Senior Stakeholder Engagement Manager
Advert Close date: 11th April 2025
Purpose of role: The Senior Stakeholder Engagement Manager plays a pivotal role in leading engagement activities within The Crown Estate’s Marine Strategic Business Unit. The role will lead the development and execution of engagement programs around the MDR, sector objectives, and leasing programs, coordinating strategic engagement activities, and working closely with internal colleagues across the marine team and Corporate Affairs. The role promotes productive engagement and drives value by fostering collaborative relationships with external parties, including marine and statutory bodies, fisheries stakeholders, and local communities.
Knowledge, Skills & Experience
- Demonstrated experience in stakeholder engagement and managing relationships, including convening / negotiating, within a dynamic business environment
- Experience writing and delivering stakeholder engagement strategies and plans
- Excellent understanding of marine spatial planning and The Crown Estate’s key marine sectors (e.g. Offshore Wind, CCUS, Minerals, Ports, Nature) including understanding of marine science, key policies and market drivers
- Track record driving delivery of engagement with multiple public and private sector stakeholders
- Well-developed network of marine and energy sector stakeholders
- Strong communicator (written and verbal) with an ability to build influential relationships with people both internally and externally
- Highly self-motivated, proactive, and collaborative in approach to work, with drive and determination to succeed
- Excellent communication and influencing skills, both written and verbal, enabling impactful engagement with stakeholders
- Strong project management expertise, showcasing successful leadership in orchestrating initiatives
- Experience of contributing to, presenting at, and delivering events and workshops on technical topics
- Proficiency in strategic planning, evidenced through contributions to strategy development
- Familiarity with market insights and their application in strategic initiatives
- Understanding of sustainability principles and their integration into strategies
- Prior line management experience
Our Offering / benefits: As well as a competitive salary, pension and performance related bonus offering, we have a wealth of benefits available ranging from flexible working; market leading family policies and shopping discounts in the West End, to private healthcare; life and critical illness cover and 28 days holiday with the option to buy more. We value work life balance and your wellbeing highly, enabling you to be your best self to work.
Disability Disclaimer:
We are a proud disability confident employer and operate the offer of interview scheme Disability Confident employer scheme - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
We are happy to offer alternative application methods or formats and can be flexible on our process to enable you to have the best opportunity.
If you have any questions about our recruitment process or would like to talk about adjustments, please contact us on careers@thecrownestate.co.uk
- Department
- Marine
- Locations
- The Crown Estate, 1 St James Market
- Remote status
- Hybrid
- Employment type
- Full-time

The Crown Estate, 1 St James Market
Our Perks & Benefits
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28 days paid holiday
We value that you get more time with your family and friends. Therefore, we offer everybody 28 days paid holiday, 2 volunteering days and the option to purchase further holiday.
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Flexible working
We value work-life balance highly, therefore we have flexible & hybrid working policies.
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Market leading family friendly policies
We want the support we offer to be inclusive of everyone, reflective of the wide range of situations people face in life.
Workplace, Culture & Diversity
It’s our ambition to be an inclusive organisation that reflects our society, one where all feel welcome, able to be themselves and belong.
A workplace where you’re empowered to be yourself, diverse thinking is encouraged, and a place where you can realise your potential.
About The Crown Estate
The Crown Estate is a unique business with a distinct heritage and a portfolio unlike any other.
It includes some of central London’s best places to work, shop and spend time, retail and leisure destinations across the country, and a substantial rural portfolio. As manager of the seabed and half the foreshore around England, Wales and Northern Ireland, we play a role in the UK’s world-leading offshore wind sector as well as marine aggregates, cables and pipelines. We are also responsible for the Windsor Estate, including the world-renowned Windsor Great Park.
Senior Stakeholder Engagement Manager
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