Senior Consultant / Consultant, Strategic Communications

Turley is a planning and development consultancy operating nationally across the UK and Ireland. We are looking for an energetic and eager Senior Consultant/Consultant to join our Strategic Communications team based in Manchester.

At Turley we believe in shaping better places - and to create great places you must include people. Turley Strategic Communications focuses on engaging people, and their influence on the design, planning and place-making process.

In this role you will be a key member of the Strategic Communications team working alongside high-profile clients across the urban regeneration, new communities housing, and hotels sectors in Manchester and the North West.

You will be a key part of our project delivery team, developing and deploying communications strategies, preparing and delivering public consultations on complex and sometime contentious projects, and engaging with politicians and community groups to build understanding and reduce project risks. Consultancy based experience is advantageous as well as skills in Media Relations, Corporate Communications and Consumer Marketing or Social Value to support our client work in these areas.

This is an excellent opportunity to progress a career in strategic communications, whilst developing project management skills and commercial expertise supported by industry experts in a friendly and progressive working environment.

Desired knowledge, skills and experience

We are seeking a Senior Consultant/Consultant with the ability to work at pace, with a passion for the built environment and placemaking. If you are a motivated individual with a strong track record of working in a PR, communications or consultancy role this opportunity could be for you.

Ideally, candidates will have or be working towards CIPR, PRCA or equivalent membership.

Candidates should be adaptable with an ability to learn quickly, develop strong relationships both internally and externally, deliver high quality work and enjoy working as part of a team.

Prior experience and a passion for corporate communications, PR and public affairs generally will help set your application apart.

Within the Strategic Communications team, I’ve had the chance to work on a wide range of projects, from residential and logistics schemes to sports stadiums and life science campuses. Together with the company's training and support, this has allowed me to advance my knowledge and abilities, enabling me to progress to senior consultant after first joining the company as an assistant.

Alice Jones

Senior Consultant, Strategic Communications (London)

Why work for Turley?

We are trusted independent advisors with restless ambition to shape a more sustainable future.

We work collaboratively with our clients to deliver places and communities that thrive. We combine professional expertise with in-depth market knowledge and deploy our services — Business Cases and Funding, Design, Economics, EIA, Expert Witness, Heritage, Townscape and Landscape, Planning, Strategic Communications, and Sustainability and ESG — individually or collectively to meet client needs in the most effective way.

We offer excellent remuneration and a flexible benefits package including medical insurance, pension, flexible working allowance, ownership dividend and performance-related bonus.

Turley operates a blended flexible working model, allowing co-owners choice, freedom, and flexibility as to where, when and how they work, balancing personal, team and client requirements. We are happy to talk about flexible working options in more detail during the recruitment process.

We are committed to ensuring people, places and the planet can thrive.

We know that actions speak louder than words. As a business, and through our client work, we strive to make a meaningful impact. This is how we are shaping a more sustainable future.

We have been CarbonNeutral® certified since 2018; achieved Bronze Carbon Literate Organisation accreditation in 2023; and are working towards B Corp status.

Driven by our purpose, we believe in using business as a force for good, including generating value for our clients and profits for our co-owners.

Our aim is to be an even more diverse and inclusive company; we celebrate difference and we're actively building more diverse teams. We welcome applications from candidates regardless of background and personal circumstances who meet the criteria set out above. We would love for you to join an organisation that enables you to thrive. If you need any assistance during the recruitment process or we can put in any adjustments for you, please contact Turley’s People & Culture team (careers@turley.co.uk).

To apply

Please apply in confidence by email to careers@turley.co.uk, providing your CV and a covering letter.

We prefer not to receive speculative CVs from recruitment agencies.

The successful candidate must have permission to work in the UK by the start of their employment.