Consultant - Stakeholder Engagement, Consultation and Communications

AECOM; Centurion; Híbrido; ZAR 420.000 - 660.000; Jornada completa

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Hybrid work model

Descripción de la vacante

AECOM is seeking a Stakeholder Engagement Consultant to join the Environmental EC team in a hybrid role based in Gauteng. The position focuses on communications development for major infrastructure projects, stakeholder engagement, and public affairs across diverse audiences.

You will map stakeholders, support consultation, and deliver engaging, accessible communications while coordinating events and client relations with a strong focus on inclusion and service quality.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree or Master’s in a relevant subject such as social sciences, politics, geography or related field.
• Experience in communications or public affairs within infrastructure projects is preferred.
• Strong interest in infrastructure, transport, energy, water or development sectors and ability to engage diverse audiences.
• Proactive, ambitious, able to work independently and in a team, with ideas for engagement.
• Excellent communication skills, cultural awareness and focus on inclusion and accessibility.

Responsabilidades

• Develop communications strategies and delivery plans for major infrastructure projects including consent orders.
• Create messages and collateral for multiple audiences, including media, communities and statutory bodies.
• Identify creative ways to communicate complex ideas and manage communications channels.
• Identify stakeholders, map engagement strategies, and deliver engagement plans.
• Plan and deliver virtual events, coordinate logistics, prepare Q&As, and brief colleagues.
• Liaise with clients, provide high-quality service and maintain timely reporting.

Conocimientos

Communications

Stakeholder engagement

Public affairs

Project coordination

Event planning

Educación

Degree or Masters in a relevant subject

Descripción del empleo

Consultant - Stakeholder Engagement, Consultation and Communications

• Full-time
• State/Province: Gauteng
• Business Group: DCS
• Legal Entity: AECOM SA
• Business Line: Environment
• Work Location Model: Hybrid
• Operating Group: Group Support
• Primary Location: ZA - Pretoria, 263A West Avenue, Cen

Enterprise Capabilities (EC) Support

As part of AECOM's Enterprise Capabilities (EC) team, you will join a global network of over 3,000 technical professionals across nine countries. The EC team is trusted to seamlessly deliver high-quality, specialist expertise that expands our project capacity across all scopes and sizes. You will form part of a larger EC Environment Team and work from one of the local offices, note AECOM operates a hybrid work model split between work in one of AECOM’s offices and working from home. Important Note: This is a remote, desk-based position providing dedicated support to our UK team.

Start here. Grow here.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Stakeholder Engagement Consultant to join our growing Stakeholder Engagement, Consultation and Communications team. We are looking for someone who is passionate about delivering complex projects , and who can support effective communications and engagement with a wide range of audiences to support.

Here’s what you’ll do:

Communications:

• Support the development of communications strategy and delivery plans for major infrastructure projects, including Infrastructure Consent projects and Development Consent Orders (DCO)
• Developing themes, core messages and collateral for multiple audiences and stakeholders, including digital users, the media, local communities, statutory bodies, technical groups, and elected representatives
• Identifying creative ways to communicate complex ideas to a wide audience
• Managing communications channels and engaging directly with local communities

Engagement and consultation:

• Identifying and mapping key stakeholders for client projects, and establishing an engagement strategy and delivery plans
• Supporting consultation delivery, developing surveys, managing stakeholder feedback channels and analysing consultation responses
• Planning and delivery of virtual events, ensuring the safety and wellbeing of all attendees, delivering logistics, developing tailored materials, developing Q&As and briefing colleagues

Client relations:

• Liaising with internal and external clients, ensuring a high level of customer service and ensuring accurate, timely reporting

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?

Here’s what we’re looking for

• You have experience working with in the communications or public affairs sector, or in a relevant role within the infrastructure sector.
• You have a strong interest in industry sectors relevant to our business (e.g. infrastructure, transport, energy, water, residential development, commercial development) and are confident engaging a variety of audiences and stakeholder groups.
• You’re proactive and ambitious, work well both alone and in a team, and can bring about new ideas on engagement.
• You have great personal communication skills, are culturally aware, and have a strong focus on inclusion and accessibility. For you, giving people a chance to influence projects that are delivered in and around their communities for the better, is key.

About our team

• AECOM’s rapidly growing Stakeholder Engagement, Consultation and Communications team plays a key role in delivering major infrastructure and development projects. Most of our work revolves around engagement, consultation and communications during the consenting or construction phase of major infrastructure projects. Our team, which comes from many diverse backgrounds, has been involved in a range of high-profile projects across a range of sectors, working with other AECOM disciplines or providing standalone services for clients such as local councils, transport operators, private developers and utilities suppliers.
• Our point of difference? We’re used to working with a wide range of technical experts from engineers, archaeologists, quantity surveyors, planners, designers, environmental and biodiversity scientists, programme and construction managers. As a result, we can translate complex information into accurate, plain facts that help stakeholders understand a project and engage with it meaningfully.

• You hold a Degree or a Masters in a relevant subject (for instance: Social Science, History, Politics, Geography, Language and Literature, Law, Business…)

At AECOM, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity

At AECOM, our Freedom to Grow philosophy supports flexibility and balance to help our people thrive. As part of this approach, we ask all hybrid employees to work from an AECOM office at least three days per week.

At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.

About AECOM

AECOM is proud to offer comprehensive benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status, AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absences, voluntary benefits, perks, flexible work options,well-being resources, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan.

AECOM is the global infrastructure leader, committed to delivering a better world. As a trusted professional services firm powered by deep technical abilities, we solve our clients’ complex challenges in water, environment, energy, transportation and buildings. Our teams partner with public- and private-sector clients to create innovative, sustainable and resilient solutions throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm that had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. Learn more at aecom.com.

What makes AECOM a great place to work

You will be part of a global team that champions your growth and career ambitions. Work on groundbreaking projects - both in your local community and on a global scale - that are transforming our industry and shaping the future. With cutting-edge technology and a network of experts, you’ll have the resources to make a real impact. Our award-winning training and development programs are designed to expand your technical expertise and leadership skills, helping you build the career you’ve always envisioned. Here, you’ll find a welcoming workplace built on respect, collaboration and community - where you have the freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in your potential and are here to help you achieve it. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.