Strategic Energy Engagement Lead

E.ON; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 68,000 - 92,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days annual leave

Pension

Life cover

Bonus opportunities

Flexible benefits

Job summary

E.ON is seeking an Engagement Lead to join our Energy Infrastructure team on a 12-month fixed-term contract, hybrid at Citigen. You will develop strategic relationships with Freeports, local authorities and infrastructure partners to identify and progress viable energy opportunities.

The role requires excellent stakeholder management and the ability to translate strategy into commercially actionable pipelines, while influencing governance across public and private sectors.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading senior stakeholder engagement within infrastructure, energy, regeneration or large-scale development environments.
• Proven ability to build and maintain executive-level relationships across public and private sector organisations.
• Experience translating strategic conversations into commercially actionable opportunities.
• Demonstrated capability influencing complex, multi-party governance environments.
• Strong understanding of infrastructure development cycles and early-stage opportunity shaping.
• High quality written and verbal communication skills, including representation in formal governance settings.
• Ability to manage ambiguity and operate effectively within evolving programme structures.
• Understanding of regulatory, policy and funding environments relevant to large infrastructure programmes.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute external stakeholder engagement across Freeports and gateway infrastructure.
• Build and maintain senior-level relationships with Freeport leadership, tax site operators, local authorities, developers, and strategic partners.
• Translate stakeholder priorities into actionable energy opportunity pipelines aligned with E.ON’s capabilities.
• Represent E.ON in external forums, steering groups and governance meetings.
• Identify emerging development opportunities and risks across the Freeport geography and elevate appropriately.
• Shape early-stage opportunity framing to support bid development and commercial structuring.
• Ensure consistent external messaging aligned with E.ON’s strategic objectives.
• Provide insight to internal teams to inform bid strategy and programme prioritisation.
• Support resolution of strategic barriers that could impact programme progress.
• Contribute to programme governance through regular reporting of activity, risks and pipeline status.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Executive relationships

Strategic translation

Governance influence

Infrastructure development

Clear communication

Ambiguity management

Regulatory insight

Job description

E.ON is seeking an Engagement Lead to join our Energy Infrastructure team on a 12-month fixed-term contract, hybrid at Citigen. You will develop strategic relationships with Freeports, local authorities and infrastructure partners to identify and progress viable energy opportunities.

The role requires excellent stakeholder management and the ability to translate strategy into commercially actionable pipelines, while influencing governance across public and private sectors.