Senior Stakeholder Engagement Lead – Infrastructure & Energy

ERM; Dublin; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

ERM is seeking an experienced Principal Consultant to lead stakeholder engagement programmes within Capital Project Delivery in Ireland. You will guide engagement design across infrastructure and energy projects, enabling social acceptance, risk management and robust planning outcomes.

The role requires leading multi-disciplinary teams, managing complex stakeholder relationships, and delivering high-quality communications and reports to clients and regulators.

Qualifications

• Significant experience delivering stakeholder engagement programmes for infrastructure, energy, utilities or transport projects.
• Strong understanding of planning, consenting and EIA processes.
• Experience managing complex stakeholder relationships with communities, authorities and industry bodies.
• Proven project management across budget and programme.
• Excellent facilitation, communication and presentation skills.
• Strong report writing and analytical abilities.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary project teams.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a consultancy environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead stakeholder engagement workstreams on major capital projects.
• Develop and implement stakeholder engagement and consultation strategies.
• Design and facilitate engagement activities (workshops, public exhibitions, focus groups, interviews).
• Advise clients on stakeholder risks, issues and opportunities.
• Prepare stakeholder engagement plans and consultation reports.
• Translate complex technical information for non-technical audiences.
• Support Social Impact Assessment (SIA) and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) processes.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Project management

Facilitation

Communication

Presentation

Team leadership

Relationship management

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Job description

ERM is seeking an experienced Principal Consultant to lead stakeholder engagement programmes within Capital Project Delivery in Ireland. You will guide engagement design across infrastructure and energy projects, enabling social acceptance, risk management and robust planning outcomes.

The role requires leading multi-disciplinary teams, managing complex stakeholder relationships, and delivering high-quality communications and reports to clients and regulators.