Stakeholder Engagement, Consultation and Communications Consultant

About the role

AECOM is looking for a Stakeholder Engagement Consultant to join its Stakeholder Engagement, Consultation and Communications team. The role is remote and desk-based, supporting the UK team, and sits within the Enterprise Capabilities (EC) Environment Team. It involves communications and engagement on major infrastructure projects, including Infrastructure Consent projects and Development Consent Orders (DCO).

Key responsibilities

• Communications: support communications strategy and delivery plans for major infrastructure projects, develop themes, core messages and collateral for digital users, the media, local communities, statutory bodies, technical groups and elected representatives, and manage communications channels while engaging directly with local communities.
• Engagement and consultation: identify and map key stakeholders, set up engagement strategies, support consultation delivery, develop surveys, manage stakeholder feedback channels and analyse consultation responses.
• Plan and deliver virtual events, ensuring the safety and wellbeing of attendees, handle logistics, prepare tailored materials, Q&As and brief colleagues.
• Client relations: liaise with internal and external clients, ensure high customer service and accurate, timely reporting.

Required profile

• Experience in the communications or public affairs sector, or in a relevant role within the infrastructure sector.
• Strong interest in sectors such as infrastructure, transport, energy, water, residential and commercial development, and confidence engaging a wide range of audiences.
• Proactive, ambitious, able to work alone and in a team, and able to bring new ideas on engagement.
• Excellent personal communication skills, culturally aware, with a strong focus on inclusion and accessibility.
• Degree or Master's in a relevant subject such as social science, history, politics, geography, law or business.

What we offer

• Hybrid work model: work from an AECOM office at least three days per week, with a Day 1 onboarding at an office as a condition of employment.
• Benefits depending on employment status, including medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D and disability benefits, paid time off, flexible work options, well-being resources, employee assistance program, retirement savings plan and employee stock purchase plan.