Principal Consultant: Stakeholder Engagement, Consultation and Communications

AECOM; Scotland; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A global infrastructure firm is seeking a Principal Stakeholder Engagement Consultant in Scotland. You will develop communications strategies, engage diverse audiences, and oversee project management. Ideal candidates have a relevant degree and extensive experience in stakeholder engagement and communications. This role offers a hybrid work model and the chance to be part of impactful infrastructure projects.

Benefits

Hybrid work options

Access to industry-leading technology

Comprehensive benefits programs

Qualifications

• Extensive background in delivering communications and stakeholder engagement.
• Strong knowledge of infrastructure, energy, water, transport sectors.
• Confident in engaging diverse stakeholder groups.

Responsibilities

• Develop communications strategies for multiple audiences.
• Identify key stakeholders and establish engagement strategies.
• Liaise with clients to ensure high service levels.

Skills

Communications strategies development

Stakeholder engagement

Client relations

Business development

Project management

Education

Degree in relevant subject (e.g., social science)

Job description

Company Description

AECOM, the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivers professional services throughout the project lifecycle. We work on transportation, buildings, water, energy and the environment, partnering with clients to solve complex challenges and create positive legacies for future generations. With a global team of over 50,000 professionals, we are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.

Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Principal Stakeholder Engagement Consultant to join our Stakeholder Engagement, Consultation and Communications team in either Edinburgh or Glasgow. We’re looking for someone who is passionate about delivering effective communications, who can demonstrate experience of engaging with and consulting a wide range of audiences to support complex projects, and who can help us build our business and work on more projects across Scotland.

About our team

AECOM’s Stakeholder Engagement, Consultation and Communications team plays a key role in delivering major infrastructure and development projects. Our work revolves around engagement, consultation and communications during the consenting or construction phase of major infrastructure projects. Our team works with diverse backgrounds and has collaborated with clients such as Scottish Power, Transport Scotland, RSPB Scotland, National Grid, Network Rail, National Highways, Homes England, Local Authorities across the country, and major energy and renewables companies.

We translate complex information into accurate, plain-English facts to help stakeholders understand a project and engage with it meaningfully, working with engineers, archaeologists, quantity surveyors, planners, designers, environmental and biodiversity scientists, programme and construction managers.

What you’ll do

• Communications: developing communications strategies and delivery plans, developing themes, key messages and collateral for multiple audiences including digital users, the media, local communities, statutory bodies, technical groups, and elected representatives; managing communications channels.

• Engagement and consultation: identifying and mapping key stakeholders for client projects, establishing an engagement strategy and delivery plans; supporting consultation delivery, developing surveys, managing stakeholder feedback channels and analysing consultation responses; planning and delivery of events (physical and virtual), ensuring safety and wellbeing of attendees, delivering logistics, developing tailored materials, Q&As and briefing colleagues.

• Client relations: liaising with internal and external clients, ensuring a high level of customer service and accurate, timely reporting.

• Business development: focusing on building our stakeholder engagement and communications services and team in Scotland, proactively identifying new business opportunities and pitching to potential clients; building connections within AECOM to identify new opportunities; developing proposals and tender responses.

• Project and team management: managing a range of projects, project teams and budgets; delivering on time and on budget, flexibly; supporting junior colleagues to grow, including line management responsibilities.

Does this sound like something you can do, and do well? If so, AECOM welcomes you to apply.

Qualifications

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?

Here’s what we’re looking for:

Experience & Expertise

• Extensive background in delivering communications, engagement, and consultation on projects of varying sizes, including major infrastructure schemes.
• Strong knowledge of relevant sectors (infrastructure, energy, water, transport, residential, and commercial development).
• Confident engaging diverse audiences and stakeholder groups.
• Degree in a relevant subject (e.g., social science, history, politics, geography, language and literature, law, business) or equivalent professional experience.

Leadership & Business Development

• Proven track record in identifying opportunities, building relationships, and converting these into commercially viable ventures.
• Experienced in managing teams of different sizes and complexity.
• Skilled at mentoring and supporting junior colleagues in their career development.
• Proactive and ambitious, bringing new ideas and approaches to engagement.

Communication & Collaboration

• Excellent personal communication skills, with a focus on inclusion, accessibility, and cultural awareness.
• Passionate about enabling communities to influence projects that affect them.
• Flexible in approach and willing to travel to meet clients and project teams.

Additional Information

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For further information about the role, reach out to the recruiter on LinkedIn – annemarieflynn

About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through technical and digital expertise, equity, diversity and inclusion, and environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm. See aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. You will be working in a dynamic environment where integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed. You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace and invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address [e-mail] if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

ReqID: J10135746

Business Line: Environment

Business Group: DCS

Strategic Business Unit: Europe & India

Career Area: Planning

Work Location Model: Hybrid

Legal Entity: AECOM Infrastructure and Environment UK Limited