Social Specialist - CSR (419) Chinese or English Speaking - CHEC (THAI) CO.,LTD.

About the role

The Project Local Senior Coordinator serves as the primary external liaison responsible for all local external communications and public relations, stationed full-time at the project site. This role manages high-level, comprehensive coordination with the Employer/Client, Consultant/Engineers, World Bank (WB) representatives, local government agencies, statutory authorities, local communities, and relevant third parties. The primary goal is to ensure full legal and regulatory compliance, eliminate external site interference, facilitate continuous site operations, streamline submission approvals, oversee official inspections, and maintain stable local relationships to guarantee smooth, zero-disruption project performance throughout its lifecycle.

Key responsibilities

• Act as the primary external interface between the Chinese management team, Employer, Consultant, and World Bank review teams; establish regular communication channels, manage daily contact, meeting logistics, instruction reception, and feedback tracking to closure

• Promptly receive, translate, interpret, and convey all notices, site instructions, rectification requirements, and review comments from external parties to internal management and technical teams, ensuring precise understanding

• Coordinate submittal documentation including technical proposals, schedules, variation orders, inspection/testing records, and progress payment applications with relevant teams to expedite reviews, approvals, and disbursements

• Lead site walkthroughs, special inspections, milestone reviews, and final completion acceptances with the Employer, Consultant, and World Bank, assisting with explanations and rectification sign-offs

• Gather requirements from external stakeholders, anticipate communication risks, resolve technical or contractual differences, and safeguard project compliance ratings and corporate reputation

• Establish and maintain long-term, stable relationships with local government entities, administrative units, civil groups, village/sub-district communities, and residents through regular visits and engagement

• Identify, warn, and mitigate potential local interferences, such as land acquisition issues, traffic/access restrictions, local public opinion, noise/environmental complaints, neighborhood disputes, and local influence interruptions, ensuring continuous site operations

• Support local community welfare and public charity initiatives, properly handling foreign project social risks to build a positive corporate image

• Act as the first responder for local emergencies, mass incidents, and external disputes, resolving issues promptly to minimize impact on construction progress

• Liaison with Thai regulatory authorities, including environmental, occupational health and safety (OHS), quality inspection, labor, fire safety, and public works departments for policies, permits, notifications, and audits

About you

• Minimum 10 years of experience in engineering construction project management, with a proven track record of serving as a Project Manager for at least one completed full-cycle project

• Prior experience in public sector infrastructure, government projects, or infrastructure projects funded by World Bank (WB) or Asian Development Bank (ADB) is strongly preferred

• Familiar with Thai construction regulations, government approval procedures, QHSE management systems, local community protocols, and international compliance standards (WB guidelines)

• Strong crisis management, public relations, dispute resolution, and conflict de-escalation skills

• Excellent official document comprehension, minutes taking, external letter drafting, and submission coordination capabilities

• Calm demeanor under high pressure and strong professional ethics

• Native/Fluent in Thai and professional proficiency in English

• Capable of independently conducting bilingual interpretation, translation, external negotiations, meeting facilitation, and formal correspondence with foreign clients, consultants, WB teams, and Thai authorities without communication barriers