Enerven was preparing a major submission for the NTx project and faced significant challenges in aligning multiple contributors, refining complex returnable schedules, and presenting a compelling narrative that clearly demonstrated capability, value, and long-term community benefit. Several returnables, particularly those related to First Nations and local industry participation, community engagement, social licence, and economic opportunities, required extensive rewriting to meet client expectations. The organisation also lacked clarity on social licence positioning, trust factors, key influencers, and risk-based engagement planning. Without specialist support, the bid risked inconsistent messaging, limited evidence-based strategy, and reduced persuasive impact, potentially weakening its competitiveness.
Solution
Struber is delivering a structured, embedded support model to strengthen Enerven’s bid development and social licence strategy. The team is drafting, refining, and consolidating all key returnables, including stakeholder engagement responses, First Nations and local participation strategies, social licence documentation, and economic opportunity plans. Struber is developing a robust, evidence-based Social Licence Framework, drawing on global and national research, behavioural insights, stakeholder analysis, and trust-building methodologies. This framework identifies influencers, barriers, risks, audience preferences, and recommended engagement approaches, forming a structured roadmap aligned with Enerven’s project objectives. The team is also supporting executive-level bid preparation, coaching, and collateral refinement to ensure a cohesive and confident submission narrative. Through this ongoing engagement, Struber is embedding strategic alignment, clarity, and consistency across all bid outputs.
Early outcomes indicate that the bid content is gaining clarity, cohesion, and strategic depth. The emerging Social Licence Framework provides Enerven with actionable insights to engage stakeholders more effectively, build trust, and demonstrate community and industry benefits. Internal workflows are becoming more structured, reducing delivery pressure and improving collaboration among contributors. Drafted and refined returnables are positioned to convey a persuasive and research-backed narrative that strengthens Enerven’s competitive standing and prepares the organisation for future engagement opportunities.