Engagement Manager

About the organisation

Economic Development Queensland (EDQ) is a Queensland Government agency focused on opening up land, speeding up housing delivery, and supporting planning and infrastructure projects that help build liveable communities. Its work contributes to safe, secure and affordable homes, stronger local economies, and places that reflect Queensland’s lifestyle.

Backed by the Economic Development Act 2012, EDQ has special planning and approval powers that help resolve complex development barriers and bring ready-to-develop land to market. The agency works with government and industry partners to encourage investment, create jobs closer to where people live, and deliver projects with real benefits for Queenslanders.

About the role

EDQ is seeking an Engagement Manager to provide leadership across stakeholder and community engagement for major projects in Queensland. This role is responsible for guiding best-practice engagement across significant development, housing, and infrastructure initiatives.

As the Engagement Manager, you will lead a capable team, shape strategic engagement advice, strengthen relationships with key stakeholders, and help ensure engagement activity supports sound decisions and positive outcomes for communities.

Key responsibilities

• Design and implement engagement strategies for stakeholder and community engagement across a varied project portfolio.
• Lead, coach, and support a high-performing engagement team while encouraging accountability, teamwork, and ongoing improvement.
• Offer strategic guidance to senior leaders, project teams, and partners on engagement opportunities, risks, and approaches.
• Develop and maintain consistent engagement structures, governance, systems, and frameworks across EDQ.
• Maintain effective working relationships with government bodies, industry partners, local councils, and community stakeholders.
• Manage consultation activities so that community feedback is reflected in project outcomes and organisational decisions.
• Act as an EDQ representative in forums, working groups, and public engagement settings.

About you

You are a strategic engagement leader who can work confidently in complex, fast-moving environments and deliver high-quality outcomes. You bring strong people leadership capability and the ability to influence across multiple stakeholders.

• Experience creating and delivering stakeholder and community engagement strategies for complex projects.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams and build capability to achieve strong results.
• Excellent stakeholder management, influencing, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to turn strategic priorities into practical engagement plans.
• Experience managing multiple projects while balancing competing priorities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including executive briefings, reports, and strategic advice.
• Experience putting engagement frameworks, systems, and processes into practice to ensure consistency and best practice.

Why join EDQ

• Flexible and agile working arrangements.
• Generous leave entitlements and 12.75% superannuation.
• Learning, development, and career growth opportunities.
• Modern workplaces built to support collaboration.
• An inclusive environment that values diversity and cultural capability.
• Access for you and your family to hundreds of nearby gyms, pools, and fitness facilities at very low cost.

Additional information

This is a full-time onsite role based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The job falls under the Marketing, PR & Communication occupational group. Applications are to be submitted online via the employer’s careers site.