Social Value Manager in Exeter

Our Defence and Security teams provide design and engineering services for our nuclear and defence clients across the UK and abroad. Our team is experiencing exciting growth and long-term prospects within our established practice, and we are looking for a Social Value Manager with transferable skills who are passionate about developing themselves and in meeting new challenges.

There is flexibility to tailor the role to individual interests, career aspirations and life commitments. The role can be delivered through a hybrid model of home and office working. Part-time working arrangements will be considered - please state your preferred working hours as part of your application. Travel to UK-based client sites will be required, alongside face-to-face community and stakeholder engagement.

With strong public-sector commitment to delivering additional social value, organisations face growing expectations to respond meaningfully to social, economic and environmental challenges. This role sits at the heart of that response. As a Social Value Manager (Defence) within Amentum's Energy & Environment International Social Value capability, you will play a key role in shaping, delivering and embedding social value across a diverse portfolio of projects. You will work closely with clients, communities, supply chains and internal teams to design and deliver practical, outcome-focused social value solutions that create lasting benefit. The role combines the chance to work hands-on in delivering a varied range of social value programmes, and also to support our clients in planning, managing, delivering and measuring social value effectively.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the development and implementation of social value propositions and delivery plans aligned to identified client priorities.
• Monitoring and managing contractual social value commitments and performance, ensuring delivery against agreed targets and timescales and tracking of KPIs and outcomes.
• Producing clear, meaningful outputs such as reports, dashboards and case studies for a range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Coordinating and authoring social value responses for bids and tenders, articulating capabilities, defining credible commitments and setting proportionate, deliverable targets.
• Supporting cultural and behavioural change, helping embed social value as 'how we do business'. Work with client-facing teams to ensure social value is embedded in delivery.
• Building and maintaining effective relationships with clients, delivery teams, supply chains and community stakeholders.
• Providing coaching, guidance and upskilling on social value best practice to colleagues and stakeholders outside the field.
• A passion for and proven experience in working in the field of social value.
• Understanding of UK public-sector social value policy and practice.
• Ability to engage with and influence a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including report and proposal writing.
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams, work independently and meet tight deadlines.
• Able to work with data to support reporting against metrics and performance.
• Be able/willing to obtain Security clearance, UK nationality.

Qualifications

• Experience operating in a social value consultancy or advisory capacity (Desirable).
• Experience of delivering social value within infrastructure and/or Defence (Desirable).

Values and Benefits

Our values are built on a strong foundation of safety, integrity, and respect for every individual. People are at the heart of our mission, and we believe in supporting one another through a culture of care and collaboration. We strive to create a workplace where everyone feels they belong and can thrive. Supporting mental wellbeing and fostering a sense of connection are essential to how we work. When we embrace different perspectives and work together, we become more innovative, more agile, and more successful. At Amentum, we're not just solving problems; we're engineering the future. Our team is driven by an unyielding commitment to innovation, integrity, and collaboration, tackling some of the most significant challenges in science, security, and sustainability. If you're passionate about making a real impact and want to be part of a community that values ethical excellence, this is the place where your ambition can thrive. Here, we believe that success comes from continuously pushing boundaries and working together to deliver on our promises. We embrace challenges with confidence and are dedicated to creating a secure and vibrant future for all. We'll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed - today and into tomorrow.

We offer an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities. People are our greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent. In addition to the benefits you'd expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for us. We're happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.