Location
United Kingdom - Southeast of England, with hybrid working arrangements including office, home, and project site working. Travel throughout the region and UK&I required.

Hours
Full Time, flexible and hybrid working supported.

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
As a Social Sustainability Manager at Royal BAM Group, you will lead and deliver social sustainability initiatives that generate positive outcomes across social mobility, employment, education, skills development, community investment, volunteering, and social inclusion. Working closely with internal teams, clients, and local communities, you will plan, promote, deliver, monitor, and report on BAM’s social sustainability activities. You will ensure social value commitments are met, strengthen stakeholder relationships, and deliver meaningful, lasting benefits to the communities where BAM operates.

The role involves a blend of office, home, and project site working with flexible arrangements and requires regular travel. You will lead and develop high-performing teams through coaching and performance management, inspire and engage stakeholders, and drive continuous improvement and innovation.

You will act as a subject matter expert in social sustainability and social value, applying industry-leading approaches and measurement frameworks. You will lead the development and delivery of social sustainability strategies aligned with client requirements and National TOMs, delivering initiatives across employment, skills, education, volunteering, community investment, and social inclusion.

Compliance and assurance are key responsibilities, ensuring BAM policies, contractual obligations, and best practices are met. You will develop and maintain documentation and reporting processes, lead stakeholder and community engagement, and embed social sustainability requirements into procurement and supply chain activities.

Supporting business development through bid writing, tender submissions, and client presentations is also part of the role. You will champion diversity, equity, and inclusion, promote a culture of respect and belonging, and work collaboratively with clients and supply chain partners.

Additionally, you will analyse performance data to provide insights, measure and report social value outcomes, and implement lessons learned to maximise impact and performance.

Royal BAM Group is committed to building a sustainable tomorrow by engineering vital infrastructure and constructing high-quality buildings while fostering an inclusive and welcoming environment for all employees.

Experience
- Proven track record in a similar role applying social value and social sustainability principles.
- Experience preparing and delivering social value plans and leading performance measurement and reporting.
- Demonstrated management capabilities and experience leading teams.
- Skilled in stakeholder management and community engagement.
- Experience writing high scoring tender responses and supporting tender submissions.
- Knowledge and experience with National TOMs and social value measurement tools.
- Competent in MS Suite, especially Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

About you
- Deep understanding of societal, industry, and legislative drivers of social value.
- Informed by thought leadership, best practice, and research related to social sustainability.
- High energy, self-motivated, enthusiastic, and able to inspire and engage a broad range of stakeholders.
- Excellent organisation, time management, written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong emotional intelligence with effective stakeholder management, influencing, and negotiation skills.
- Champion of diversity, equity, and inclusion, promoting a culture of respect and belonging.
- Willingness to travel regularly throughout the region and UK&I.
- Ideally holds a full UK driving licence.

Qualifications
- Ideally a degree level qualification or equivalent.
- Demonstrable knowledge of social sustainability frameworks and legislation including Modern Slavery and Human Rights requirements.
- Commitment to BAM values: sustainable, inclusive, reliable, ownership, collaborative.