Crisis Communications Lead — Shipping & Emergency Response

508 Witt O'Brien's Payroll Management LLC; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Ambipar, a global leader in environmental and emergency management solutions, seeks a Crisis Communications Manager in Central London. Based at our London headquarters, you will join Witt O'Brien’s and lead crisis communications, ensuring clear, coherent client-facing narratives across media and stakeholders.

You will coordinate emergency response drills, provide media training, client liaison, and advisory support, with opportunities to travel internationally and train at all levels within a

Qualifications

• Excellent writer with strong storytelling and messaging skills.
• Confident and polished public speaker with presence at senior levels.
• Knowledge of commercial shipping and crisis communications experience.
• Experience delivering senior level media training programs.
• Willing and able to travel internationally on short notice.
• Highly organized with hands-on approach and practical problem-solving.
• Ability to perform well under intense pressure and take initiative.
• Social media management and monitoring experience would be an asset.
• Business development experience would be an asset.
• Tech skills and website development experience would be an asset.

Responsibilities

• Client liaison and providing internal/external comms advice.
• Copywriting, media management and client support.
• Manning incident line during evenings and weekends.
• Coordinate emergency response drills using Triton platform and training delivery.
• Support senior trainers and deliver high-quality media training to clients.

Skills

Excellent writer

Public speaker

Shipping knowledge

Crisis comms experience

Media training

Travel internationally

Highly organized

Hands-on

Work under pressure

Social media management

Business development

Website development

Job description

Ambipar, a global leader in environmental and emergency management solutions, seeks a Crisis Communications Manager in Central London. Based at our London headquarters, you will join Witt O'Brien’s and lead crisis communications, ensuring clear, coherent client-facing narratives across media and stakeholders.

You will coordinate emergency response drills, provide media training, client liaison, and advisory support, with opportunities to travel internationally and train at all levels within a