Project Communications Officer

Balfour Beatty plc; Hull and East Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction company is seeking a Project Communications Officer for their team in Market Weighton. In this full-time role, you will develop and deliver effective communications, engage with stakeholders, and manage community relationships for a major energy infrastructure project. The ideal candidate has experience in marketing, PR, and excellent communication skills. Enjoy flexible working options, competitive benefits, and be part of meaningful projects that support the UK's infrastructure.

Benefits

Smart working with flexibility

25 days paid annual leave

Family-friendly policies

Pension and recognition schemes

Qualifications

• Experience in marketing, PR or communications with a strong customer focus.
• Confident engaging face‑to‑face with external stakeholders; diplomatic when resolving conflict.
• Excellent writing/storytelling and presentation skills; able to translate technical detail into simple, engaging content.

Responsibilities

• Deliver project communications and community engagement plan in plain English.
• Manage stakeholder data and segmentation in line with GDPR.
• Run a pipeline of content to share progress and key milestones.
• Plan and support public exhibitions, community meetings and working groups.

Skills

Marketing

Public relations

Communications

Storytelling

Presentation skills

Education

Degree/qualification in communications

Job description

Project Communications Officer – EGL2 (Market Weighton)

Location: Market Weighton, East Riding of Yorkshire (project office from Jan/Feb 2026)

Business unit: Power Transmission & Distribution – EGL2 project

Contract: Full‑time (45 hours per week)

EGL2 is one of the UK's most strategically important energy infrastructure programmes, connecting the north of Scotland to Yorkshire via subsea link. Join us at our Market Weighton project office and help us build trust, strengthen relationships and keep communities informed as we deliver this flagship scheme.

What you'll be doing

You'll be the on‑site Communications Lead—creating and delivering clear, timely updates for colleagues, customers and local stakeholders. Typical activities include:

• Delivering the project communications and community engagement plan in plain English, using the right channels at the right time and securing approvals before publishing.
• Managing stakeholder data and segmentation in line with GDPR to enable targeted, measurable communications.
• Running a pipeline of content—monthly project newsletter and All Hands call—to share progress and key milestones.
• Planning and supporting public exhibitions, community meetings and working groups; coordinating site visits that showcase our expertise.

Who we're looking for

Essential

• Experience in marketing, PR or communications with a strong customer focus.
• Confident engaging face‑to‑face with external stakeholders; diplomatic when resolving conflict.
• Excellent writing/storytelling and presentation skills; able to translate technical detail into simple, engaging content.

Desirable

• Degree/qualification in communications; professional membership (CIPR/IOIC/CIM).
• Experience in construction/civil engineering infrastructure; understanding of the energy‑sector regulatory environment.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

Benefits

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata).
• Family‑friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partner's leave.
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

About Us

Balfour Beatty’s Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks.

From scoping and feasibility to design, construction and ongoing maintenance, our in‑house experts, flexible resources and industry‑leading innovations support customers in the development of some of the UK’s most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long‑term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at [e-mail]