You have just been hired as a Project Manager (a temporary contract position replacing your predecessor) on the Tappan Zee Bridge Replacement effort (see https://www.newnybridge.com as a reference for the overall ‘master' project/program). You report to the Program Manager of this overall ‘master' project. Your new assignment is a temporary (three month) contract position on the "External Project Communications" sub-project which has the possibility of becoming a long-term (three year) assignment. You are one of the many Project Managers assigned to this very large program (the other Project Managers responsible for other sub-projects conducted in parallel to your sub-project). Your title is "Project Manager - External Project Communications". Among your responsibilities are:
Staying well informed of all aspects of the project,
Keeping the public (external stakeholders) well informed of the project plans and of project progress,
Providing the necessary facilities to distribute project information to the public,
Gathering public feedback while keeping all other TZ Project Managers (internal stakeholders) well informed of this feedback specific to their project focus.