Wood has an exciting opportunity for an Internal Communications Lead to join out team a 12 month contract working directly with our client on the Net Zero Teesside (NZT) and Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP) projects. This role offer hybrid working from the Sunbury office where 3 days a week in the office will be expected. We are open to either fixed term or contractor engagements for the role.
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The Role
The Internal Communications Lead will coordinate all internal communication activities across the NZT/NEP projects. The role ensures consistent, accurate, and engaging messaging across all contractor organisations, strengthens alignment on project charter behaviours, and supports culture-building initiatives.
The role will work closely with the project management team to develop internal communication materials including emails, project updates and milestones, internal events including project town halls and reporting mechanisms to maintain high levels of engagement, visibility of progress, and delivery of key project messages.
Our Clients and Projects
The NZT and NEP projects represent one of the UK’s most significant decarbonisation initiatives, delivering large-scale carbon capture, transportation, and storage infrastructure. Successful delivery requires strong alignment and engagement across bp, multiple contractors, and a diverse site workforce. Effective internal communication is essential to sustain project culture, strengthen contractor partnerships, reinforce safety and charter expectations, and support leadership visibility across all worksites.
What we can offer
Communications Strategy & Leadership
Build and maintain the projects communications plan in partnership with contractors
Engage with contractor communication leads, ensuring alignment of messaging and activities
Ensure integration of messaging into broader project communications
Developcommunications materials and technical author for project related communications
Materials, Campaigns & Engagement
Organise and procure project merchandise to support engagement and recognition
Manage the roll-out of project initiatives across all sites and contractor groups
Coordinate quarterly projects awards
Coordinate printing, production, and distribution logistics for allmaterials across sites
Governance, Budget & Performance Reporting
Manage the projects communications budget
Track and report engagement metrics and trends
Project Communications Delivery
Produce regular project newsletters, project progress and update videos
Draft and circulate broader project updates for all stakeholders
Encourage and support the creation of Yammer posts, including writing content where needed
Stakeholder Engagement, Events & Messaging Alignment
Coordinate contractor sponsor events, including certificates, materials, and logistics
Support context calls, leadership engagement sessions, and broader project communication events / townhalls
Ensure consistency and alignment of messaging across multiple contractors and project teams
Coordinate onboarding sessions and ensure new joiners are introduced to the charter principles
Expected:
Proven experience in internal communications, stakeholder engagement, or corporate communications in a major project or industrial environment
Experience working in multi‑contractor or multi‑stakeholder environments, ideally within energy, construction, infrastructure, or similar sectors
Strong writing, editing, and content development skills
Experience developing communication plans, engagement materials, and/or campaign content
Demonstrated ability to manage budgets, logistics, and production workflows
Experience coordinating events or engagement activities across distributed sites preferred
Personal Attributes:
Strong interpersonal and relationship‑building skills across diverse stakeholder groups
Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously
Creative design experience using WHAT to develop internal materials
Proactive, collaborative working style with a strong sense of ownership and accountability
High attention to detail and commitment to delivering high-quality communication materials
Demonstrated commitment to safety, charters, and inclusive team culture
Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, delivering critical solutions across energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people.
