Stakeholder & Community Engagement Manager

Bradman Carbon & Renewable Energy; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Bradman Recruitment – Sydney NSW is seeking a Stakeholder & Community Engagement Manager for a rapidly growing digital infrastructure platform. The role focuses on steering strategic direction for stakeholder engagement and implementing a robust community engagement framework to demonstrate commitment to social impact.

Responsibilities include developing engagement strategies, coordinating with government bodies and local associations, and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements while

Qualifications

• 10–15+ years’ experience with complex stakeholder requirements, particularly around environmental and social impacts of energy infrastructure projects.
• Experience with government liaison and regulatory interfaces is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a stakeholder management and engagement strategy to identify risks and opportunities.
• Lead and coordinate engagement best practices across projects and teams.
• Build and maintain relationships with government bodies, media and local organisations.
• Lead working groups and lobbying activities with authorities and local associations.
• Monitor policy decisions and ensure engagement complies with legal requirements.
• Collaborate with project teams and report to the board.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Community engagement

Government liaison

Policy compliance

Job description

Stakeholder & Community Engagement Manager

Bradman Recruitment – Sydney NSW

Full time, Permanent

1d ago , from Bradman Energy & Carbon Recruitment

A rapidly growing digital infrastructure platform is seeking an experienced Community Engagement professional

Your new Company:

Is a vertically integrated data centre operator that owns and operates high-performance computing infrastructure powered by 100% renewable energy. They are focused on providing sustainable AI Cloud services and high-performance computing (HPC). They control the entire process, from land acquisition and grid connections to data centre construction and hardware management.

Your new role:

Is responsible for steering strategic direction to deliver to community and stakeholder engagement. You will work, review and implement a business’ community engagement framework, to effectively demonstrate our client’s commitment to engagement. You will:

• Develop and implement a stakeholder management and engagement strategy, identifying stakeholder risks and opportunities.
• Develop and implement best practices for engagement.
• Work with various stakeholders to best deliver lasting social and economic benefits to communities.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with all stakeholders to ensure smooth progress of projects.
• Lead working groups and lobbying activities with authorities and local associations.
• Identify, analyse, liaise, document, and negotiate with stakeholders including government bodies, media and local organisations.
• Maintain an overview of all national and local policy decisions and communications that may impact business and client projects, ensuring stakeholder engagement complies with legal requirements.
• Monitor and pre-empt issues with stakeholders and determine mitigation strategies.
• Collaborate with the project team and report to the board.

Who you are:

10–15+ years’ experience with complex stakeholder requirements, particularly around environmental and social impacts of energy infrastructure projects including Government liaison experience. Utility scale Wind, Solar or BESS backgrounds are ideal of course, although mining, resources, or other heavy industry experience will also be considered.