Engagement Interface Manager
Posted 29/07/2024 by Balfour Beatty- Vinci
Are you looking to progress your career by working on Britain’s biggest construction project?
Balfour Beatty VINCI is working with a range of organisations to design and build 90km West Midlands stretch of HS2 - Britain’s new high speed railway. Our work is essential to enable HS2 trains to travel between London and Birmingham as well as continue their journey up to Manchester. It’s an incredibly exciting time to join us - we’re at peak construction with work really ramping up on a broad range of assets including bridges, tunnels and viaducts. Plus you’d join 9,000 people across 72 nationalities working on this exciting section of HS2 across the region.
We currently have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Engagement and Interface Manager within the Stakeholder Engagement team. This role will be based on site in locations around Kingsbury and Lichfield The northernmost site of the West Midlands stretch of HS2 runs from Water Orton to Lichfield. The sites are mainly rural and will link HS2 to the West Coast Mainline track.
Role description:
- To deliver the community engagement and interface function (within your geographical area) supporting in delivering HS2s community engagement strategy, community commitments and interface requirements. Supporting an integrated team approach with HS2 and other contractors’ representative.
- To work collaboratively within the joint venture team and other key stakeholders and with the guidance of the Senior Engagement & Interface Manager, to create, plan, deliver and measure effective stakeholder engagement and interface that drives value and protects and enhances the reputation for the HS2 Project, the Balfour Beatty VINCI joint venture and parent companies.
- Develop and maintain mutually beneficial relationships with key stakeholders acting as a trusted adviser on engagement matters.
Experienced required:
- Ability to manage, engage, and develop direct reports.
- Excellent communication, written and interpersonal skills.
- Highly organised with good management and coordination skills.
- Community relations and stakeholder management experience.
- Team player with ability to work collaboratively to influence at a senior level.
- Negotiate and issue resolution skills.
- Strong analysis and problem-solving skills.
- Computer literate and proficient in Microsoft Office.
Please note candidates will need to have a current valid right to work in the UK to be considered for this role.
Benefits of working with us
• Car/ car allowance
• Flexible working available for some roles
• Free parking
• Travel allowance for eligible candidates
• Family friendly leave policies
• Excellent pension contributions
• Healthcare
• Health risk assessments
• Access to employee assistance programmes
• Access to annual flu vaccinations
About Balfour Beatty VINCI
Balfour Beatty VINCI is a long-established joint venture between two powerhouses for the delivery of critical infrastructure across rail, transport and other iconic projects in the UK and beyond. We started working together over 30 years ago to deliver the Channel Tunnel, as members of the TransManche Link consortium. In the Midlands, it is Balfour Beatty VINCI’s role to design and build the route, ready for tracks and signalling to be installed. Our work with HS2 Balfour Beatty VINCI have been awarded a 90km section of the HS2 project from Long Itchington in Warwickshire to the centre of Birmingham and then on to Handsacre in Staffordshire.
Overall, we will be building the following across all our sites:
• 9.3km of viaducts
• 62 overbridges
• 35 cuttings
• 56 culverts
• 62 embankments
• 2 twin bore tunnels and 2 cut and cover tunnels
• 28 underbridges and 11 underpasses
Diversity and Inclusion
Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV) is delivering equal opportunities for everyone that is part of the team and for people that are yet to join us. We are an inclusive employer and welcome people from all backgrounds to come and join our team, including people with different physical abilities and neuro diversities. We are working to represent the communities Balfour Beatty VINCI works in through our workforce. We have embedded Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity (ED&I) Champions across our sites and are guided by strong accreditations that ensure we demonstrate our ability to support our people effectively. We care about being inclusive and that means we encourage applications from people with diverse set of backgrounds and experiences. BBV is a Disability Confident Leader and we welcome applications from candidates with a disability.
Flexible working
We recognise and respect that people work in different ways and we are open to discussing what flexibility you may need during the recruitment process.
- Type:
- Permanent
- Contract Length:
- N/A
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- Job Reference:
- S&C-003
- Job ID:
- 221730920
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