Job Description

You will be responsible for providing guidance and solutions to satisfy project requirements as well as ensuring adherence to existing processes. You will have the ability to influence and persuade senior stakeholders in the benefits of identified solutions.

You must possess excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and be able to adapt your style to different circumstances – including a variety of media, business reports and business development.

A typical week would include:

• Advising project teams and clients on stakeholder engagement and consultation strategies
• Planning and delivering stakeholder communication and consultations including managing risks and issues, organizing and manage public information events, and managing outputs to achieve engagement and consultation objectives.
• Building strong relationships with local communities and stakeholders.
• Attending internal & external client meetings
• Promoting our in-house Digital Technology engagement systems, methods and tools
• Representing the engagement team at various stakeholder and industry engagement events.
• Facilitating online and face to face workshops and meetings with key stakeholder groups
• Preparing consultation and communication materials with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Managing and analyze data collected as part of the consultation process and publish reports.
• Day-to-day project management of various projects including reports, budgets and forecasts.
• Assisting with writing tender submissions and pursue business development opportunities.
• Ensuring an accurate record of engagement with stakeholders at all times, using our in-house system.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Have proven experience, in consultation, engagement and stakeholder management. Experience in the key sectors road, rail, water, health or energy sectors. Excellent oral and written communication skills, including presentations and report-writing. Strong team player who has an enthusiastic and motivated attitude. Proven experience of planning and delivering stakeholder engagement and consultation strategies, including production of high quality communications materials, event organization and facilitation skills. Project management experience, including resources, budgets, programmes. Well organized, with a structured approach to the delivery of tasks, with an ability to adapt to a varied workload within a fast-changing environment. Ability to analyze quantitative and qualitative data collected as part of the consultation process. Knowledge of social and digital media channels with a view to using these to better connect with target audiences. Experience of delivering stakeholder engagement and consultations in Scotland would be desirable.