Description
You’ll be joining WSP’s expanding UK-wide Engagement team of 60 plus, where you’ll play a meaningful role in shaping how major projects connect with communities.
Working on some of the UK’s largest infrastructure programmes,as well as projects across the water, health, energy, and environmental sectors,you’ll help deliver engagement that is thoughtful, impactful, and built on best practice.
Key Responsibilities
- Helping communities and stakeholders understand projects and how they may impact them by writing easy-to-understand communications
- Giving people opportunities to ask questions and provide feedback through publishing communications, organising event logistics, and helping to run surveys
- Presenting feedback to help projects develop in a responsible way by understanding and data coding and helping prepare reports
- Supporting our clients based around the UK and internationally by attending and minuting meetings, ensuring accuracy in our documents and reports, and tracking stakeholder engagement
- Proactively supporting your teams (project, location, and Engagement) to deliver quality communications and engagement activity.
What we would be looking for you to demonstrate…
- A degree (or equivalent), or a minimum of two years’ experience in a related field such as engagement, communications, planning, or consultation
- Membership of a relevant professional or trade body (or an interest in working towards one)
- Exposure to projects within the road, rail, utilities, water, environment, or energy sectors is an advantage, but not essential
Required Competencies
- A collaborative mindset – a strong team player with an enthusiastic, motivated, and professional approach
- Organisation and adaptability – able to manage multiple priorities with a structured approach, while remaining flexible in a changing project environment
- Excellent attention to detail – highly organised, with the ability to manage a varied workload efficiently
- Strong writing skills – confident producing clear, accurate, and engaging written content
- Engagement or communications experience – able to demonstrate experience supporting consultation, engagement, or communications activities
- Analytical skills – comfortable analysing both qualitative and quantitative data gathered through consultation and engagement processes
- Digital and social media awareness – an understanding of how digital channels can be used to connect meaningfully with different audiences
- Print and production knowledge – familiarity with drafting and print processes to support the delivery of materials for public events