Social Sustainability Manager in London

Building a sustainable tomorrow. We believe the best careers don’t come at the cost of the best lifestyle. That’s why BAM offers roles in some of the most beautiful parts of Ireland. From rural Highlands to coastal towns and growing cities, we’re building more than infrastructure. We’re building communities. And you can be part of it.

We are recruiting for a Social Sustainability Manager to join our team based in Carlow.

What’s in it for you?

• Opportunities to work with a great team on some of Ireland's largest, dynamic and most exciting construction and civil engineering projects.
• Opportunity to develop your skills to the highest industry standards at one of the country's largest construction firms.
• Strong competitive salaries along with benefits such as:

• 8% pension contribution
• Private Health Insurance
• Dental Plan
• Generous annual leave to start
• 2 Wellbeing days annually
• Paid maternity & paternity leave
• Learning & Development opportunities - internal progression is encouraged and fostered.
• Company vehicles (role dependent)

Making Possible

• Support the project teams deliver and report on social sustainability (So Su) requirements and KPIs to both internal and external stakeholders.
• Primary point of contact for all internal and external stakeholders across your projects and the wider region (Ireland).
• Data management and aggregate reporting through BAM’s Social Sustainability Reporting Tool (SSRT) BAMSI and clients reporting tools.
• Administration and creation of Social Sustainability materials.
• Management of events.
• Development and delivery of engagement activities related to Social Sustainability i.e. Job Fairs, STEM activities and school engagement, charities and social enterprises.
• Identifying, developing and maintaining effective partnerships to support the delivery of the SoSu strategy.
• Produce relevant advice and guidance on Social Sustainability.
• Supporting audit process for CCS Considerate Constructors Scheme.
• Development and facilitation of relevant training and Toolbox Talks.
• Managing relationships with sub-contractors to collate SS information.
• Develop a knowledge bank of case studies for bid material, evidence, and responses to facilitate strategic development of quality responses.
• Provide expertise and specialist social sustainability support to the tender and work winning teams, ensuring a best-in-class approach.
• End to end management of SS across project/framework life cycle.
• Demonstrate and deliver subject matter expert advice to operational, preconstruction, commercial teams, supply chain, clients and other stakeholders.

What do you bring to the role?

• 6+ years experience gained through social sustainability, social value, social impact, and/or community development roles within organisations (private and/or public sector).
• Educated to ideally a degree level qualification or equivalent in a relevant discipline.
• Previous experience in a similar role, applying social value and social sustainability principles preparing and delivering social value plans and leading performance measurement and reporting.
• Knowledge of ED&I policy and approach. Champions Diversity and Inclusion related to social value and stakeholder management.
• Knowledge and experience of Social Value frameworks including but not limited to Themes, Outcomes & Measures (TOMs) or other social impact metrics/tools.
• Expertise in using tools and techniques to assess social value outputs, impact and outcomes.
• Demonstrable experience of writing high scoring tender responses and supporting tender submissions.
• Manage and collaborate with supply chain to deliver project level social sustainability targets.
• Experience of procurement process.
• Be highly competent in MS Suite – especially Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• A willingness to travel regularly throughout the region, and UK&I as required, and ideally possess a full clean Irish driving licence.
• ED&I Accreditation experience or Qualification.
• Experience of managing people.
• Willingness to attain Garda Vetting.

About BAM

Building a sustainable tomorrow. That’s our mission and our promise at BAM. It’s how we engineer vital infrastructure and construct high-quality buildings as one of the largest construction companies in Europe. We strive to create an environment where everybody feels welcome and valued. We’re on an exciting journey to employ the best talent to join us regardless of social background, race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics.

The application process

BAM is committed to ensuring a fully inclusive recruitment and onboarding process, so if at any time you feel we need to do something to make it more accessible to you, do not hesitate to let us know. Click the link to apply and join us in making possible.