Limbach Holdings, Inc.

External Communications & Public Relations Leader

Limbach Holdings, Inc.$80K — $100K *
Tampa, FL 33647In-Person
Media
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Journalism, or Communications preferred.
  • 3 years of relevant industry marketing and public relations experience preferred.
  • Proficiency with all relevant social media platforms.
  • Effective communication skills for diverse audiences.
  • Familiarity with Microsoft Office, HubSpot, Adobe Creative Suite, and Google Suite.
  • Proven written communication skills, ideally with published content.
  • Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute a comprehensive external communications strategy.
  • Own and ensure consistent external messaging across all communication channels.
  • Lead strategy for external content, including social media, blogs, and podcasts.
  • Manage and analyze social media strategy and performance.
  • Establish content themes and messaging calendars aligned with business campaigns.
  • Collaborate with internal communications to align content across departments.
  • Identify opportunities to enhance brand visibility and audience engagement.

Benefits

  • Full portfolio of medical, dental, and vision benefits with a 401K plan and company match.
  • HSA, FSA, and life insurance offerings.
  • Professional development opportunities through the award-winning Learning & Engagement team.
  • Engagement in a 'We Care' culture with employee resource groups.
  • Career pathing flexibility and mobility.
Full Job Description
The Benefits & Perks...
  • Base salary range of $80K - $100K
  • Full portfolio of medical, dental, and vision benefits, along with 401K plan and company match.
  • HSA, FSA, and life insurance offerings.
  • Maximize your professional development with our award-winning Learning & Engagement team.
  • Engage in our "We Care" culture through our ERGs, brought to you by EMBRACE.
  • Career pathing flexibility and mobility.

Who You Are...

As External Communications & Public Relations Leader, you are responsible for developing and executing Limbach's external communications strategy to strengthen our brand reputation, support business objectives, and elevate our market visibility. This role serves as a steward of the company's external voice, ensuring consistent and compelling messaging across public-facing channels, including social media, blog/podcast, public relations, thought leadership, and all other digital content platforms. The incumbent partners closely with our Internal Communications Leader, the entire marketing department, business leaders, talent acquisition, and external PR partners to shape Limbach's market narrative, amplify company achievements, and identify opportunities to enhance brand awareness and engagement.

This Position...

Some examples of the work you might do includes:

External Communications Strategy
  • Develops and executes a comprehensive external communications strategy aligned with the company's brand, culture, and business objectives.
  • Owns Limbach's external messaging framework and ensures consistent messaging across all public-facing communication channels.
  • Leads strategy and oversight for all external content channels, including social media, YouTube, blogs (#1901), podcast content (Limbach Unlocked), and other digital platforms.
  • Develops and manages the company's social media strategy, ensuring content supports business priorities, engages target audiences, and strengthens brand awareness and market positioning. Owns external channel analytics and performance reporting.
  • Establishes content themes, editorial priorities, and messaging calendars that support business initiatives, campaigns, and brand storytelling.
  • Oversees strategy for the company podcast, including topic development, messaging, and outline creation, while partnering with internal resources for scheduling, production, and publishing support.
  • Partners with internal communications to ensure communication strategy and content alignment across corporate departments, internal stakeholders, and subject matter experts, translating technical and business topics into compelling external content.
  • Identifies opportunities to elevate Limbach's brand visibility, differentiate the company in the marketplace, and strengthen audience engagement through strategic storytelling.
  • Partners with Talent Acquisition to support employer brand messaging across external recruitment platforms such as Glassdoor and Indeed.
  • Collaborates with marketing and communications team members to ensure seamless execution of campaigns and communication initiatives.

Public Relations
  • Collaborates with vertical market leaders and external PR partners to identify speaking opportunities, conference engagements, and industry events for company leaders and branch locations, while vetting strategic opportunities for brand alignment.
  • Leads submissions for strategic industry awards, rankings, and recognition programs, ensuring timely and accurate submissions to organizations such as ENR, Top Workplace, and Newsweek.
  • Participates in weekly PR planning meetings and strategic discussions.
  • Monitors industry trends, media coverage, and brand sentiment to proactively identify communications opportunities and reputational risks.
  • Tracks external brand health using communications, media monitoring, and analytics tools such as Cision, HubSpot, and related platforms.
  • Partners with the Investor Relations team to support production of the quarterly Behind the Numbers podcast featuring the CEO.
  • Develops and helps manage the annual PR budget.
  • Crafts LinkedIn content and executive messaging for senior leadership to support thought leadership and brand visibility.

What You Need...
  • Bachelor's Degree, preferably in Marketing, Journalism, or Communications.
  • Demonstrated proficiency with all relevant social media platforms.
  • Ability to effectively communicate and interact with diverse audiences.
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Hubspot, Adobe Creative Suite, and Google Suite products.
  • Capacity to successfully manage competing priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
  • Proven written communication skills, ideally with published content, in online and/or traditional media.
  • Ability to travel up to 10% of the time.

Preferred Qualifications:
  • 3 Years of Relevant Industry Marketing & Public Relations Experience.

Conduct Standards:
  • Maintains appropriate Company confidentiality at all times.
  • Protects the assets of the Company and ethically upholds the Code of Conduct & Ethics in all situations.
  • Cultivates and promotes the "Hearts & Minds" safety culture.
  • Consistently exemplifies the Core Values of the Company (we CARE, we act with INTEGRITY, we are INNOVATIVE, and we are ACCOUNTABLE).

Work Environment:
  • This position operates in a professional office environment, and routinely utilizes standard office equipment, such as computers, phones, copiers, filing cabinets, and printers.

Physical Demands:
  • In performing the duties of this job, the incumbent is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, talk, hear, perform repetitive motion, and possess an appropriate degree of both visual acuity and manual dexterity.
  • This is considered a sedentary work position, which means possible exertion up to ten (10) pounds of force occasionally, and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects.

This job description is intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by the individual who assumes this role, not an exhaustive list of responsibilities. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time, with or without notice, as business needs dictate.

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About Limbach Holdings, Inc.

Limbach Holdings, Inc. provides commercial specialty contract services in the United States. It operates in two segments, Construction and Service. The company provides services in the areas of heating, ventilation, air-conditioning (HVAC), plumbing, electrical, and building controls for the design and construction of new and renovated buildings; maintenance services; and equipment upgrades. Its facility services comprise mechanical construction, HVAC service and maintenance, energy audits and retrofits, engineering and design build, constructability evaluation, equipment and materials selection, procurement, and commissioning. The company also offers building services, such as plumbing, piping and fire protection, and controls and automation services. It serves healthcare, education, gaming and hospitality, government, and commercial office markets. Limbach Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1901 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Learn more about Limbach Holdings, Inc.
Size
1,500 employees
Market Cap
$121.8 million
Industry
Net Income
$6.4 million
5 Year Trend
+1.9%
Revenue
$576.6 million

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