Project Communications Manager in Lincoln

About the Role

Are you a confident communications professional with a passion for community engagement and infrastructure? Do you thrive in a fast‑paced, site‑based environment where your work genuinely shapes local communities? Balfour Beatty is seeking a Project Communications Manager to join our team delivering the North Hykeham Relief Road scheme. This is a pivotal role within the project leadership team, where you will drive stakeholder engagement, protect and enhance reputation, and ensure our work – and its benefits – are communicated clearly and effectively.

What you’ll be doing

• Based predominantly on site, you will work alongside a dynamic project team and closely with our client to shape and deliver an impactful communications and stakeholder engagement plan.
• You will embed a customer‑led approach, ensuring local communities, landowners, businesses and stakeholders are informed, listened to and engaged throughout the project lifecycle.
• Developing and delivering a robust stakeholder communication plan using a range of accessible and engaging channels.
• Acting as the vital link between project delivery teams and internal/external stakeholders.
• Managing reactive stakeholder enquiries professionally and efficiently, ensuring best‑in‑class customer responses.
• Leading local community engagement events, public exhibitions, liaison groups and charity initiatives.
• Advising on reputational risks and opportunities, working closely with Group Communications where appropriate.
• Driving internal communications to promote a ‘one team’ culture and reinforce key corporate messages.
• Producing award submissions, case studies and content to showcase project successes.
• Overseeing site hoardings, external visuals and information boards in line with brand guidelines.
• Analysing customer feedback and MAP assessment results to continuously improve communications.
• Managing budgets and maintaining accurate records in line with contractual requirements.
• Providing line management support and contributing to the development of future regional communications capability.

Who we’re looking for

You’ll be an experienced communications professional who is confident operating in a complex stakeholder environment. You’ll bring:

• Essential
• Strong community relations and stakeholder management experience.
• A degree (or equivalent qualification) in communications, marketing, PR or a related field.
• Experience managing and developing direct reports.
• Confidence representing a project at face‑to‑face public events.
• Excellent writing, storytelling and presentation skills.
• The ability to translate technical information into clear, customer‑friendly messaging.
• Creativity across multi‑media communications channels.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• A collaborative, proactive approach with the ability to influence and negotiate.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• A willingness to travel as required.
• Desirable
• Experience within construction or civil engineering infrastructure projects.
• Graphics or video editing skills.
• Membership of CIPR or similar professional body.
• Understanding of the regulatory and political landscape within construction.

Benefits

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata).
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave.
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. We are also a disability‑confident employer and welcome applications from people with disabilities and long‑term health conditions.

Equal Opportunity

Balfour Beatty is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists. All decisions are made in accordance with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.