As the Stakeholder Engagement Manager – Line of Route, you will be responsible for managing HS2’s key relationships with political stakeholders along the route of the new railway. Working with MPs, their offices and Council Leaders, amongst others, you will help keep stakeholders informed about the project. You will have the opportunity to host political visits to our construction sites, share key milestones as the project progresses and organise meetings and events to involve stakeholders in HS2. amongst others, you will help keep stakeholders informed about the project. You will have the opportunity to host political visits to our construction sites, share key milestones as the project progresses and organise meetings and events to involve stakeholders in HS2.

About the role
• Work with colleagues in the Communications and Stakeholder Engagement Directorate and across other HS2 departments to ensure timely, coordinated and consistent two-way information flows between HS2 and identified key stakeholders.
• Develop and deepen relationships with stakeholders along the line of route, including MPs and their constituency offices, local authorities, local representative groups based in the communities the project will impact, and other identified key stakeholders.
• Proactively identify opportunities to involve key stakeholders in the project and work with colleagues across HS2 to plan and deliver engagement activities.
• Develop and maintain an overview of the politics, stakeholder issues and activities in communities along the route, identifying and feeding back into the business key risks and opportunities.

About You:
• Experience of developing and delivering strategic stakeholder management arrangements in large and complex environments.
• Experience of working within or with Whitehall, Westminster or Local Government.
• Experience of successful delivery on high profile and sensitive projects.
• Experience of providing counsel across an organisation on stakeholder engagement.

High Speed 2 (HS2 Ltd) will be the UK’s new high speed rail network. As well as improving capacity, the new scheme will shorten journey times between a number of Britain’s major population centres, boost the economy and create thousands of jobs.

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