Stakeholder Manager- 12 month FTC

We're looking for a Stakeholder Manager to join our Environment Agency framework in Exeter, on a 12-month fixed term contract 

Location: Exeter 

Contract: 12 month fixed term contract

Hours: 40 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role

Join our thriving Environment team delivering flood and coastal risk management projects across the Greater South-West. As our Stakeholder Manager, you'll play a vital role in building relationships, nurturing connections, and ensuring our projects receive positive community support while enhancing Kier's reputation as a leading contractor.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Stakeholder Manager, you'll be supporting the team in delivering successful flood and coastal risk management projects through effective communication and relationship building.

Your day to day will include:

• Developing and implementing stakeholder engagement and communication plans that nurture positive relationships with clients, communities and local authorities
• Creating engaging content for presentations, newsletters, websites and social media to share project updates
• Organising stakeholder meetings, site visits and community events to foster collaboration and transparency
• Gathering community feedback and ensuring it's thoughtfully considered in project design and delivery
• Developing and delivering social value initiatives that create meaningful connections with local communities

What are we looking for?

This role of Stakeholder Manager is great for you if you:

• Hold experience in stakeholder engagement, communications or customer relations, ideally in construction or related fields
• Are comfortable working on-site in a collaborative, fast-paced construction environment
• Have experience of producing communications content for a range of channels, including presentations, newsletters, digital channels and social media
• Hold strong organisational skills, with the capability to manage multiple tasks and ensure their alignment with project timelines and objectives
• Have the ability to design and delier stakeholder engagement plans, including audience identification and the measurement and evaluation of success
• Have the ability to effectively interact with and build relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders from residents, up to elected officials and client representatives
• Ability to assess stakeholder needs and concerns, integrating feedback into project planning
• Are able to adjust communications and engagement strategies in response to evolving requirements and stakeholder expectations
• Hold experience in mediating disputes and finding mutually beneficial solutions to maintain positive relationships.

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's conviction history or the details of any convictions disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier.