Energy And Utilities Account Manager - Communications

The Opportunity

We have an opportunity for an Account Manager to join our team of communication professionals to work on some of the most exciting renewable Energy and major infrastructure projects across the UK.

We are looking for someone who is confident, positive, enthusiastic and hardworking. We want someone who likes making decisions, enjoys making things happen and feels at ease when coordinating and planning different activities.

You will have proven experience in managing client, stakeholder and media relationships. You will have a strong understanding of communication and consultation practices and approaches, as well as a keen interest in current affairs. You should have impeccable written and communication skills and be comfortable liaising face-to-face with members of the public and senior stakeholders.

Ideally, you will have a background in communications and knowledge of renewable Energy and major infrastructure sectors. Knowledge of the planning system and the structures of local government would be helpful. You may have experience working for a comparable agency or in an in-house role in communications, stakeholder engagement or consultation, or you may have transferable skills gained through a career in planning, architecture or local government.

The Role

You will be an Account Manager in our Energy and Utilities team. This means you will play a leading role in designing and delivering communication activities to support some of the UK’s largest renewable Energy and major infrastructure projects.

If you have a background in stakeholder engagement, consultation, PR, we would love to hear from you.

If you have knowledge of the planning system for Development Consent Orders and/or local government, we would be really excited about hearing from you.

If you have a passion for renewable Energy and major infrastructure developments, this is the place for you.

Your role will involve:

• Managing existing client commissions
• Working with our Directors to design stakeholder engagement, consultation and PR strategies and activities across a range of client projects, supporting property and regeneration schemes and/or policies
• Leading on the delivery of these strategies, including client liaison, stakeholder analysis, managing the production of communication materials (print and digital), consultation analysis and reporting.
• Managing and organising consultation events, exhibitions and stakeholder briefings.
• Developing and managing media relationships for clients both locally and nationally.
• Managing project finance, budgets and suppliers.
• Contributing to proposal documents and pitches for potential client projects.
• Staying well informed about new trends and best practice in PR and engagement and imparting this knowledge to the wider Account Management team.

The Offer

We hire talented people who want to be rewarded well. You will make this position your own as an experienced candidate ready to slot in to our team as Account Manager from Day One.

We go above and beyond, to give you the complete package. You will enjoy family friendly working, enhanced employer pension contributions and a complete health and wellbeing package. Most importantly, we offer you a place in a close-knit team who work hard, care for each other and want to make a difference.

Salary: competitive, depending on experience.

Annual Leave: Minimum of 28 days plus bank holidays.

Flexible Working: We operate a flexible and hybrid working policy. You will have the option of being primarily home or office-based as your usual place of work. We ask that you work from one of the offices at least 2 days per week to build relationships and check in with colleagues.

You will be supporting projects across the country, with the occasional requirement to travel to meetings and consultation events in the evening and, very rarely, at weekends. When that happens we offer time off in lieu.

Counter Context is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by the Equality Act 2010.

This policy applies to all employment practices within our organisation, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. Counter Context makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.