Responsible for managing and protecting Amey’s reputation, through the effective running and management of Amey’s 24/7, in-house press office. Responsibilities include:- Defining and implementing the PR and social media strategy for the business- Managing all issues and crisis communications effectively.- Supporting strategic JVs and bid communications- Liaising with exec members and wider business to keep them abreast of current developments- Budget management -… Show more Responsible for managing and protecting Amey’s reputation, through the effective running and management of Amey’s 24/7, in-house press office. Responsibilities include:- Defining and implementing the PR and social media strategy for the business- Managing all issues and crisis communications effectively.- Supporting strategic JVs and bid communications- Liaising with exec members and wider business to keep them abreast of current developments- Budget management - Liaising with our parent company Ferrovial to support investor relations Show less

Responsible for managing a 24/7, in-house press office, including the delivery of all proactive media outreach, crisis management and responding to reactive enquiries from local, national and trade publications. • Managed the external media aspects of Amey’s acquisition of Enterprise, and subsequent activity during the integration of the two companies.• Responsible for the company’s social media sites increasing twitter followers by 50%.• Hold a strong database of local, national… Show more Responsible for managing a 24/7, in-house press office, including the delivery of all proactive media outreach, crisis management and responding to reactive enquiries from local, national and trade publications. • Managed the external media aspects of Amey’s acquisition of Enterprise, and subsequent activity during the integration of the two companies.• Responsible for the company’s social media sites increasing twitter followers by 50%.• Hold a strong database of local, national and trade contacts.• Developed a proactive media plan, both externally to support the business and internally to communicate the Press office’s role in managing Amey’s reputation. Show less

Responsible for managing a team of three, co-ordinating and planning all external and marketing communications activities for the West Midlands region, including stakeholder and client relationship management. In addition to the role, delivered the regional communications for the North Area for a period of three months. • Responsible for the co-ordination of all external communications delivery in the region including media management, managing crises, developing the content on intranet… Show more Responsible for managing a team of three, co-ordinating and planning all external and marketing communications activities for the West Midlands region, including stakeholder and client relationship management. In addition to the role, delivered the regional communications for the North Area for a period of three months. • Responsible for the co-ordination of all external communications delivery in the region including media management, managing crises, developing the content on intranet and website, marketing, new business activities, award entries, videos, events and collateral• Acted as the main point of contact for all senior management, client communications and press teams • Senior level conduit for regional intelligence to support new business opportunities and bidding activity across the region and nationally• Working across contracts to create a corporate message and approach across the region• Supporting the internal communications team through the provision of news stories for the intranet and internal magazine, as well as helping to deliver communications around operational changes to contracts in the region• Liaison with creative agencies, photographers, designers and printers to deliver marketing materials Show less

Working with a number of bid teams as the marketing lead for both B2B and B2C markets. Responsibilities include raising Amey’s profile, developing win themes and key messages to support the marketing plan and helping to steer the marketing solution in each submission. Key focus on Amey’s business objectives and growth strategies. The role involves delivering all aspects of marketing from awards and events through to marketing collateral, PR and advertorials.

Responsible for maintaining a consistent corporate identity and raising the awareness of Amey locally, and regionally – including delivering PR for the largest local authority highways PFI. Responsible for developing a more consistent approach to capturing and measuring the effectiveness of PR activity.- Managed 24/7 press office function, including responding quickly and efficiently to enquiries, and responding carefully to crises - Delivered a 600% increase in coverage in… Show more Responsible for maintaining a consistent corporate identity and raising the awareness of Amey locally, and regionally – including delivering PR for the largest local authority highways PFI. Responsible for developing a more consistent approach to capturing and measuring the effectiveness of PR activity.- Managed 24/7 press office function, including responding quickly and efficiently to enquiries, and responding carefully to crises - Delivered a 600% increase in coverage in 2010 for the West Midlands Region compared with the previous year. Including broadcast, trade and local coverage- Delivered and supported a number of regional campaigns including road safety, winter maintenance and apprentices. - Organised and ran a media networking event in Oxford based on a developed set of contacts in the region - Developed regional media plans and protocols to ensure cross contract and divisional working, promoting a ‘one Amey’ brand and approach to communication activity - Developed a strong internal and external contact database of local, regional, and trade journalists, as well as key stakeholders and clients Show less