Impactful Community Engagement Consultant – Scotland

WSP in the UK & Ireland; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP in the UK & Ireland is seeking an Engagement professional to support public consultation and stakeholder engagement across major infrastructure projects. You will be part of the UK-wide engagement team, contributing to communications that clearly explain project implications to communities.

You’ll collaborate with colleagues across WSP, mentored by senior engagement specialists while developing your engagement expertise on high-profile programmes in a supportive environment.

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

• Writing easy to understand communications to help communities and stakeholders understand projects
• Publish communications, organise events logistics and help run surveys to gather feedback
• Present feedback to help projects develop in a responsible way by understanding and data coding and helping prepare reports
• Attend and minute meetings, ensuring accuracy in documents and reports and tracking stakeholder engagement
• Support teams to deliver quality communications and engagement activity across projects and locations

Skills

Engagement

Communications

Stakeholder management

Writing skills

Education

Degree or equivalent

Job description

WSP in the UK & Ireland is seeking an Engagement professional to support public consultation and stakeholder engagement across major infrastructure projects. You will be part of the UK-wide engagement team, contributing to communications that clearly explain project implications to communities.

You’ll collaborate with colleagues across WSP, mentored by senior engagement specialists while developing your engagement expertise on high-profile programmes in a supportive environment.