications</strong> <strong>close on 2 July 2026</strong></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black">We value diversity and inclusivity, encouraging applications from all backgrounds, including women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and LGBTQIA+ communities. As a <a style="color:black" title="https://work180.com/app/en-au/for-women/employer/western-power" href="https://work180.com/app/en-au/for-women/employer/western-power">WORK180</a>-endorsed employer for women, we are proud of our commitment to inclusion. You can learn more about this through our <a style="color:black" title="https://www.westernpower.com.au/about/what-we-do/reconciliation-action-plan/?_sqt=reconcilation%20action%20plan" href="https://www.westernpower.com.au/about/what-we-do/reconciliation-action-plan/?_sqt=reconcilation%20action%20plan">Reconciliation Action Plan</a> and <a style="color:black" title="https://www.westernpower.com.au/accessibility/" href="https://www.westernpower.com.au/accessibility/">Disability Access and Inclusion Plan.</a> </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><strong>Learn more about Western Power here: </strong><a style="color:black" href="https://www.westernpower.com.au/about/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">About (westernpower.com.au)</a> </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><strong>Find out how we’re building A Network for Life:</strong> <a style="color:black" href="https://www.westernpower.com.au/resources-education/our-network-the-grid/a-network-for-life/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A network for life (westernpower.com.au)</a> </span></p><div></div>