Community Stakeholder Manager

Job title: Community Stakeholder Manager

Company: Balfour Beatty


Job description: About the roleHere at Balfour Beatty, our work inspires communities and advances society. It is therefore essential that we provide excellent customer service and communication to reach all those individuals and organisations our projects touch.Join our Power Transmission & Distribution team as a Community Stakeholder Manager and be part of our legacy!This job role will be based in Fort Augustus, with an expectation that this role will travel between Fort Augustus and Skye to attend relevant meetings. There will be an expectation this this role will attend monthly meetings and client meetings in the main Balfour Beatty office (Maxim Park) and the Client meetings at their head offices (Glasgow/ Perth/ Inverness) where required.What you’ll be doingYou’ll be a self-starter who is happy to be site based, working alongside fantastic project teams and supporting our customer, Scottish and Southern Electricity Network (SSEN), to play an important role in the Skye Reinforcement Project that will ensure the supply of secure, clean electricity to thousands of homes and businesses across the Hebrides and West Highlands.Day to day you will build and maintain relationships with project stakeholders, both internal and external, to deliver exceptional communication outputs that protect and promote our reputation and lead the development & delivery of the Skye Reinforcement Project’s Community Engagement Strategy and Commitments.The scope of this role includes, but is not limited to, the duties described below:

• Proactively establish and maintain effective two-way relationships at the outset of a project

• Develop and instigate engagement plans aligned to the requirements of the local community, landowners and the contractual requirement

• Collaborate with our customers to produce and compelling and informative collateral for use across numerous channels

• Organise and deliver community meetings, visits and community initiatives

• Act as point of contact for Considerate Constructors Scheme

• Undertake stakeholder mapping to help identify key audiences and work with our Public Affairs team to prioritise project’s political stakeholders

• Work in partnership with our customers to develop strategies and plans to effectively engage with diverse stakeholder groups who we may impact on during the project.

• Supporting the delivery of an effective community engagement strategy to target audiences.

• Working with the project team to identify potential risks and deliver mitigation plans through effective communications with relevant stakeholders.

• Supporting the creation and delivery of proactive community engagement activity, including for example letters, e-mails, notifications, posters, hoardings, signage etc to internal, external and customer stakeholders. This will include informing landowners where access is required.

• Coordinating and participating in project led community relations events – including public exhibitions, community meetings and community liaison working groups

• Working closely with Balfour Beatty Group communications team to talk positively about project successes and key milestones, sharing content that can be published across corporate channels

• Coordinating project related employee recognition activities to highlight positive customer accolades, behaviours and achievement of operational milestones

Who we’re looking forEssential:

• Experience in communications, community relations, stakeholder management or a related field.

• Confident engaging with external customers and stakeholders face-to-face.

• Excellent writing, storytelling, and presentation skills.

• Able to interpret technical information from a variety of sources and translate into simple and engaging written communications.

• Team player with ability to influence, negotiate and adapt positively to changing stakeholder demands.

• A self-starter with strong organisation skills and the ability to manage conflicting deadlines.

• Computer literate and proficient in Microsoft Office365 applications.

• Full UK driving licence with company car provided

Desirable:

• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent higher education/industry recognised qualification in communications, community relations, stakeholder management or a related field.

• Member of CIPR, IOIC, CIM or other recognised industry body.

• Experience of working on construction/civil engineering infrastructure projects.

• Good understanding of the regulatory environment in construction / power transmission sector.

Why work for usDay in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.Why join us?As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:– Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
– 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
– Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
– Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…About usBalfour Beatty’s Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks.From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support customers in the development of some of the UK’s most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.Diversity and inclusionAt Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visitWe are a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence ‘Employer Recognition Scheme’ and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit:We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at:

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Location: Fort Augustus, Highland

Job date: Thu, 16 Jan 2025 01:50:34 GMT

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