Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Communications and Engagement Consultant (or Senior) to join our established, busy and well-respected Communications and Engagement team on a 12-month fixed term contract. Ideally you will be based from our London (Soho Square) office which boasts a friendly and busy atmosphere, conveniently located within the heart of Soho. We are open to other locations for the right person. You will be working alongside specialist teams across Town Planning, Masterplanning, Landscape, Graphic Design, Architecture, Development Viability and Environmental services. You will be managing and delivering comprehensive and innovative communications, public consultation and stakeholder engagement to support the delivery of projects on behalf of our prestigious client base nationwide (but predominantly across London and the South East and West). This is a great opportunity to enjoy a hands on role, delivering high quality work and strategy, whilst gaining opportunities for direct client contact and relationship building. You will be responsible for the delivery of community and wider stakeholder consultations, engagement events and the production of communications materials and reports. You will have a good understanding of the requirements for consultation, communications and engagement with a range of stakeholders, good written and verbal communication skills, efficient time management and the careful handling of client relationships. About you It is likely that you will;

• Have strong community engagement, public speaking and events management experience;
• Have a reasonable knowledge of local Government and the Town Planning process;
• Have experience in consultancy or a similar commercial and professional environment;
• Have an interest in the built environment;
• Have good project management skills;
• Are an effective problem solver;
• Have strong written and verbal communication skills;
• Are confident in using the Microsoft Package (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Publisher);
• Hold a full UK driving licence and be happy to travel when required;
• Be able to attend events in the evenings and at weekends when required

We believe that it is our people and their individual talents that make us special. We work within a friendly, inclusive, and supportive culture and one of high support and high challenge, where we are not afraid to take on new and greater responsibilities and are each individually encouraged to grow and flourish both personally and professionally, with genuine career opportunities based on merit.We create a working environment that offers flexibility, adopting a hybrid approach to agile working and offer a wide range of benefits including a generous pension scheme, life assurance, private health care and a flexi-benefits package allowing you to choose benefits that are truly valuable to you, including the opportunity to buy and sell holiday. For more information please contact Ruth Hoggett (Talent Acquisition Manager) Reasonable adjustments We are an inclusive employer and want to ensure all our applicants have the same opportunity for success. Please inform us of any support or reasonable adjustment you may need as a result of a disability, long term health condition, neurodiversity or other personal circumstances, to enable you to perform to the best of your ability during the recruitment process (for example extra assessment time, visual adjustment, special access request). Please contact a member of our talent team if reasonable adjustments are required. Our email is Careers.UK&I@stantec.com and a member of our team will be happy to assist. About Stantec About Stantec Stantec is a top tier global consultancy, the Stantec community unites approximately 26,000 employees working in over 400 locations across 6 continents. We have been working with our clients and communities in the UK for over 150 years. With around 3,000 people working in integrated regional teams across the UK & Ireland. We plan, design, deliver and manage the development and infrastructure needed to support the creation of sustainable, healthy and prosperous communities. Our teams provide effective and relevant solutions, translating our client\xe2\x80\x99s vision into valued consents, deliverable plans for projects and programmes, and efficient designs for delivery, based on technical excellence and deep market insight. We deal with today\xe2\x80\x99s challenges, but also keep a fairer, better tomorrow in sight, looking at how we deliver clean growth, support radical changes in our economy and meet the needs of future communities. Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. For more information on Stantec UK Inclusion & Diversity approach please got to: Inclusion & Diversity (stantec.com) ReqID: 4873