A great opportunity has arisen for a Stakeholder Manager to join a main joint venture involved on the HS2 project. The position is based in Birmingham very central to Birmingham New Street station and will be on a freelance basis.

3rd Party Stakeholder Manager

Description of Activities

• Manage and Develop Third Party Stakeholder Management Plan for EWC Central sectors
• Deliver the discharge of legal obligations contained within the stakeholder agreements/ HS2 Act, including asset protection agreements
• Manage and deliver the mapping of the stakeholder interfaces for all EWC packages
• To act as main point of contact for managing third party agreements with statutory bodies - highways, rail, utilities
• Develop and maintain relationships with stakeholders, consent granting bodies, HS2, consultants and supply chain
• Provide support to and work alongside the U&A/ Consents Team Managers and Work Package Managers
• Work with the Work Package Managers (WPM) to identify Third Party Agreements/ U&As commitments for their scope of works, as well as supporting on associated Consent requirements
• Implement early engagement with U&A owners to ensure commitments can be met and complied with
• Support WPM’s in developing budget’s for any Third Party Agreements identified in work packages
• Support the WPM and supply chain to deliver the commitments in the third party agreements into their works and provide evidence of compliance
• Create opportunities to make efficiencies and deliver innovation in the approvals process
• Liaise with Employers Land and Development team for access arrangements associated with third party agreements
• Monitor and track third party agreements/ APAs/ PPAs approvals progress
• Investigate and provide information for non-compliance
• Carry out weekly reporting highlighting risk, and update progress of approvals process
• Carry out inspection and audit regime on third party requirements
• Manage interface co-ordinators
• To carry out any other duties appropriate for a job of this nature

Minimum Qualifications Needed for Role

• Educated to degree level, ideally with 2 years post qualification experience, some of which should have been gained working in a similar sector
• Techniques and issues involved in the planning and construction of major infrastructure projects including; Railway and Construction industry, Legal, Town Planning, Highway, Environmental or Archaeological considerations
• Excellent communication, personal planning and interpersonal skills
• Microsoft Excel proficient
• Experience in a similar role, working with statutory bodies

If interested then please get in touch via email with your CV and contact details to <email address removed>