Senior/ Principal Social Value Consultant

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact: Come and join our growing Social Outcomes, Equity and Health team, delivering world-class social value and equity capabilities into some of the most significant UK and Europe’s projects, programmes and organizations. You will be part of a growing global capability with links into Simetrica, our bespoke U.K.-based organization that specializes in social value measurement and wellbeing analysis. Together, we provide solutions for our clients that drive consideration of social outcomes at every point in a project’s lifecycle, to achieve more value for all.

About the opportunity: We are looking for an experienced consultant in social value/social outcomes responsible for supporting our clients to develop innovative approaches to delivering improved outcomes for society. You will play a key role in further developing our social outcomes, equity and health capabilities and solutions for clients, including upskilling our teams and supporting work winning for the business. Jacobs has a large portfolio of long-term contracts working on some of the UK and Ireland’s prestigious projects across a vast array of sectors, from nuclear to transport. We want to grow our social outcomes capabilities to meet this ever-increasing portfolio of projects, and we are looking for enthusiastic, adaptable staff to join this highly successful team.

Here's what you'll need:

• Thought leadership and innovation – lead the development of new thinking in social value and help position Jacobs as a leader in this space.
• Technical expertise – provide guidance to both clients and the team on approaches to maximise social value across a project lifecycle or business operation.
• Complex Analysis – Identify and understand local, regional and national trends relating to social value and develop appropriate solutions in a sustainable way that create lasting positive legacies for the communities we serve.
• Stakeholder engagement – management of strategic internal and external stakeholders to deliver social value. This includes forming partnerships with public and third sector stakeholders to maximise outcomes.
• Strategy development - design, develop and lead social value strategies aligned to local, industry and client needs.
• Design, procurement and contractual levers for social value – working with clients to identify “levers” for social value and providing guidance on how to use these to maximise outcomes. This includes providing strategic advice on design, procurement, and contractual clauses to embed social value throughout the lifecycle of the project/programme.
• Reporting, measurement, and assurance – experience in the principles and application of social value measurement on large complex projects, including ongoing monitoring, assurance and evaluation of social value outcomes.
• Mentoring and line management – you may have responsibility for mentoring and line management of more junior members of the team, including providing guidance and training in social value to develop the team’s capabilities.

Role Requirements:

• A degree or equivalent experience or qualification in sustainability, social value, or related subject.
• Knowledgeable about social value including relevant legislation and Government policies across the UK.
• Technical experience in the development and delivery of social value strategies for projects and programmes.
• Experience as a consultant or working in a consultancy.
• A focus and desire to work safely.
• Flexibility to travel to meet project demands.

What We Offer:

• Fantastic work-life balance and flexibility.
• 24 days holiday + option to buy a further 10 days.
• Medical cover and Digital GP.
• Fertility healthcare and family planning.
• Enhanced pension contributions.
• Professional membership fees and CPD.

Our Culture: Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business and we truly believe that by supporting one another through our culture of caring, we all succeed. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees. We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected, and if we are diverse, we’re more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave.

This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centred on inclusion and diversity. Jacobs partners with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain diverse talent. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role. If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process, please contact the team. Your application experience is important to us and we’re keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. We welcome feedback on our recruitment process.