Public Relations Lead, Asia Pacific
Your Opportunity
Are you ready to work alongside talented, creative colleagues, make a meaningful impact in your community, and build your career? Meet Stantec. Ranked among the world's most sustainable companies, we're known for delivering some of the most exciting and innovative projects across the globe with the strength of more than 34,000 team members. And we want you on our team.
We have an opening for one Public Relations Lead (PRL) on our global PR team, working with our Asia Pacific operations and marketing teams. This role requires someone who has exceptional public relations expertise -a team player who always thinks strategically, can see creative stories and bring them to life, provides counsel to leadership, and responds quickly to shifting priorities.
In this role, you'll take on media relations, campaign strategy (including digital partnerships), content marketing, thought leadership development, and issues/crisis management in partnership with Marketing and PR/Communications colleagues and leadership. Combining your business savvy and PR skills, you'll collaborate with professionals to help lead dynamic campaigns which will help our firm to grow.
We're looking for someone to be based in Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane.
Reporting to the Manager of Public Relations for Global Strategies, the PRL-Asia Pacific is part journalist, part storyteller, part strategic advisor, part campaign designer, part manager. Some of the activities you'll focus your energy on include, but are not limited to:
Your Key Responsibilities:
Media Relations & Reputation Management
Build and maintain strong relationships with media, industry influencers, associations, and other key stakeholders across Asia Pacific.
Partner with marketing and operational leaders to identify media opportunities that position Stantec's people, projects, and expertise in priority industry conversations.
Support thought leaders and clients with media engagement, brand activation, reputation management, and crisis response in partnership with the global PR team.
Strategic Communications Counsel, Partnership
Provide strategic communications counsel to senior internal clients and marketing leaders, supporting business priorities, social media fluency, and media preparedness.
Crisis Communications / Business Continuity
Partner with regional and business leaders to deliver crisis communications strategies, leadership training, and responsive issues management aligned with the Corporate Crisis Management Plan.
Brand Support - Content Marketing & Editing
Champion Stantec's brand voice by developing, advising on, and editing content for external communications channels.
Thought Leadership and Industry Positioning
Work with marketing teams and technical experts to develop thought leadership content and support integrated campaigns for key audiences.
Social Media & Digital Strategy
Advise on social and digital media strategy, support corporate channel standards, track industry conversations, and amplify strategic content through subject matter experts.
External New Business Positioning
Support top pursuits by partnering with marketing, business development, and leadership teams to shape PR and marketing positioning for key projects and markets.
Collaboration / Brainstorming
Collaborate with PR and Digital team members to align priorities, share progress, and contribute ideas for stories, campaigns, and content strategies.
Benchmarking & Campaign Evaluation
Use measurement and analytics tools to track campaign performance, provide data-driven counsel, and refine activity to meet objectives.
Mentorship
Support PR colleagues through mentoring, development opportunities, and exposure to growth experiences.
Required Experience
Minimum 7 years' experience in public relations, corporate communications, journalism, strategic communications, or agency environments
Bachelor's degree in communications, public relations, journalism, English or marketing
Proven experience engaging/advising senior leaders
Demonstrated success developing and executing integrated PR campaigns
Strong issues and crisis communications experience
Experience working within professional services, infrastructure, engineering, environmental consulting, or related sectors is desirable
Technical Capabilities
Media relations and stakeholder engagement
Strategic communications planning
Thought leadership development
Content strategy and editorial leadership
Social media and digital activation
Measurement, analytics and campaign evaluation
Personal Attributes
Strategic thinker with strong business acumen
Exceptional writer and storyteller
Collaborative influencer who builds trusted relationships
Able to navigate complexity and competing priorities
Curious, proactive and commercially minded
What we offer
Along with a competitive salary we offer many other benefits to ensure your professional development & wellbeing is ongoing.
Genuine Flexible Working Arrangements - Including work from home opportunities, provision for school term contracts, job sharing and part-time employment.
Option to purchase up to 4 weeks additional leave.
Learning and Talent Development Programs - Including Global programmes, online learning and on-the-job learning
Mentoring for your own development and the opportunity to mentor others
Professional Memberships
Salary Continuance Insurance (SCI)
Mental Health and Wellbeing Programs
Service Recognition Awards
Employee Assistance Program
Culture
Stantec is serious about healthy work-life balance, diversity, inclusion & equity, indigenous relations, innovation, community engagement, corporate sustainability, and social wellbeing. We have employee groups for women, LGBTQI+, neurodiversity, and more! Our employees play sport, fundraise, volunteer, learn, and have fun together.
How to apply
If this position is of interest, submit your application online, applications close Friday 18th September 2026
Please note that no agency applications will be accepted at this time.
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