Senior Communications Manager South Gloucestershire

About the Role:

National Highways seeks a Senior Communications Manager to join the Regional & Corporate Communications team in the South West, overseeing and coordinating communications strategies for regional projects. The role demands a collaborative approach to ensure all communications align with National Highways’ strategy.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate communications plans via matrix working, drawing on specialist functions and evaluating activity.
• Become a subject matter expert on the region, its role, and benefits for customers, businesses, and communities.
• Identify potential reputational risks and opportunities, developing mitigation plans with regional directors and senior leadership.
• Collaborate with project, programme, and supply chain teams to deliver impactful communications for core campaigns.
• Support the delivery of key business publications, reports, and initiatives, coordinating activities across the Communications Group.

Skills and Expertise:

• Teamwork and ability to thrive in fast-paced, high-pressure environments.
• Building trusted relationships with colleagues and external stakeholders.
• Developing communications strategies for key corporate publications and reports.
• Strong writing, briefing, presentation, and communication skills, with a digital media and social media awareness.
• Understanding of the transport and roads sector’s role in the local, regional, and national economy.

Why Join Us:

At National Highways, we improve England’s motorways and major A roads to ensure safer, smoother, and more reliable journeys. Our values passion, integrity, safety, teamwork, and ownership are core to our operations. The Customer, Strategy, and Communications directorate plays a vital role in delivering economic and social benefits through strategic road network guidance and meeting customer and regulatory needs. The position offers a starting salary at the lower end of the pay scale. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are a Disability Confident employer.