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Associate Director Stakeholder Engagement Jobs in London Area, United Kingdom at CJ Associates
Title: Associate Director Stakeholder Engagement
Company: CJ Associates
Location: London Area, United Kingdom
Company Description
For over 35 years, CJ Associates has supported some of the UK’s most complex and high-profile infrastructure projects. We are an independent specialist project support consultancy with expertise in stakeholder engagement and consultation, town planning consents and authorisations, and programme and commercial management. We provide services across all project stages and sectors of the infrastructure industry, from project initiation through to construction and operation. Our support can take the form of integration into, collaboration with, or direct management of project teams. We work in partnership with our clients to help them achieve their corporate goals and our clients include major construction companies, infrastructure operators, government organisations, international banks, property developers, and private investors, who repeatedly turn to us for project support.
Our Purpose
To bring passionate, independent, creative thinking to complex challenges that deliver better outcomes for our clients and their communities. We’re a purpose-driven consultancy where infrastructure meets integrity — and your work really matters.
Role Description
CJ Associates is creating this new role to strengthen and expand our Stakeholder Engagement capability. We are seeking an experienced and motivated practitioner who can bring proven expertise, leadership, and a wide network of professional contacts into the business. The successful candidate will play a central role in shaping this service line, leading delivery across high-profile infrastructure projects, and supporting CJ Associates’ continued growth. They will help strengthen our market position, enhance our reputation for high-quality stakeholder engagement, and use their established relationships to create new business opportunities and strategic partnerships.
Role Requirements
- Nurture and extend current client relationships and proactively leverage your existing networks, clients and industry contacts to identify new business opportunities, partnerships and sector collaborations.
- Advise clients on best‑practice engagement approaches aligned with UK planning requirements, DCO processes, and sector expectations.
- Lead and line-manage project teams to ensure that high quality services are consistently delivered to clients.
- Support the team to plan, deliver and evaluate stakeholder engagement and public consultation activities for infrastructure development projects.
- Produce clear, high‑quality engagement materials, including briefings, presentations, consultation documents, and impact summaries.
- Analyse feedback from consultations and prepare robust, evidence‑based reports for clients and project teams.
- Ensure the team maintains accurate records, project documentation and compliance with internal quality and data‑protection standards.
Expected Skills and Experience
- Extensive experience of delivering stakeholder engagement and consultation at a senior level on high-profile major infrastructure projects
- Strong understanding of the UK political and policy environment, including local authority governance structures, decision-making processes, and the role of elected representatives in infrastructure and planning
- Experience of new developing new business including, building relationships with potential new clients and supporting the delivery of tenders and proposals.
- An understanding and practiced ability to establish and deliver work plans within a project environment
- Strong interpersonal skills and communication skills.
- Excellent report writing skills and the ability to present complex information clearly.
- Line management experience and leadership skills
- An interest in developing professional qualifications and accreditation.
- Be a self-motivated individual with excellent analytical skills.
- Have an inquisitive mind with the confidence to check and challenge.
Remuneration Package – benefits include:
- Competitive salary
- Annual performance bonus
- Private healthcare
- Pension
- 25 days annual leave
