Social Value Manager

As the successful Social Value Manager, you will play a pivotal role in assisting the wider team driving our social value vision, balancing strategic insight, operational leadership, and data analysis. Reporting to the Senior SVM, you will be responsible for ensuring that our social value efforts are measurable, impactful, and aligned with both internal and external expectations.

• Team Leadership: Inspire, coach, develop and mentor colleagues.
• Programme Leadership: Respond to the evolving challenges our customers face to shape impactful social value programmes for future use in the business.
• Champion social value in work-winning efforts, providing customer insights and innovations.
• Actively network and represent Willmott Dixon at industry events to maintain our leadership position.
• External Partnerships: Explore, embed and maintain partnerships to enhance the impact of our social value initiatives and drive efficiency.
• Communication & Marketing: Support marketing and communication of our achievements, showcasing Willmott Dixon as a market leader.
• Trusted Advisor: Serve as a social value expert for our teams, frameworks, and national partners or customers, offering guidance and best practices.
• Social Value Measurement: Collaborate to review and refine our social value measurement methods to ensure they meet both business and customer needs.
• Supporting projects meet their social value targets and comply with internal and external expectations.

*NB. We may also consider Assistant Social Value Manager level candidates with relevant related degree qualifications!

Are you passionate about creating lasting, meaningful impact in communities? Willmott Dixon is looking for an experienced and motivated Social Value Manager to help shape our social value approach within our Construction South division. This is an exciting opportunity to join our award-winning Sustainability Team, where you’ll help deliver on our industry leading “Now or Never” sustainability strategy while driving innovation and social value initiatives across our projects across the Southern England region.

• Strong strategic thinking, creativity, and the ability to take a lead on social value programmes.
• Solid proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, and Project).
• Experience in facilitation or coaching.
• A deep understanding of social value (experience in construction is not essential, but beneficial).
• Strong educational background in English and Maths (written and spoken).
• Degree-educated, preferably in Social Sustainability or a related field.
• Full UK driving licence with willingness to travel as required.
• Exceptional communication, collaboration and networking skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate stakeholders both internally and externally.
• Experience of input into tender bidding and shaping customer-focused social value solutions as well as creating and delivering social value interventions will be an advantage.
• Relevant CSCS card.