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Stakeholder Engagement Manager
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Department: Regulated Power
Location: Oxford
Description
Oxford, London | Permanent | Full-Time | Office/Site based 5 days per week
Remuneration for this role is benchmarked competitively within our sector.
The Opportunity
An opportunity has arisen for a Stakeholder Engagement Manager to play a key role in delivering engagement across major energy infrastructure projects, building and maintaining trusted relationships with communities, landowners, local authorities, and key stakeholders across Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, and Wiltshire. This role is central to supporting the successful delivery of nationally significant infrastructure within a regulated utilities environment.
What You'll Do
- Develop and deliver stakeholder engagement strategies aligned to DNO and project requirements
- Lead engagement with local authorities, communities, landowners, businesses, and affected stakeholders
- Coordinate the creation of public-facing communications including letters, factsheets, and information packs
- Organise and support consultation activity such as public exhibitions, letter drops, and engagement events
- Manage third-party stakeholder engagement consultants, ensuring quality and consistency of delivery
- Work closely with consents, pre-construction, and delivery teams to ensure aligned messaging and planning
- Collaborate with DNO stakeholder teams to support wider engagement strategies
- Track, manage, and resolve stakeholder queries, feedback, and concerns in a timely and professional manner
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What You'll Bring
- Experience in stakeholder engagement, community relations, communications, or public affairs
- Background working within infrastructure, utilities, energy, or large-scale construction environments
- Proven experience engaging with diverse stakeholders including communities, councils, and landowners
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to simplify technical information
- Excellent organisation and project management skills
- Experience working across multi-disciplinary teams in a fast-paced delivery environment
- Ability to manage stakeholder issues and feedback effectively
Desirable
- Experience within DNO or regulated energy infrastructure frameworks
- Experience managing external consultants or third-party engagement providers
- Experience delivering public consultation events or large-scale engagement campaigns
- Familiarity with consents, planning, or infrastructure approvals processes
- Background in utilities communications or infrastructure public affairs
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What We Offer
At OCU, we believe that meaningful work should come with meaningful support. That's the principle behind Careers with Purpose, our commitment to ensuring every person at OCU feels supported, developed, and valued, not just in their role today, but throughout their career with us.
Alongside the opportunity to work on some of the UK's most significant infrastructure projects, we offer a benefits package that we are continuing to develop as we grow, and the kind of career acceleration that only comes from being inside a business moving at this pace.
As a rapidly growing organisation, there are genuine opportunities to progress, broaden your experience, and build a long-term career within OCU Group.
To apply, please submit your CV by 15/6/2026
For a confidential conversation about this opportunity, please contact Nicola Brooke at nicola.brooke@ocugroup.com
To ensure that everyone has a fair opportunity to join our team, please inform us if you require any reasonable adjustments to our recruitment and interview process is, by emailing recruitment@ocugroup.com.
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