Stakeholder Manager

AtkinsRéalis; Cork; Hybrid; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Training and development

Flexible holidays

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis in Ireland seeks a Stakeholder Manager to lead engagement strategies across infrastructure, energy, and environmental projects. You will coordinate engagement with statutory bodies, local authorities, and communities, guiding risk management and consent processes.

You will act as a trusted adviser to clients, overseeing delivery and shaping stakeholder considerations in planning, design, and delivery. A strong leadership and business development track record is essential.

Qualifications

• Degree in Project Management, Communications, Geography, Planning, Estate/Property Management.
• Extensive experience delivering stakeholder engagement and public consultation programmes for infrastructure, energy, transportation, utilities or environmental projects.
• Strong knowledge of the Irish planning, environmental and regulatory landscape.
• Proven ability to manage complex stakeholder environments and build productive relationships.
• Experience leading public consultation programmes and engaging communities and statutory bodies.
• Strong leadership, client management and business development capabilities.
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills.
• Commercial awareness to identify opportunities to grow client relationships and service offerings.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement stakeholder engagement strategies for major infrastructure and development projects.
• Act as senior point of contact for clients, delivering strategic stakeholder management advice.
• Lead and coordinate engagement with statutory bodies, local authorities, and elected representatives.
• Manage relationships with community organisations, interest groups, landowners and the public.
• Monitor and manage stakeholder-related project risks and opportunities.
• Coordinate stakeholder identification, mapping and analysis to inform risk management.
• Provide strategic advice on stakeholder issues, sensitivities and opportunities.
• Lead planning and delivery of public consultation programmes in support of projects.
• Support teams in communicating complex technical information clearly to audiences.
• Support governance, reporting and programme management related to stakeholder engagement.
• Lead, mentor and develop Stakeholder Engagement Consultants and team members.
• Contribute to resource planning, project management and process improvements.
• Support business development, client engagement and framework opportunities.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Public consultation

Project leadership

Client relationship management

Business development

Education

Degree in Project Management, Communications, Geography, Planning, Estate/Property Management

Job description

Overview

AtkinsRealis is one of the world's leading providers of engineering professional consulting and support services, with offices across Ireland.

The Stakeholder Manager will lead the development and delivery of stakeholder engagement strategies across a portfolio of infrastructure, transportation, energy, utilities and environmental projects throughout Ireland. You will be responsible for coordinating engagement with a diverse range of stakeholders, including statutory bodies, local authorities, government agencies, elected representatives, non‑statutory organisations, community groups, landowners, businesses and members of the public.

Working as a trusted advisor to clients and project teams, the Stakeholder Manager will provide strategic oversight of stakeholder engagement activities, ensuring stakeholder considerations are effectively integrated into project planning, consenting, design and delivery. You will lead public consultation programmes, manage stakeholder related risks and opportunities, and help build consensus around complex infrastructure projects.

In addition to project delivery responsibilities, you will contribute to team leadership, client relationship management, business development activities and the growth of AtkinsRéalis' stakeholder engagement offering across Ireland.

Your role

• Develop and implement stakeholder engagement strategies and communication plans for major infrastructure and development projects.
• Act as a senior point of contact for clients, providing strategic stakeholder management advice and ensuring the successful delivery of project objectives.
• Lead and coordinate engagement with statutory bodies, local authorities, and elected representatives throughout project development and consenting processes.
• Manage relationships with non‑statutory stakeholders, including community organisations, interest groups, business representatives, landowners and members of the public.
• Monitor and manage stakeholder‑related project risks and support the resolution of complex stakeholder issues.
• Coordinate stakeholder identification, mapping and analysis to inform stakeholder risk and opportunity management.
• Provide strategic advice to project teams and clients on stakeholder issues, sensitivities and opportunities.
• Lead the planning, coordination and delivery of public consultation programmes in support of infrastructure development and consenting processes.
• Support project teams in communicating complex technical information in a clear, and accessible manner appropriate for the target audience.
• Support project governance, reporting and programme management activities related to stakeholder engagement.
• Lead, mentor and support Stakeholder Engagement Consultants and other team members, fostering professional development and knowledge sharing.
• Contribute to resource planning, project management and the continuous improvement of stakeholder engagement processes and methodologies.
• Support business development activities, including client engagement, networking, framework opportunities and proposal preparation.
• Promote AtkinsRéalis as a market leader in stakeholder engagement and public consultation across the Irish infrastructure sector.

About You

• Degree educated in a relevant discipline e.g. Project Management, Communications, Geography, Planning, Estate / Property Management
• Extensive experience delivering stakeholder engagement and public consultation programmes for infrastructure, energy, transportation, utilities or environmental projects.
• Strong knowledge of the Irish planning, environmental and regulatory landscape.
• Proven ability to manage complex stakeholder environments and build productive relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience leading public consultation programmes and engaging directly with communities and statutory bodies.
• Strong leadership, client management and business development capabilities.
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate technical information clearly and effectively.
• Commercial awareness and the ability to identify opportunities to grow client relationships and service offerings.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries and a brilliant range of health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle benefits. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture, international remote working opportunities, and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.

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About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's'infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

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Additional information

We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. So, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.