Location
Manchester

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
Join WSP and shape better outcomes for communities. At WSP, we believe that meaningful engagement helps create better projects, stronger communities and more sustainable outcomes. As one of the world's leading professional services firms, we're committed to making a positive impact through the work we do across infrastructure, water, energy, environment and development projects. We're looking for an enthusiastic and proactive Engagement Consultant to join our growing UK Engagement team. This is an exciting opportunity to work on some of the UK's most significant infrastructure and development projects, helping clients build trusted relationships with communities and stakeholders.

As an Engagement Consultant, you'll play a key role in delivering stakeholder engagement, public consultation and communication programmes across a diverse portfolio of projects. Working alongside experienced engagement specialists, you'll help clients communicate effectively, gather valuable feedback and support informed decision-making. This role offers the opportunity to act as a trusted advisor while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams across WSP to deliver high-quality engagement and communications activities.

Key responsibilities include creating clear, engaging and accessible communications that help communities and stakeholders understand projects and potential impacts; supporting the delivery of public consultations, stakeholder engagement programmes and community relations initiatives; organising and coordinating engagement activities such as events, exhibitions, workshops, webinars and surveys; analysing consultation feedback and stakeholder insights, identifying key themes and presenting findings through reports and recommendations; developing engagement materials including websites, virtual consultation platforms, brochures, fact sheets, posters, banners and public-facing maps; providing communications and engagement support to projects across the UK and internationally; working closely with project teams to ensure engagement activities are delivered effectively, on time and within budget; and contributing to the development of engagement strategies, plans and reporting.

You will join a collaborative UK-wide team of more than 40 communications and engagement professionals passionate about delivering meaningful engagement that makes a difference. Reporting to the Regional Engagement Team Lead, you'll work in a supportive environment that encourages professional development, knowledge sharing and career progression. We offer flexible and hybrid working arrangements, combining office collaboration with home working.

Experience
- Degree-qualified or equivalent experience within communications, engagement, consultation, public affairs or a related field.
- Demonstrable experience in communications, engagement or stakeholder management.
- Experience producing communication materials such as newsletters, websites, fact sheets, brochures or stakeholder updates.
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- A collaborative approach and confidence to work independently and as part of a team.

About you
- Strong written communication skills, with the ability to translate complex information into clear, plain-English content.
- Enthusiastic and proactive with a passion for communication and stakeholder engagement.
- Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary teams and manage competing demands.

Desirable
- Experience within infrastructure, transport, utilities, water, environment or energy sectors.
- Experience supporting the development of engagement strategies, consultation programmes and reporting.
- Experience managing the production process for communication materials, including design and print coordination.
- Experience planning and delivering both virtual and face-to-face engagement events.
- Membership of a relevant professional body.

Qualifications
Degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field is essential.