Public Relations Manager jobs in United Kingdom

We need everyone's positive energy and innovative thinking to lead the transition to new energy. That's why we welcome applications from all backgrounds and experiences and offer flexible working options to suit everyone. We're looking for a PR Manager to join our External Affairs team on a 12-month secondment, helping to promote and protect E.ON UK's corporate reputation and policy agenda. This role will either be based at our Citigen site in London, our Trinity office in Nottingham, or our Solihull office and also offers a hybrid working model. Reporting to the Corporate PR Lead, you will deliver high-quality, strategically placed media and content across national, regional and trade media. You'll play a key role in communicating E.ON's purpose, products, innovation, and social impact, demonstrating how we're making new energy work for everyone. You'll collaborate across teams to ensure consistent messaging, manage sensitive issues, and help E.ON remain a credible, trusted, and proactive voice in the energy sector.

• Deliver corporate storytelling and content that engages media and stakeholders, aligned to E.ON UK's strategy and objectives.
• Coordinate proactive and reactive PR, including managing media enquiries and acting as a point of contact for national and regional media.
• Manage reputational risk and corporate issues, such as working within the press office and providing cover as part of the on-call rota.
• Support spokespeople with messaging, briefing materials, and talking points for media interviews and articles
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders across social, digital and public affairs teams to ensure alignment with E.ON's strategy and policy objectives
• Monitor, analyse, and report on PR and content performance, adopting best practice and recommending opportunities for proactive stories.
• Contribute to a supportive, inclusive, and collaborative team culture.

• Proven experience in PR and communications, including managing corporate reputation, developing creative campaigns, and delivering impactful media coverage.
• Strong media relations skills, with the ability to manage enquiries and handle sensitive issues confidently and professionally
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex ideas into engaging stories.
• An ability to shape and amplify stories in multiple formats, from social posts and reports to wider creative copy
• Strategic, commercial, and political awareness to inform content and communications decisions.
• Strong stakeholder management, collaboration, and influencing skills across complex environments.
• High integrity, resilience, and agility, with a proactive, creative, and solutions-oriented approach.
• Organised with strong planning, project management, and the ability to deliver effective communications under pressure.

• Award-Winning Workplace- We're proud to be named aSunday Times Best Place to Work 2025and theBest Place to Work for 16-34-year-olds.
• Outstanding Benefits- Enjoy 26 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, a generous pension, life cover, bonus opportunities, and access to 20 flexible benefits with tax/NI savings.
• Flexible & Family-Friendly- Our industry-leading hybrid and family-friendly policies earned us double recognition at thePersonnel Today Awards 2024. We're open to discussing how flexibility can work for you.
• Inclusive & Diverse- We're the only energy company in theInclusive Top 50 UK Employers. We're also proud winners ofBest Employer for WomenandHuman Company of the Year-recognising our inclusive, people-first culture.
• Support at Every Stage of Life- We'reFertility FriendlyandMenopause Friendlyaccredited, with inclusive support for everyone.
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