Stakeholder Engagement Manager

Stakeholder Engagement Manager

Wirral (Prenton)

Salary from £52,240 (plus up to 15% annual bonus and Single Cover Healthcare) 

Permanent/Hybrid

Closing Date:  08/08/2025

Help us create a better future, quicker!

At SP Energy Networks our focus is on harnessing technology and innovation to create the networks of the future. Our team is building a dynamic network to meet the changing demands for electricity and increasingly, renewable electricity – safely, securely and sustainably in the communities we serve.

At SP Energy Networks, we know people are central to building a better future, quicker and we are seeking new talent to join our team.

What you’ll be doing

SP Energy Networks plays a critical role in shaping and powering a Net Zero future. As our Stakeholder Engagement Manager for SP ManWeb, you will be the driving force behind building meaningful, insight-led relationships across local, regional, and national landscapes. You will support our districts and the broader licence area by amplifying local voices, informing strategic decisions, and ensuring that our work reflects the needs of the communities we serve. 

• Strategic Stakeholder Engagement: Design and deliver a tailored engagement strategy aligned with SPEN’s INSIGHT > INPUT > IMPACT model. Identify and leverage opportunities to elevateour reputation whilst enhancing influence with industry, government, and regulators.

• Stakeholder Mapping & Intelligence: Maintain dynamic “Who’s Who” stakeholder maps using tools like Tractivity, Mapolitical, and internal intelligence sources. Monitor emerging issues, risks, and opportunities through regular intelligence gathering and trend analysis.

• Relationship Management: Act as the relationship lead for stakeholders across SP Manweb. Facilitate connections between external partners and internal teams to ensure effective collaboration and mutual understanding.

• Project and Place-Based Engagement: Support major infrastructure and capital projects with bespoke local engagement strategies. Advise internal teams on stakeholder risks, sensitivities, and opportunities, ensuring local context and feedback directly shape project decisions—not just communications.

• Leadership & Advocacy: Represent stakeholder engagement across internal and external forums and project boards. Champion the value of strategic engagement and advocate for stakeholder-informed decision-making across the business.

What you’ll bring

• Demonstrated success in stakeholder engagement, relationship management, or public affairs roles. 

• Experience managing multi-level stakeholder plans and communicating complex issues with clarity. 

• Confident using stakeholder systems such as Tractivity, and able to extract insights and intelligence from qualitative data. 

• Skilled in influencing and navigating internal teams, with a track record of working across functions to align priorities. 

• Comfortable working independently, proactively identifying opportunities, and seeing them through to delivery. 

• Knowledge of the UK utilities sector or regulated infrastructure environments. 

• Experience working with local authorities, councils, or community networks. 

As a minimum, you will demonstrate:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build trust and credibility with a wide range of stakeholders.

• Track record of supporting complex projects with tailored engagement strategies that reflect local context and stakeholder input.

• Ability to work flexibly and adaptively in a fast-paced environment, balancing strategic priorities with on-the-ground delivery.

What’s in it for you 

As well as a competitive salary which is reviewed annually, you can also enjoy a number of other benefits. With our pension scheme, we’ll double match your contribution up to a company contribution of 10%.  

At ScottishPower, we believe it’s the little things we do in life that make a big difference. From helping you look after your family’s wellbeing, save for your future and take personal steps for climate action – our benefits are designed to help you do just that -  so that you have everything you need to take care of your world – today and tomorrow. That’s why our benefits include:

• 36 days annual leave

• Holiday purchase – perfect your work/life balance with extra annual leave

• Share Incentive Plan and Sharesave Scheme

• Payroll giving and charity matched funding 

• Technology Vouchers – save more and spread the cost of your technology purposes

• Count us in – pledge to reduce carbon emissions and help fight climate change

• Electric Vehicle Schemes – to help you transition to green/clean driving

• Cycle to Work scheme and public transport season ticket loans

• Options to purchase dental insurance, private medical insurance, health cash plan and annual health assessments

• Life Assurance (4x salary)

• Access to Savesmart financial wellbeing support

• Plus shopping, leisure, restaurant and gym discounts, and unique employee deals on travel insurance and more

Why SP Energy Networks

SP Energy Networks is part of the Iberdrola Group, one of the world’s largest integrated utility companies and a world leader in wind energy. We keep electricity flowing to homes and businesses through Central and Southern Scotland, North Wales and in the North West of England. We operate over 4000km of cables and lines that make-up the transmission network – connecting infrastructure like wind farms into the electricity system. It’s a role that puts us right at the heart of Scotland’s ambition to be Net Zero by 2044. And we’re taking it very seriously. We’re investing >£5.5 billion into our transmission network, directly supporting the rapid growth needed in renewable energy. With diverse opportunities across our businesses and a commitment to invest in our own internal talent, ScottishPower can offer people real career opportunities that meet personal and professional goals, in a global organisation.