Nikki Berry

Job Title: Managing Director / Engagement and Communications Specialist

Company: Engage Agency

Department:
Stakeholder Engagement

Stage Involvement:
Planning

Education:
Bachelors Degree (level 6)

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Main Skills:

Stakeholder engagement, communication and consultation specialist.

Communication, stakeholder relationships, event management, project management, content writing, data analysis

My Journey:

With a degree in Advertising and Marketing, I began my career in creative design agencies working as an Account Manager/Director on marketing, design and branding projects for a range of clients. One was providing communications support for the development of the Sizewell C nuclear power station – my first experience the planning process for a nationally significant infrastructure project. I went on to specialise in delivering stakeholder engagement, consultation and communications with a creative perspective for projects that require development consent or are in construction. This was across a range of sectors including property, nuclear, solar, public realm, battery storage and, offshore wind. In the East of England offshore wind experience includes the ScottishPower Renewables East Anglia projects and RWE’s Five Estuaries and Galloper offshore wind farms.

I now run Engage Agency, delivering stakeholder engagement and communication services for projects that require development consent. Creatively engaging communities with clear and concise information, enabling them to be involved and invested, meaning the best chance of a successful project and supporting communities with jobs, education opportunities and funding.

Working Environment:

Projects in development are always changing which means that what needs to be delivered changes too. Time is spent between working at home, at client offices, doing site visits or at community events.

Duties:

All projects, even offshore wind projects, affect communities in different ways. Good engagement means ensuring that communities understand what is involved in building an offshore wind farm in the areas where they live and work such as associated infrastructure, operations and maintenance bases or opportunities for education and employment. A key part of an engagement and communications role is providing clear and engaging updates and opportunities for people to feed into a project, so developers understand what is the most important to a community and can design their projects with minimal impact and provide support to communities where it matters most.

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