Sr. Employee Communications Specialist, Integrated Entities

DPR family of companies Open · verified Sep 16, 2026

Raleigh-Durham Full-time Senior Communications

Senior Communications role at DPR family of companies. Raleigh-Durham · full-time.

Role brief

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What you'll do

You'll build communication plans for companywide initiatives and organizational change across complex priorities
You'll develop audience-specific messages with leaders and cross-functional teams
You'll use feedback and engagement data to improve strategies and measure results
You'll advise internal teams and maintain alignment among stakeholders
You'll adapt content for accessibility, cultural relevance, inclusion, and brand standards

What you bring

You'll bring a bachelor's degree in communications, public relations, marketing, a related field, or equivalent experience
You'll have four to six years in internal or corporate communications, brand marketing, recruitment marketing, or related work
You'll bring four to six years creating and publishing content such as newsletters, presentations, blogs, and social articles
You'll have four to six years using employee communication platforms, social platforms, or digital tools
You'll have four to six years managing executives, projects, and stakeholders

Who this fits

This role suits you if you can connect leadership priorities with employee understanding, manage several initiatives, and use communication data to refine your work. It is a full-time position in Raleigh-Durham, and no certification is required.

From the employer

Job Description

At DPR, roles and responsibilities are more than describing a job title—they are a commitment to building great things together. The job description(s) below defines core responsibilities and the scope of the role and is a starting point. Every employee is expected to lead from where they are, take ownership of outcomes, and always act in the best interest of the team, customer, project and organization.

As a purpose-driven organization on a journey to be most admired, we rely on trust, shared leadership, open communication, disciplined action and a deep respect for the individual to drive exceptional performance. Success is not just about what we build, but who we build and how we build it: with integrity, enjoyment, uniqueness and an ever-forward mindset.

Job Summary:
Shapes and implements moderately complex communication plans that strengthen employee engagement and support organizational transformation. Optimizes employee communication platforms (e.g., intranet, email, collaboration tools), ensuring content is timely, relevant, and accessible. Elevates the impact of communication initiatives by leveraging analytics and employee insights. Fosters alignment between leadership vision and employee understanding through targeted messaging. Builds strong relationships across workgroups to activate and cascade priority messages.

Key Responsibilities:
Creates comprehensive communication plans for companywide initiatives and organizational changes, effectively prioritizing and managing expectations across multiple, complex projects and priorities.
Partners with leaders and cross-functional teams to develop targeted messaging for various employee audiences.
Analyzes feedback and engagement data to refine communication strategies and measure success.
Provides strategic counsel to internal teams seeking to communicate effectively with employees.
Ensures consistency and inclusivity in all messaging, adapting content for accessibility, cultural relevance and adherance to brand standards.
Establishes and maintains productive relationships with internal stakeholders to ensure message alignment.
Evaluates and adopts new tools and technologies to enhance communication effectiveness.

Education Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in communications, public relations, marketing, a related field, or equivalent experience required.

Work Experience:
4 - 6 years of experience in internal communications, corporate communications, brand marketing, recruitment marketing, or a related field required.
4 - 6 years of experience in content writing, publishing (including but not limited to newsletters, presentations, marketing materials, blogs, and social media articles), or a related field required.
4 - 6 years of experience in employee communications platforms, social media platforms, digital tools, or a related field required.
4 - 6 years of experience in managing executives, projects, and stakeholders, or a related field required.

Certifications and Licenses:
None required.

DPR Construction is a forward-thinking, self-performing general contractor specializing in technically complex and sustainable projects for the advanced technology, life sciences, healthcare, higher education and commercial markets. Founded in 1990, DPR is a great story of entrepreneurial success as a private, employee-owned company that has grown into a multi-billion-dollar family of companies with offices around the world.

Working at DPR, you'll have the chance to try new things, explore paths and shape your future. Here, we build opportunity together—by harnessing our talents, enabling curiosity and pursuing our collective ambition to make the best ideas happen. We are proud to be recognized as a great place to work by our talented teammates and leading news organizations like U.S. News and World Report, Forbes, Fast Company and Newsweek.

Explore our open opportunities at www.dpr.com/careers.