Communications Manager

Job Purpose and Development

Your focus will involve Project Communications, collaborating working closely with a client communications team, supporting communications around the project to ensure seamless and effective messaging across both internal and external stakeholders.

Essential

• Proven experience with communication project planning and strategy
• Demonstrated experience in event management or communications roles with proven results
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong attention to detail
• Robust project management abilities with experience working both independently and collaboratively
• Ability to use initiative and demonstrate self-motivation by identifying opportunities for improvement and proactively putting forward suggestions and ideas
• Adaptability and effectiveness in fast-paced, dynamic work environments

Key responsibilities

The role covers 4 main areas:

On-site events

Coordinate and deliver on-site events, marking key project milestones, including groundbreaking ceremonies, topping-out events, site tours and client/VIP visits

Work in partnership with site teams and client teams to coordinate event logistics, including invitations, agendas, speakers, catering, signage, equipment, photography, and filming arrangements

Coordinate and prepare event materials, including briefing notes, presentations, scripts, signage, talking points, and attendee information

Provide on-the day, onsite assistance to ensure activities run smoothly

Capture and coordinate post-event content, including photographs, videos, attendance records, feedback, and project updates

Maintain an events calendar and track key dates, actions, approvals, and outcomes

Project Communications

Work alongside the Head of Communications and PR in collaboration with our site teams and client communications teams to develop and execute project-specific communication plans in line with our project comms process

Assist in aligning project communications with marketing strategies to ensure consistency and impact

Help coordinate project communications between the client, project teams, subcontractors, supply chain partners and other stakeholders

Plan and deliver internal communications to ensure wider staff at Bouygues UK are kept updated on our key project milestones

Content Creation and Distribution

Create engaging, on-brand content for multiple channels (for example, website, intranet, social media, press releases, newsletters, brochures, briefing packs) to help showcase our live projects

Collaborate with agencies to create visually appealing graphics, videos, and multimedia assets

Ensure content is published on the relevant platforms and reaches the intended audience

General Team Support

Assist in organising and executing campaigns

Provide support to the wider team as required, including preparing reports and presentations

Why Bouygues

Our teams deploy technically innovative solutions for a diverse range of challenging projects throughout the UK, Europe, North America, Asia and Australia. Day in day out our teams deliver some of the most technically innovative and challenging projects across the UK and the world. With a strong corporate culture our values reflect how we operate with Respect, Commitment, Pioneering, Sharing.

We offer competitive basic salaries coupled with generous company benefits including:

• 26 days annual leave, increasing to 30 days
• 2 paid volunteering days a year
• Pension scheme
• Life insurance
• Private medical insurance
• Generous share scheme
• BY Extra - opt into lifestyle benefits

Bouygues UK is part of the Bouygues Group, a diverse global business which operates in the construction, engineering, energy, media and telecommunications markets. With annual sales of over €56,900 billion (December 2025) with operations in 80 countries, the financial strength of our group is a key differentiator in these challenging economic times.

Be Yourself!

Here at Bouygues Group we value the creativity and innovation that our diverse workforce brings, encouraging people from all backgrounds, particularly those from under represented communities to apply. By joining us, you will be inspired to bring your full self to the workplace, speak up and share your unique ideas. We are an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of gender, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

Bouygues are seeking a Communications Manager to coordinate and deliver on-site events that mark key project milestones, engage stakeholders, showcase progress, and help drive the development and delivery of project communication plans. You will report into the Head of Communications and PR and work alongside the Marketing Team.