Social Sustainability Manager
BAM Nuttall
Social Sustainability Manager
Salary Not Specified
BAM Nuttall, Kilsyth, North Lanarkshire
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 2 weeks ago, 17 May | Get your application in now before you miss out!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: fe228aa81c3f408aa57935bb3780b7da
Full Job Description
Building a sustainable tomorrow
BAM UK & Ireland (UK&I) is recruiting a Social Sustainability Manager to join our Social Sustainability Team. Reporting to the Head of Social Sustainability the role will be based from our Scotland (Glasgow) office, and on project site/s in the Peterhead, Aberdeenshire region. The role is a permanent contract and will be focused on supporting a large energy transmission project initially, as well as other projects as required.
You will work on employment, skills, education and community programmes, predominantly across BAM Scotland projects. You will liaise with internal and external stakeholders, to plan, promote,
deliver, monitor and report on BAM's social sustainability.
Your work environment
- BAM operates a flexible working policy.
- People are at the heart of what we do at Bam. We recognise that creating a diverse and inclusive environment that nurtures our employees and encourages them to bring their best and whole self to work is crucial. We're on an exciting journey to get us there by recruiting the very best talent to join us regardless of race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics.
- Ensure a high level of understanding of Social Sustainability, communicates the importance and activity influences internal and external stakeholders
- Keep up to date on policy and legislation to ensure BAM are consistently moving with or ahead of industry trends
- Raising awareness and creating opportunities through collaborative relationships with clients, partnerships, BAM staff and supply chain
- Lead the formation and implementation of social sustainability plans, setting targets that align with the National TOMs criteria as well as client expectations/contractual requirements
- Identify and manage strategic and/or collaborative relationships to enhance reputation, reduce and manage related risks and enhance opportunities for social impact
- Create and maintain strategic partnerships and relationships with education establishments, training providers, industry bodies and community organisations that help support our projects, targets, and overall business strategy
- Contribute to and support the development and delivery of any stakeholder engagement strategy, communications plan, communications material, including consultation or information events
- Positively promote the industry - including the wide variety of career opportunities, routes available and development opportunities it offers
- Organise and support work experience placements/shadowing/mentoring including delivery of our national virtual and in person work experience programme
- Promote and lead on activities with BAM's charity partners, and proactively encourage volunteering and fundraising
- Set performance and contractual targets and effectively communicate with colleagues and supply chain/supplier partners to enhance performance, and support their business social value maturity
- Oversee the preparations of case studies, local needs analysis and regular performance reports, informed by rigorous performance monitoring and reporting in line with BAM processes
- Support regional and strategic work winning and tendering by delivering bid support (including writing tender responses) to the region and wider UK business including supporting post tender interviews
- Record and report on all social impact-related activities and targets, managing reporting deadlines and client expectations as well as meeting divisional and group reporting requirements
- Champion diversity and inclusion and ensure that work is delivered in line with BAM and Client D&I policies and strategies
- Work with the marketing and communications team to coordinate internal and external communication
- Previous experience in a similar role, with comprehensive knowledge of social value and social sustainability principles
- Experience of direct line management, and team management
- Experienced in stakeholder management/community engagement and managing and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders
- An understanding of Diversity and Inclusion and the Employment and Skills agenda
- Knowledge and experience in National TOMs and has expertise in using tools and techniques
- Experience of writing tender responses and supporting tender submissions
- Be highly competent in MS Suite - especially Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Self-motivated and flexible to manage own diary and tasks
- Excellent organisational skills
- Able to work well within a team environment
- Enthusiasm and ability to inspire, influence and engage a broad cross-section of stakeholders
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- A full UK driving licence and willingness to travel regularly throughout the region
- Competitive salary
- A wide range of family-friendly policies
- Company car/car allowance/travel allowance
- 8 % matched pension contributions
- Private healthcare
- Life assurance
- 26 days holiday
- 2 wellbeing days
- 1 volunteering day
- Personal and professional development
- Previous experience in a similar role, with comprehensive knowledge of social value and social sustainability principles
- Experience of direct line management, and team management
- Experienced in stakeholder management/community engagement and managing and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders
- An understanding of Diversity and Inclusion and the Employment and Skills agenda
- Knowledge and experience in National TOMs and has expertise in using tools and techniques
- Experience of writing tender responses and supporting tender submissions
- Be highly competent in MS Suite - especially Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Self-motivated and flexible to manage own diary and tasks
- Excellent organisational skills
- Able to work well within a team environment
- Enthusiasm and ability to inspire, influence and engage a broad cross-section of stakeholders
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- A full UK driving licence and willingness to travel regularly throughout the region
BAM Nuttall is also committed to equality of opportunity in all its employment practices, and to developing policies that support work-life balance. - Competitive salary
- A wide range of family-friendly policies
- Company car/car allowance/travel allowance
- 8 % matched pension contributions
- Private healthcare
- Life assurance
- 26 days holiday
- 2 wellbeing days
- 1 volunteering day
- Personal and professional development
The role will involve a mixture of working from our office, from home and on project site.
Your mission
Who are we looking for?
to assess social value outputs, impact and outcomes
What's in it for you?
BAM Nuttall is also committed to equality of opportunity in all its employment practices, and to developing policies that support work-life balance.
Who are we?
The art of building is about building for communities; it's about building for life.
Where others stop, we go further, leading the way towards a sustainable tomorrow for us and future generations. As an industry leader, we raise the bar.
Our values: sustainable, inclusive, collaborative, reliable and ownership, enable us to achieve our ambitions. Today, tomorrow and every day.
Our recruitment process
For more information about the vacancy and our projects, please contact Monica Curl, Recruitment Assistant, BAM Nuttall Ltd, Email: monica.curl@bam.com
BAM is committed to ensuring a fully inclusive recruitment and onboarding process, so if at anytime you feel you may need any reasonable adjustments, do not hesitate to speak with one of our team, and we will do our best to support you.
to assess social value outputs, impact and outcomes
Who are we?
The art of building is about building for communities; it's about building for life.
Where others stop, we go further, leading the way towards a sustainable tomorrow for us and future generations. As an industry leader, we raise the bar.
Our values: sustainable, inclusive, collaborative, reliable and ownership, enable us to achieve our ambitions. Today, tomorrow and every day., BAM is committed to ensuring a fully inclusive recruitment and onboarding process, so if at anytime you feel you may need any reasonable adjustments, do not hesitate to speak with one of our team, and we will do our best to support you.