Highways Jobs – Senior Communications Manager In Bedford

Overview

Position Title: Senior Communications Manager

Company: National Highways

Location: Bedford, England, United Kingdom

Job Description

The successful candidate will initially be leading the project management function in Highways England’s second generation free-flow charging (FFC) service during the transition, customer cutover and aftercare support. This is a public facing, high-volume IT- enabled transactional service within a gov.uk environment. This is a high profile and forward-looking position with wide-ranging Government, stakeholder and customer interfaces.

Responsibilities:

• Proven experience as a communications professional with a good understanding of the wider communication context.
• Proven track record of working in a complex environment and leading a team
• Proven track record of managing communications in a delivery environment
• Experience in public consultation and managing feedback.
• Evidence of effective stakeholder relationship management, influencing & negotiation skills, and be able to demonstrate effective people management skills

Requirements:

• Ability to draft and approve well written, engaging content for National Highways’ channels.
• Ability to understand the context and implications of technical plans and scheme delivery activities to a sufficient level to enable effective decisions to be taken
• Ability to work at pace under pressure, balancing a range of activities in a programme and prioritise work load
• Demonstrate acute political awareness and understanding of stakeholder positions.
• Evidence of effective stakeholder relationship management, influencing & negotiation skills, and be able to demonstrate effective people management skills
• Evidence of working successfully with senior leaders from within internal and external stakeholder organisations