Sector Engagement Manager

Hours: 37 hours per week and operationally available to meet company requirements

About Us

At Energy & Utility Skills Group, our work matters.

Across energy, water, and waste, the UK faces a defining decade for workforce capability. We exist to ensure industry has the skilled, safe, and future-ready people it needs to deliver essential services.

Working with over 70 members and partners, we operate at the intersection of industry, government, and training providers—supporting a sector that powers homes, businesses, and communities across the UK.

This is a period of ambition and growth, as we continue to strengthen our impact, modernise how we operate, and raise expectations of delivery and performance. Find out more here

The Role

We are looking for a Sector Engagement Manager to support the delivery of the North Sea Jobs Service.

Reporting to the Strategic Partnership Lead, you will lead employer engagement activity, build strong relationships with employers across the oil and gas and clean energy sectors, identify workforce requirements, and secure suitable vacancies for North Sea workers.

Working closely with Key Account Managers, the Recruitment Manager, and service partners, you will coordinate employer engagement, agree vacancy handovers, and secure timely feedback throughout the recruitment process.

You will also play an important role in helping employers recognise transferable skills between oil and gas and clean energy roles, supporting workers to access realistic employment and transition opportunities.

Your focus will be on turning strong employer relationships into practical job opportunities while ensuring employers receive a responsive, professional, and coordinated service.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a strong employer pipeline and account plan, identifying priority employers, supply chains, and current and future workforce requirements.
• Develop relationships with employers across the oil and gas and clean energy sectors to secure suitable employment opportunities for North Sea workers.
• Ensure vacancies meet agreed service criteria and are suitable for workers with relevant or transferable skills.
• Coordinate recruitment arrangements with employers and service partners, including referrals, CV submissions, interviews, feedback, and escalation processes.
• Secure timely feedback from employers on candidate referrals, interviews, and outcomes, addressing barriers and escalating delivery risks where required.Help employers recognise transferable skills between oil and gas and clean energy roles and identify realistic workforce transition opportunities.
• Support employers in attracting, selecting, onboarding, and retaining workers transitioning into new roles.
• Gather and share insight on workforce demand, skills gaps, recruitment barriers, and emerging employment opportunities.
• Plan and deliver employer information sessions, jobs fairs, and targeted recruitment activity.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date CRM records, employer pipelines, forecasts, and performance information.
• Represent Energy & Utility Skills Group and the North Sea Jobs Service at relevant industry meetings, events, and forums.
• Contribute to service planning, contract reporting, performance reviews, and continuous improvement activity.

About You

You will be a proactive and confident professional with experience in employer engagement, recruitment, account management, or a similar stakeholder-focused role.

You will be comfortable building relationships with employers, hiring managers, senior stakeholders, and delivery partners, with the ability to turn those relationships into tangible employment opportunities.

You will bring:

• Experience in employer engagement, recruitment, account management, or a similar stakeholder-facing role.
• A strong track record of building trusted relationships with employers, hiring managers, and senior stakeholders.
• Experience managing employer pipelines, accounts, or recruitment activity and delivering against agreed targets or service levels.
• A good understanding of employer recruitment processes, vacancy management, and candidate referrals.
• An understanding of workforce transition and transferable skills.
• Strong communication, influencing, and relationship-building skills.
• The ability to manage competing priorities and work effectively across multiple employer relationships.
• Experience using CRM systems to maintain accurate records and support performance reporting.
• Knowledge or experience of the energy sector, including oil and gas and/or clean energy.
• Knowledge of the north-east Scotland labour market and relevant employer networks.
• Experience working within a multi-partner employability, workforce transition, or publicly funded service.
• Experience planning and delivering employer events, jobs fairs, or targeted recruitment campaigns.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a purpose-driven organisation shaping the UK’s future workforce.
• Play a key role in helping North Sea workers access new employment opportunities and make the most of their transferable skills.
• Work with employers and partners across the oil and gas and clean energy sectors.
• Competitive benefits including pension, bonus scheme, and wellbeing initiatives.
• Opportunities for development and progression within a growing organisation.

Closing date

27 November 2026 (we reserve the right to close earlier than the stated date)