Social Value Manager

Join Willmott Dixon’s award-winning Sustainability Team as a Social Value Manager and make a real impact in the communities we serve.

About the Role:
We’re seeking a proactive and passionate Social Value Manager to lead community engagement and skills development projects across East Midlands. This hybrid role will see you working both on-site with project teams, visiting customers, and from our Nottingham office or home. Reporting to the Senior Social Value Manager, you'll support our ambitious Now or Never Sustainability Strategy, playing a critical role in aligning with customer priorities and delivering meaningful, measurable social value.

 

What You’ll Do:

• Plan, manage, and deliver social value activities that reflect customer and business needs.


• Serve as a trusted advisor on social value for teams, frameworks, and partners.


• Drive collaboration across teams and supply chain partners to embed social value in our projects.


• Support bid and tender processes, contributing social value insights and attending customer events.


• Track and report on project performance against KPIs, with a focus on continuous improvement.

About You:

• Experience in social value delivery and customer-focused solution design; construction experience is a plus but not essential.


• Strong communication, networking, and relationship-building skills with a genuine passion for social sustainability.


• Proven ability to lead social value initiatives, inspire stakeholders, and drive impactful change.

 

Essential Skills:

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, Project).


• Full UK driving licence.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Degree in Social Sustainability or related field.


• Experience in facilitation or coaching.


• Relevant CSCS card.

Why Willmott Dixon?

We value our people and offer a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and a market-leading car scheme supporting low-carbon travel. Our benefits package includes an enhanced pension, private medical options, life assurance, and more, designed to fit your lifestyle and priorities.

If you’re driven to create lasting, positive impact and want to join a team where your initiative is valued, apply now to become part of our sustainability journey!

 

About Us

Willmott Dixon is a privately-owned contracting and interior fit-out group with a local regional presence throughout the UK. Founded in 1852, we are family run and dedicated to leaving a positive legacy in our communities and environment. Our passion is to create spectacular outcomes for our customers in the knowledge that our projects have a hugely beneficial impact on the UK's economic growth and prosperity.

 

We are also passionate about our people and have a real focus and drive to support their continuous development. We strongly believe that this passion is what differentiates us and has allowed us to enjoy considerable success in recent years, underlined by placing 5th in the 2020 Sunday Times list of Best 100 Companies to Work For – better than any other construction company. Times Top 50 employers for women 2020 as well as our platinum award for ‘Investing In People’.

 

Add to that our numerous other awards, including three Queen’s Awards for Enterprise in five years; our industry-leading approach to sustainability – we have been carbon neutral since 2012; and a strong financial position, with 100% UK turnover and no bank borrowings…we believe we truly can offer a career of a lifetime