Social Value Manager

Social Value Manager (Southern Home Counties Business)

Location: Brighton – Covering Sussex, Surrey & Kent
Project Based

We are looking for an experienced and talented Social Value Manager to
develop, manage, implement and coordinate Employment and Skills Plans to meet framework and customer requirements. In addition to ESP’s the individual will be expected to build relationships with external organisations to support the delivery of these requirementsacross projects in the Southern Home Counties.

About Morgan Sindall
Morgan Sindall Construction is an Investors in People Platinum employer providingnational construction services to private and public sector customers across a range of markets. Together, we create great results for our customers, partners and people. We are one of the UK’S most successful Tier 1 contractors. As a progressive and ambitious company, our employees benefit from a safe and rewarding working environment.

About the role:

You will be working within our Construction London & Home Counties business, where you will:

• The design and implementation of project specific Social Value Plans in collaboration with the regional Social Value Manager
• Implement and support the implementation of the aspects all Inclusion strategy, education and skills, community engagement and supply chain plans that sit within the Social Value Plan at project level
• Have a general awareness of the environmental themes along with low carbon and why they are important to the industry and society. To have an understanding of the environmental management plans to the extent that support can be provided to project teams in applying these to operational activities and where applicable to champion environmental improvement
  • Oversee and monitor progress against the social targets set
  • Liaise with the Customer, dealing with different stakeholders from Councillors, Clients to Local residents.
  • Support the design and implementation of the Southern Home Counties Social Value plan
  • Monitor and report on all SV activities across multiple

• Focusing on Employment and Skills plan opportunities for people from the local borough
• Challenging the supply chain to ensure we maximise and fill the opportunities for apprentices, work experience placements on the project.
• Complete all internal and external monitoring and reports Look at ways to work with the community on the project to maximise the Considerate Constructors scheme requirements
• Look at ways to work with the community on the project to maximise the Considerate Constructors scheme requirements.
• Develop links with local schools, colleges and universities to support their students through our projects Lead all external project communications (Newsletters, Project website update, project social media updates)
• Deal with any comments/ questions/ complaints on the project from residents as and when they arise in the most professional and efficient way. This will include going to residents’ homes to meet with them to close out any issues arising.
• Keeping local councillors and project stakeholders updated on the project and any external communications.
• Implement, manage & take ownership of Social Value Plans for the Southern Home Counties region.
• Provide support and assist teams in meeting Social Value targets.
• Provide reports on progress to Senior Management
• Identify new innovative ways to meet and exceed customer requirements.
• Collate and report back to framework managers on progress.
• Identify concerns and solutions to enable teams to deliver Social Value requirements.
• Working with the Business Development / Marketing team to maximise social media and PR exposure to highlight social value achievements.
• Communicate to the wider business and produce case studies on the people element of Morgan Sindall’s sustainability strategy.
• Build relationships with our customers,clients and other stakeholders
• Identify, through networking and engagement with public & private sector bodies, future social value requirements relating to the construction sector.
• Regular travel required.

Ideally you will have:

Social Value experience within the main contracting market

Experience delivering presentations and liaising with a range of internal and external stakeholders and partners

Good knowledge of the Southern Home Counties region

What are we looking for?

As an experienced Social Value Manager, you will be educated to GCSE level or equivalent and be highly competent in MS suite (especially Excel and PowerPoint). A good understanding of social value sector and its current themes. A good knowledge of systems and processes used to monitor and report Social Value, responsible businesses, education frameworks an understanding of LM3. You will also have a Full UK driving licence.

To thrive in our business, you should share our passion for the project at hand and enjoy working in an inclusive and hardworking team environment. At Morgan Sindall Construction our employees work collectively, encouraging and challenging each other to succeed. Across our business we treat everyone equally and have developed a community where voices are heard, and respected.

What can we offer you?

Working in our Southern Home Counties business, you will be part of a growing and dynamic team of people who are passionate about what they do and enjoy the challenge and pace of work in a hardworking and fun construction environment. No day will be the same and we challenge each other to deliver what’s right for our customers.

Our culture is so important to us and defines the way we go about our business. We are inclusive, supportive and team focused and take pride in the longstanding and committed relationships we have with our supply chain partners.

Our culture places a huge amount of trust in our team – we all know what is expected of us and we are committed to delivering as individuals and as a team.

We are Morgan Sindall Construction London and Home Counties Region

Our people in London and Home Counties are encouraged and rewarded to work as a team to achieve our Perfect Delivery philosophy. The success of this strategy to:
find – win – deliver – repeat has yielded a healthy forward order book, enabling us to focus on strengthening our long-term work winning capability in our primary sectors of: education, public sector frameworks, civic buildings, leisure, investment linked opportunities and healthcare.

Our commitment to our people is as strong as the commitment to our clients. At Morgan Sindall Construction we recognise that our employees play a vital role in helping us achieve our goals. As a result, the company develops and promotes these employees who share their same sense of dedication. Our strength is our people whose skills, knowledge and integrity keep us at the forefront of our industry.

If you are interested in furthering your career in an inclusive and supportive environment, apply to us today.

Equality Statement

Morgan Sindall Construction seeks to recruit the best person for each of our roles, based on merit alone and free from bias. We’re committed to treating all our job applicants fairly and with respect, irrespective of their background, disability, or any other protected characteristic.

We recruit individuals who embody our core values of professionalism, expertise and trust which has given us a fantastic variety of people and cultures across our organisation.

We celebrate our diverse teams who make Morgan Sindall Construction the inclusive, collaborative and rewarding place it is to work. We hire the best in the industry, provide them the support to achieve their goals and challenge them to make a real impact on our business. If you want to join an organisation that truly sees and harnesses what makes you unique, apply to us today.

Diversity and Inclusion Statement

Our aim is to create a workplace built on acceptance, respect, and inclusion, where everyone feels that they belong and can make a meaningful contribution. We encourage applicants regardless of religion, ethnicity, nationality, disability status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family, or parental status. Morgan Sindall Construction is an equal opportunities employer and has been accredited with the Positive About Disabled People ‘Two Ticks’ accreditation. We are also an Investors in People company.

Morgan Sindall is unable to employ anyone who does not have the legal right to live and work in the UK. In the recruitment process all applicants are required to provide the necessary right to work information and documentation. Our recruitment process should be accessible to all. If you need any assistance or accommodation during the recruitment process, please email.
kalpesh.meghani@morgansindall.com