Stakeholder Engagement Manager (12 Months FTC)

Stakeholder Engagement Manager

London

12 Months FTC

Do you want to work on one of the largest infrastructure projects in the UK? Can youbuild relations with many and various stakeholders? Are you experienced implementing stakeholder engagement strategies? Then, shape a sustainable and liveable world with us.

Create Solutions that will enable a better tomorrow

To build on success and to grow into new sectors, we are looking for a Stakeholder Engagement Manager to join us. Working on one of the country’s most important infrastructure projects – the Lower Thames Crossing, you’ll lead stakeholder communications.

From water to green energy, we see huge opportunities to bring our skills and expertise to new clients in infrastructure and development across the UK and Ireland. We need the right person to help us achieve that. Working with colleagues, existing and new clients you’ll help us grow, while also leading on bids and project delivery.

This is an exciting role working with senior leaders across our business to driver growth and work directly with our clients.

Your key responsibilities will be: 

Work closely with clients to develop and implement stakeholder engagement strategies and plans.
Lead on engagement with a broad range of stakeholder including local, regional and national political stakeholders, local authorities, businesses and communities.
Develop bid and fee proposals to support work winning activities
Build relationships with Sector Leads and Heads of Discipline to ensure the External Affairs and Consents team’s capabilities feed into bid proposals
Integrate business development activities with COWI UK for the specific sector focus areas, working closely with the wider BD team including Regional BD Director and Market Directors
Support the capture and bid processes for both major and regional sized project opportunities, working closely with technical staff and the Bid Support Team 
Contributing to the development and implementation of strategies and actions plans to support business growth in the specific focus areas
Contributing to identifying technical development areas to maximise opportunities for growth
To hold Health, Safety & Wellbeing (HSW) as a key programme value and to participate in the creation, development, and implementation of HSW strategies by the programme leadership team

Your skills. Our team. Together we design the future.

The first step to success in this role is that you are eager to collaborate with the people around you, whether they are colleagues, partners, or customers. Developing ties with others is something you do by acting respectfully and delivering on your promises. And you never get set in your ways but keep exploring new insights and ways to improve.

On top of that, you’ll have: 

Have a proven track record in business development and work winning in stakeholder and communications sector in the built environment industry.
Experience of working close with clients to anticipate, manage and meet the requirements
Proven track record of influencing key political, business, local authority and community stakeholders.
Have excellent client and partner trust-based relationship building skills.
Ability to work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders, and to identify, develop and maintain a strong network with those stakeholders.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to schedule work, deliver to tight deadlines, respond to changing situations and use personal initiative.
Microsoft Office skills, including Word, PowerPoint and Excel.