Stakeholder Manager within ERM's Capital Project Delivery team, leading engagement and consultation for major infrastructure projects. Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to navigate stakeholder mapping and public consultations.
Responsibilities
Lead end-to-end programmes of stakeholder engagement and public consultation for major infrastructure projects—setting clear scope, managing budgets, and ensuring high-quality delivery throughout.
Act as a trusted advisor to clients, providing strategic guidance on stakeholder mapping, insight-driven engagement strategy and approaches, project messaging, and best-practice implementation.
Create compelling, accessible and visually engaging consultation materials, including public-facing communications, exhibition boards, summaries, and digital content that clearly articulate complex information.
Work collaboratively within multidisciplinary project teams, coordinating input from project managers, EIA specialists, engineers, legal advisors, and planners to ensure alignment with consenting requirements, programme milestones, and wider project objectives.
Build strong, constructive relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, including local authorities, government bodies, statutory and non-statutory consultees, community groups, and the general public—helping to build trust and demonstrate transparency.
Lead business development efforts, including shaping persuasive proposals, delivering high-impact client presentations, and contributing to targeted marketing campaigns in collaboration with social sustainability colleagues.
Requirements
Knowledge and experience of UK planning regimes e.g. DCO, TCPA, Section 36
Experience of UK infrastructure projects
Solid stakeholder experience.
Experience on DCO project applications (desirable)
Strong consultancy experience
Research, analytical and inter-personal skills with diligent attention to detail
Strong project management skills including scopes of work and budgets
Experience planning and delivering engagement activities (e.g. public consultations, exhibitions, workshops, meetings)
Comfortable and confident engaging with all types of stakeholders, including clients and communities
Excellent writing and presentation skills.
Benefits
Flexible working to suit your life – need to do the school run? Not a problem!
More productive and happy if you work from home a few days per week? Go ahead!
Love to travel? Ask about our Cross Border Remote Working!
25 days annual leave + public holidays
6% employer pension contribution
Twice annual promotion opportunities
Annual salary review and performance related bonus
Private medical insurance
Life assurance
Income protection
EV car salary sacrifice scheme
Cycle2Work scheme
Travel season ticket loan
Volunteering and Give As You Earn opportunities
Employee assistance programme
Premium account for Calm (the #1 app for sleep and meditation) in order to look after your wellbeing
Discounts on gym membership and gift cards for a wide variety of retailers and restaurants.
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