Principal or Associate Stakeholder and Public Liaison Consultant

Job Description

Mott MacDonald

We’re a global engineering, management, and development consultancy.Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities and employee opportunities.

A fundamental part of this is respecting each person’s differences and striving to meet their needs.

Our values: Progress, Respect, Integrity, Drive, Excellence.

About the division

Environmental and social considerations are central to Mott MacDonald’s Purpose and its offerings across all sectors and territories. Our environment and social business provides essential services and innovative solutions which anticipate our clients' needs across all sectors

Overview of role

Mott MacDonald is a global management and development consultancy adding value to projects for public and private clients worldwide. Our specialist Stakeholder Engagement Team works with clients to help them deliver major infrastructure projects across the UK. We engage and consult with technical and community stakeholders so that we can maximise benefits of infrastructure development. We work on a wide range of projects, applying our skills across many sectors including transport, water and energy particularly. Our team is passionate about promoting equality, diversity and inclusion and we work with and on behalf of groups which are often under-represented.

Due to a number of new client projects, we are looking for principal and associate consultants to join our team. We are looking for people who are interested in understanding how infrastructure interacts with local communities. Successful candidates will be involved in managing impact assessments, evidence reviews, policy research, stakeholder engagement, consultation and reporting. You will line manage project teams as well as delivering assignments for our existing client base, liaise with new clients, and be involved in winning new work to grow the business.

Candidate specification

You will have both a personal and professional passion for social outcomes, social science, and research. You will have an excellent track record at delivering projects in a variety of sectors for a range of public and private sector clients.You will be able to demonstrate the following skills, competencies and experience:

• Degree qualified (2:1 or above) in social science, humanities or a related discipline, or in transport planning, town planning, regeneration or a related discipline
• Project management / line management
• Report writing and delivering presentations
• Engagement and consultation with stakeholder and/or community groups
• Designing and undertaking qualitative and quantitative research
• Understanding of equality, diversity and accessibility
• Knowledge of UK infrastructure sectors
• Knowledge of UK planning regimes
• Strong track record of successful infrastructure project development

The following experience and sector knowledge would be desirable but is not essential:

• Masters qualified in a relevant discipline
• Undertaking impact assessments, analysis, and appraisal
• Writing and winning bids for new work
• Environmental impact assessment
• Gender analysis and inclusion
• Knowledge of the transport, water and energy sectors

UK Immigration

Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is as a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

Accessibility

We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

Agile working

Happy to talk Flexible Working and how we can support your responsibilities beyond the workplace.

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

Health and wellbeing

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
• A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
• Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.

Financial wellbeing

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
• Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
• Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
• As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.

Lifestyle

• A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
• Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
• Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.

Enhanced family and carers leave

• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.

Learning and development

• Primary annual professional institution subscription.
• A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.

Networks, communities, and social outcomes

• Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
• Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.

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