Strategic Engagement Lead – Thames Freeport

E.ON UK; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

E.ON UK is seeking an experienced Engagement Lead for Thames Freeport, a major UK port cluster spanning Tilbury, Dagenham and London Gateway. You will lead the external stakeholder engagement strategy, align with tax site partners, local authorities and infrastructure stakeholders to identify viable energy opportunities.

You will build senior relationships, translate priorities into energy opportunity pipelines, represent E.ON in governance meetings, and support bid development and commercial

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 the external stakeholder engagement strategy across Freeports and Gateway infrastructure, including engagement and development of relationships with project originators.
• Build and maintain senior-level relationships with Freeport leadership, tax site operators, local authorities, developers, and strategic infrastructure partners.
• Translate stakeholder priorities and development plans 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 activities.
• Ensure consistent external messaging and positioning aligned with E.ON's strategic objectives.
• Provide insight and intel

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Executive relationships

Opportunity translation

Governance influence

Infrastructure development

Communication skills

Ambiguity management

Regulatory understanding

Job description

E.ON UK is seeking an experienced Engagement Lead for Thames Freeport, a major UK port cluster spanning Tilbury, Dagenham and London Gateway. You will lead the external stakeholder engagement strategy, align with tax site partners, local authorities and infrastructure stakeholders to identify viable energy opportunities.

You will build senior relationships, translate priorities into energy opportunity pipelines, represent E.ON in governance meetings, and support bid development and commercial