Senior Engagement Consultant

WSP has an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our growing Engagement & Consultation team. We drive best practice in engagement, community relations, consultation and stakeholder management in the delivery of some of the UK's largest infrastructure projects as well as delivering expertise within the water, health, energy and environmental sectors. Within our Infrastructure Planning and Environmental Assessment business unit, you will manage public consultation and engagement activity, work at different stages of the consenting process from early feasibility, application preparation and delivery of consents through construction, and act as a trusted advisor for clients. You will also be responsible for working collaboratively with colleagues across WSP to deliver engaging communications.

Responsibilities:

• Delivering meaningful communication and engagement activity to help our clients deliver infrastructure projects around the UK by drafting and delivering effective stakeholder engagement strategies
• Supporting clients by planning and delivering engagement and consultation activities, including developing engagement strategies and producing a range of consultation materials
• Working in conjunction with multi-disciplinary teams to translate technical information into plain English
• Helping to prepare Town & Country Planning Act applications for infrastructure projects across the UK, and preparing consenting inputs on major infrastructure projects
• Providing technical advice to clients and support managing their consenting requirements
• Presenting feedback to inform decision making by understanding and interpreting data, and managing the reporting process to present key themes clearly
• Managing projects, including ensuring that resources are in place to deliver on time and to budget

YOUR TEAM:

You will be joining a team of 65+ communication and engagement specialists, primarily in the UK, who are passionate about what we do. Reporting to an Engagement team regional lead, you will be a key member of the team managing existing projects and client relationships. Based in our Noida / Bengaluru office, as part of WSP's wider Infrastructure Planning & Environment Assessment (IP&EA) Global Capability Centre cohort, you will also help to build new partnerships and grow our international presence.