Engagement Consultant — Infrastructure & Communities

WSP in the UK & Ireland; Manchester; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP in the UK & Ireland is seeking a professional to join our expanding UK-wide Engagement team of 60 plus, shaping how major projects connect with communities and supporting public consultation and stakeholder engagement across water, health, energy and environment sectors.

Working in Planning and Consents, you’ll be mentored by senior engagement specialists and collaborate with colleagues across WSP to create clear, engaging communications that bring projects to life and ensure a positive

Qualifications

• A degree (or equivalent), or a minimum of two years’ experience in a related field such as engagement, communications, planning or consultation
• Membership of a relevant professional or trade body (or an interest in working towards one)
• Exposure to projects within the road, rail, utilities, water, environment or energy sectors is an advantage, but not essential

Responsibilities

• helping communities and stakeholders understand projects and how it may impact them by writing easy to understand communications
• giving people opportunities to ask questions and provide feedback through publishing communications, organising events logistics and helping to run surveys
• presenting feedback to help projects develop in a responsible way by understanding and data coding and helping prepare reports
• supporting our clients based around the UK and internationally by attending and minuting meetings, ensuring accuracy in our documents and reports and tracking stakeholder engagement
• proactively supporting your teams (project, location and Engagement) to deliver quality communications and engagement activity.

Job description

WSP in the UK & Ireland is seeking a professional to join our expanding UK-wide Engagement team of 60 plus, shaping how major projects connect with communities and supporting public consultation and stakeholder engagement across water, health, energy and environment sectors.

Working in Planning and Consents, you’ll be mentored by senior engagement specialists and collaborate with colleagues across WSP to create clear, engaging communications that bring projects to life and ensure a positive