Communications Manager - #2179219

Would you like to lead communications for a nationally significant defence infrastructure programme supporting the future operational capability of the UK's submarine fleet?

Have you developed and delivered communications and stakeholder engagement strategies for large-scale infrastructure, defence, nuclear, or complex programme environments?

Do you have experience planning and facilitating stakeholder workshops, events, consultation activities, and engagement campaigns involving multiple stakeholder groups?

The Opportunity

You will be responsible for developing and implementing communications strategies that support programme objectives, engage key stakeholders and ensure consistent messaging throughout project delivery. Working closely with programme leadership and delivery teams, you will help build strong stakeholder relationships, coordinate engagement activities and support successful programme outcomes.

Your duties and responsibilities will be

• Develop and implement the programme communications and stakeholder engagement strategy.
• Deliver effective communications across a broad range of stakeholder groups.
• Coordinate internal communications activities to support programme delivery.
• Organise and facilitate stakeholder workshops, engagement sessions and events.
• Support consultation and wider stakeholder engagement activities.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders.
• Develop communication materials including presentations, reports, newsletters and engagement content.
• Deliver communication campaigns aligned to programme objectives.
• Monitor communication effectiveness and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Provide communications support and advice to programme leadership teams.
• Support communications resilience and continuity across the wider programme team.

You will have the following qualifications & experience:

• Demonstrable experience in communications and stakeholder engagement roles.
• Experience developing and delivering communication and engagement plans.
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills.
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building capabilities.
• Experience organising and facilitating workshops, meetings and events.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities within a complex project environment.
• Strong organisational and planning skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to influence and communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels.

It’s great if you also have the following

• Relevant qualification in Communications, Public Relations, Marketing or a related discipline.
• Experience working on major projects or programme environments.
• Experience within infrastructure, construction, engineering, defence, nuclear or regulated industries.
• Experience supporting consultation or community engagement activities.
• Previous experience advising senior leaders on communication strategies.
• Knowledge of change management or organisational communications.
• Experience working across multi-disciplinary project teams.

The setting for the role

The role offers a hybrid working arrangement with a combination of office, site and remote working, together with occasional travel to meetings, events and programme locations as required. Candidates must be eligible to obtain security clearance where necessary.