H&MV Engineering
PR & Community Liaison Officer
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Job Title: Public Relations & Community Liaison Officer
Location:
London and South East England (Project Sites / Regional Travel Required)
Remote/Hybrid:
Hybrid
Job Type:
Full-Time
Department:
Operations
Reporting to:
Project Director
About H&MV Engineering:
H&MV Engineering is a global leader in high-voltage electrical engineering, powering the transition to a sustainable future. We’re at the cutting-edge of renewable energy, data centres, and complex utility projects - powered by a commitment to continuous improvement and innovation.
Our foundation is built on safety, collaboration, and respect. These values shape how we work, how we lead, and how we grow. And at H&MV Engineering, growth isn’t just a goal—it’s a mindset.
We invest in our people, offering opportunities to develop, lead, and shape the future of energy. We value passion, motivation, and problem-solving skills, and we believe that diverse perspectives fuel better outcomes.
We’re not here to keep up—we’re here to lead.
About the Role:
H&MV Engineering is seeking a proactive Public Relations & Community Liaison Officer to lead stakeholder communications and community engagement across major electrical infrastructure projects.
The role will act as the primary public-facing representative for projects involving substations, grid connections, cable routes and related infrastructure, ensuring clear, timely and transparent communication with local communities, businesses, authorities and statutory stakeholders. The successful candidate will manage engagement around construction activities, traffic management, road closures and other project impacts while protecting and enhancing H&MV's reputation.
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Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and deliver stakeholder engagement and communication plans for major infrastructure projects.
- Build and maintain relationships with local authorities, highways bodies, utilities, emergency services, businesses, communities, National Grid and DNOs.
- Act as the primary contact for stakeholder enquiries, complaints, consultations and project updates.
- Manage community engagement activities, public information campaigns and notifications relating to construction works, road closures and traffic management.
- Resolve stakeholder concerns, maintain issue logs and implement mitigation measures to manage community and reputational risks.
- Prepare newsletters, press releases, stakeholder briefings, social media content and other external communications.
- Coordinate with project, construction, design, traffic management, environmental and planning teams to ensure aligned communications and stakeholder engagement.
- Maintain engagement records, ensure compliance with planning requirements and support ESG and Social Value initiatives.
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Key Requirements:
- Degree, diploma or equivalent qualification in Communications, Public Relations, Stakeholder Engagement, Community Relations, Business or a related discipline.
- 3–5 years' experience in stakeholder engagement, public affairs, community relations or public relations within infrastructure, utilities, energy, transport or construction projects.
Skills & Competencies:
- Proven experience managing complex stakeholder environments involving public authorities, local communities and disruptive construction activities.
- Strong track record handling community concerns, road closure impacts, traffic management issues and sensitive media enquiries.
- Excellent communication, relationship-building, stakeholder management and influencing skills.
- Strong organisational, project coordination, negotiation and conflict resolution abilities, with the capability to manage multiple priorities independently.
H&MV Engineering is an Equal Opportunity Employer
We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
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