Marine Engagement Lead - Senior Manager
Advert Close Date: 10th August 2026
Purpose of Role: The Marine Engagement Lead Senior Manager will be leading stakeholder engagement across our Marine business, driving alignment, insight, and influence to support delivery of The Crown Estate’s marine strategy. The role will lead the development and execution of an engagement strategy around the Marine Delivery Routemap, 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.
Main accountabilities:
Act as the senior engagement lead across the Marine SBU, ensuring coherence, consistency, and strategic alignment of all stakeholder engagement activities across teams and programmes
Lead, plan and coordinate engagement with key stakeholders across the Marine and Energy sectors
Drive decision-making on the co-development with external stakeholders and implementation of the 2050 Marine Delivery Routemap (MDR)
Collaborate with colleagues in EAP on external government positioning and engagement
Identify opportunities or risks to further TCE’s Marine and Enterprise strategies
Develop and implement the MDR framework approach to engagement including leasing programmes
Ensure all engagement activities align with the marine strategy, MDR, and The Crown Estate’s wider enterprise strategy
Lead the development of stakeholder strategies and associated communications plans necessary for the delivery of our sector plans and objectives, working closely with EAP and marine SBU partners
Leverage innovative technologies and digital tools to enhance stakeholder engagement and communication
Promote diversity and inclusion within stakeholder engagement activities
Manage interfaces and interactions with other teams involved in stakeholder engagement
Develop and implement crisis management strategies for stakeholder relations
Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) for stakeholder engagement activities
Regularly report on engagement outcomes and impact
Team Leadership
Manage a team of engagement-focused professionals
Provide leadership and guidance, fostering a high-performance culture
Most important skills based requirements:
An Engagement and Communication professional with 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
Experience in leading a team of engagement or communications professionals
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
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
Understanding of sustainability principles and their integration into strategies
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.
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At The Crown Estate, our role is to put the nation’s interests first.
We manage land, property and the seabed across England, Wales and Northern Ireland - independently, commercially and for our nation’s future.
We’re investing and playing a key role in delivering net zero and energy security, nature recovery and biodiversity, and supporting inclusive communities and economic growth, all while responsibly creating financial value for the UK.
We return our profits to the UK government for public spending, which has totalled more than £5 billion over the last ten years.
We manage a diverse £15 billion portfolio, making a lasting impact, today and for generations to come. This includes urban centres and development opportunities; one of the largest rural holdings in the country; Regent Street and St James’s in London’s West End; and Windsor Great Park. We also manage the seabed and much of the coastline around England, Wales and Northern Ireland, where we have an ambitious vision for how the UK’s seabed can support nature recovery and the transition to clean energy.
