Associate Director of Stakeholder Engagement - Infra

WSP; Manchester; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP is seeking an experienced leader to join its UK Engagement and Consultation team, shaping how major projects connect with communities. You’ll lead regional delivery, build strategic client relationships and drive excellence in engagement across water, transport, energy and environmental sectors.

You will supervise multidisciplinary teams, oversee resourcing and budgets, and ensure compliance with planning legislation while expanding WSP’s presence in the North, including Manchester.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading consultation and engagement on large, multi-disciplinary infrastructure projects.
• Degree qualified or equivalent professional experience.
• Membership of a relevant professional or trade body (desirable).
• Experience across road, rail, utilities, water, environment or energy sectors.

Responsibilities

• Advise project teams and clients on engagement and consultation strategies for complex, multi-disciplinary infrastructure projects.
• Embed global best practice in communications, consultation and engagement.
• Plan and deliver stakeholder communications and consultations, including risk and issue management, public events and high-quality outputs.
• Lead and support teams delivering engagement across complex infrastructure projects.
• Work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams to integrate engagement into project delivery.
• Provide line management, coaching and development for engagement specialists.
• Drive team growth and capability across the North, with a regular presence in the Manchester office.
• Take commercial and delivery responsibility for major infrastructure projects.
• Lead tender responses and support business development activity.
• Manage project resourcing, budgets, risks and programmes to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery.

Skills

Leading engagement

Stakeholder management

Infrastructure projects

Team leadership

Education

Degree qualified or equivalent

Professional membership (desirable)

Job description

WSP is seeking an experienced leader to join its UK Engagement and Consultation team, shaping how major projects connect with communities. You’ll lead regional delivery, build strategic client relationships and drive excellence in engagement across water, transport, energy and environmental sectors.

You will supervise multidisciplinary teams, oversee resourcing and budgets, and ensure compliance with planning legislation while expanding WSP’s presence in the North, including Manchester.