Head of Communications

We are excited to offer a fantastic opportunity for a 12 Month Contract Head of Communications offering hybrid working with travel to London office

HOURS OF WORK: 20 Hours per week (job share)

Join our vibrant, inclusive community at Amey working in Marketing and Communications.

To ensure the Business Unit receives the communications and marketing support it needs. This role is delivered as part of a job share and works in close partnership with a co-role holder to provide consistent, high-quality coverage across the full remit.

Using the resources provided by the BU teams and the group shared marketing and communications function, this role will ensure the delivery of highly effective communications and marketing activity to support BU tactical and strategic ambitions.

The role will be co-responsible for ensuring the delivery of internal and change communications within the Business Unit, as well as ensuring that all BU external marketing requirements are delivered successfully.

As part of the Amey group-wide Communications and Marketing SLT, the role will champion BU needs in external marketing activity, capitalising on Amey’s broad spectrum of capabilities.

Effective collaboration and handover between job share partners will be essential to ensure continuity, alignment and delivery. This role is well suited to a job share arrangement given its breadth, strategic impact and the importance of strong, ongoing relationships across the Business Unit.

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

• 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 would be an advantage
• Experience of working in a matrix organisation and using resources from teams not directly line managed

• Understanding of central and local government environments would be an advantage
• Experience of working in part-time leadership or job share arrangements would be beneficial

We welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates.

Why join Amey?

At Amey, we work on long-term stable contracts so you can plan a long-term career with us. We have been awarded Platinum status by Investors in People which underscores our commitment to supporting our people across every part of our organisation, enabling them to shine. Whether you are starting your career, returning to the workplace or can bring your professional expertise and skills, there is a place for you here.

Our benefits are designed to help you thrive at work and in your home life. You will have the flexibility to choose benefits and development opportunities that are best for you.

• Remuneration - Enjoy a competitive annual salary with the potential for yearly reviews to ensure you’re rewarded for your contributions
• Career Growth: Shine in your career with advancement opportunities
• Training Opportunities: Unlock your potential with comprehensive training, including fully funded leadership programs tailored to your personal growth.
• Holidays - Enjoy at least 25 days of holiday plus bank holidays, and the opportunity to buy further days.
• Pension - Generous pension scheme, with extra contributions from Amey
• Flexible benefits – Customise your benefits with options such as insurance benefits, Cycle2Work scheme and access to discounted gym membership.
• Exclusive Discounts - Access our online portal filled with discounts from leading retailers, healthcare services, and more, helping you save on the things that matter.
• Give Back to community - Two Social Impact Days each year, for volunteering and fundraising opportunities
• Family friendly policies for new parents or if you provide care for a dependant
• Membership of our Affinity Networks who connect, support and inspire diverse communities within Amey

About Amey

Who we are

Amey is a global, integrated infrastructure consultancy and operations partner. We design, deliver, protect, and maintain critical assets and systems.

What we do

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.

To find out more visit our website amey.co.uk/careers

Application Guidance and Diversity & Inclusion

At Amey we constantly evolve how we work to reflect the different needs and backgrounds of our employees. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age. We believe everyone deserves an opportunity to shine.

As a disability confident leader, we’re proud to guarantee applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

Please contact our recruitment team at [email protected] to discuss any access needs, reasonable adjustments or additional support that you may require at any point during the recruitment process.

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***We may close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications. Please apply as soon as possible***

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