At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead strategic communications and marketing for a dynamic business unit.
- Company: Join Amey, a global leader in infrastructure consultancy.
- Benefits: Enjoy flexible working, competitive salary, and generous holiday allowance.
- Other info: Embrace a culture of diversity and inclusion with growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real impact while collaborating with diverse teams.
- Qualifications: Strong communication skills and experience in professional services preferred.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.
We are excited to offer a fantastic opportunity for a 12‑Month contract Head of Communications with hybrid working and occasional travel to the London office.
Hours of work: 20 hours per week (job share).
The role provides the Business Unit with consistent, high‑quality communications and marketing support across the full remit, in close partnership with a co‑role holder.
What You Will Do
- Strategic Communications Leadership
- Support the Managing Director and Business Unit senior leadership team with the delivery of internal and external communications, ensuring clear ownership, consistency and continuity across the job share.
- With your job‑share colleague design and deliver the Business Unit annual communications plan, aligned to strategic objectives.
- Work collaboratively with stakeholders across the business to build understanding of the Business Unit’s capabilities, priorities and strategy.
- Internal, Change and Employee Communications
- Lead the delivery of internal and change communications across the Business Unit, ensuring colleagues are informed, engaged and connected to the wider Amey strategy.
- Drive brand relevance, consistency and engagement across all touchpoints, recognising the role of employees as brand ambassadors.
- Work with People Directors and the recruitment team to embed Amey’s Employee Value Proposition and support employee and recruitment communication needs.
- Marketing, Brand and Work‑Winning Support
- Partner with the central marketing team to deliver Business Unit marketing activity that positions Amey effectively in relevant sectors and supports bids, growth and new business opportunities.
- Advise Business Unit teams on how to use Amey’s brand narrative, proof points and sector strengths to shape compelling work‑winning narratives.
- Work with the central marketing team to ensure brand and marketing products and services support new Business Unit opportunities as they arise.
- Identify and develop case studies that showcase Amey’s capabilities, strengthen the brand and support growth priorities.
- Stakeholder Engagement and Profile Building
- Build effective internal and external networks to identify opportunities to promote Amey and raise the profile of the Business Unit.
- Develop strong relationships across the Business Unit, central communications and marketing teams, People, work‑winning and business development teams to ensure activity is joined up and impactful.
- Quality, Governance and Job Share Continuity
- Oversee, prepare, write and edit communications materials to ensure consistency, accuracy and high standards across all channels.
- Maintain robust handover processes, shared planning tools and regular alignment with the job‑share partner to support seamless delivery and a consistent stakeholder experience.
- Provide clear direction, prioritisation and continuity across the full communications and marketing remit, ensuring the role operates effectively within a job share arrangement.
- What You Will Bring
- Strategic and commercial thinking
- A team player who can get the best out of a team
- Drive and resilience
- Superior interpersonal and organisational skills
- Flexibility to adapt to fast‑changing situations and requirements
- Strong collaboration and communication to enable seamless job share delivery
- Excellent written, visual and verbal communications skills
- Creative problem solving
- Excellent stakeholder management
- Good analytical skills
- Strategic and commercial thinker
- Ability to work effectively in a job share arrangement, including strong collaboration, communication and handover discipline
- A degree in a relevant subject
- Experience of working in a professional services or consultancy business (beneficial)
- International communications experience (beneficial)
- Substantial media and marketing communications experience
- Experience of working in a high‑growth B2B business
- Excellent understanding of all aspects of a communications function
- Sector knowledge (advantage)
- Experience of working in a matrix organisation and using resources from teams not directly line managed
- Understanding of central and local government environments (advantage)
- Experience of working in part‑time leadership or job share arrangements (beneficial)
Benefits
- Competitive annual salary with potential for yearly reviews
- Career growth and advancement opportunities
- Comprehensive training, including leadership programmes
- At least 25 days of holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to buy additional days
- Generous pension scheme with extra contributions from Amey
- Flexible benefits (insurance, Cycle2Work, gym discounts)
- Access to exclusive discounts across a range of retailers and services
- Community days for volunteering and fundraising each year
- Family‑friendly policies for new parents or carers
- Membership of affinity networks supporting diverse communities within Amey
- About Amey
Amey is a global, integrated infrastructure consultancy and operations partner. We design, deliver, protect and maintain critical assets and systems.
We advise, design, finance, deliver and enhance civic, transport and defence systems.
By combining strategic intelligence, engineering, infrastructure finance and operational expertise, we create secure, resilient, compliant and high‑value outcomes across the lifecycles of new and legacy assets.
Diversity & Inclusion
We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of race, gender, disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation or age.
As a disability‑confident leader we guarantee applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.
Application Guidance
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Head of Communications in London employer: Amey
Amey is an excellent employer that prioritises the growth and development of its employees, offering a competitive salary alongside comprehensive training opportunities. Located in Sheffield, our dynamic work culture fosters collaboration and innovation, making it an ideal environment for those passionate about highways maintenance and safety. Join us to be part of a team that values your contributions and supports your career progression.
