Are you passionate about driving meaningful social value outcomes? Are you ready to join a team that places people and communities at the heart of everything we do?
The Opportunity:
At Laing O'Rourke, we are committed to making a positive impact through our projects.Our goal is to maximise the socio-economic benefits delivered through operations and give our people and communities the support they need to thrive.
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) have appointed Laing O'Rourke to a new alliance to build Single Living Accommodation (SLA) for the Armed Forces. The alliance, which will run for six years, will see 16,000 new bedspaces built as part of a wider MOD plan to build or refurbish 40,000 SLA bedspaces over ten years.
As dedicated Senior Social Value Advisor for this programme, you will be based in our Sale office, providing both remote and in-person support across 3 projects nationally.
Key Responsibilities
As a Senior Social Value Advisor, you will:
* Deliver Social Value strategies across multiple projects, focusing on education, employment, and community investment.
* Monitor and report on delivery outputs and identify risks or issues against contractual KPIs and sustainability targets.
* Set and implement KPIs and delivery plans aligned to central and client social value priorities.
* Build and manage stakeholder relationships with delivery partners, site teams, and supply chain.
* Raise awareness of social value strategies, educating project teams in its delivery inc. chairing stakeholder meetings and presenting.
* Drive procurement excellence by using Laing O'Rourke's Social Value Playbook to embed social value commitments into procurement processes and ensure supply chain alignment.
* Monitor and measure impact, evaluating social value delivery and tracking outcomes using impact tools.
* Promote best practice by staying informed on social value trends
About You
We're looking for a Social Value champions who:
* Have a deep understanding of social value drivers, frameworks, and their application across public and private sectors.
* Are experienced in delivering social value strategies and engaging diverse teams.
* Demonstrate excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to inspire and influence others.
* Can work across multiple projects and teams, with a willingness to travel to sites as needed.
* Have experience in the construction sector (preferred) or transferable skills from other industries or relevant roles.
About us
At Laing O'Rourke, you'll join an established, supportive team and work on large-scale projects that make a tangible difference. We offer the depth of opportunity to grow your career while contributing to meaningful social value outcomes.
Laing O'Rourke are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.Our business strategy is focussed on making an even bigger contribution to society by delivering buildings and infrastructure that excite, enable, and support people and communities, leaving an amazing legacy from our work.
We offer a competitive remuneration package (base salary + car/travel allowance) with access to PMI; enhanced pension and parental leave schemes; Life/Dental/Critical illness insurance and income protection; 33 days holiday inc. bank holidays; professional development opportunities and more!
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