Building a sustainable tomorrow
BAM UK & I are looking for a Social Sustainability Coordinator to join our Scotland region.
Your mission
Your work will enable the delivery of Social Mobility activity (employment, education and training), Foundational Economy activity (investment in social business and the local economy and volunteering), and Social Inclusion activity (community support and EDI training). You will liaise with internal and external stakeholders to plan, promote, deliver, monitor, and report on BAM's social sustainability. The role will involve a mixture of working from our office, from home, and on project site. Hybrid flexible working arrangements are encouraged and actively supported.
1. Develops Social Sustainability plans and sets targets to coordinate activities aligned to construction projects' programmes, including setting targets that align with client expectations / contractual requirements and use the National TOMs criteria.
2. Carries out engagement and research at a local level to inform and support Local Needs Analysis and development of Social Sustainability plans.
3. Supports the development of new social sustainability materials and programmes, in response to project, regional, segment, and UK&I priorities.
4. Supports delivery of Enabling Service workstreams, with time and delivery as part of working groups.
5. Supports delivery of marketing/communications activity, feeding into communications plans associated with Enabling Service workstreams.
6. Applies Enabling Service policies and procedures to your work, ensuring documentation meets minimum business requirements.
7. Supports effective performance reporting through use of the BAM Social Sustainability Reporting Tool.
8. Supports projects in fulfilling commitments - coordinates and/or delivers engagement relating to Social Mobility activity, Foundational economy activity, and Social Inclusion activity.
9. Reviews evidence and ensures documentation meets minimum business requirements.
Who are we looking for?
1. You will have an understanding of societal, industry, and legislative drivers of social value and be informed by thought leadership, best practice, and research related to Social Sustainability.
2. Ability to work well in a team.
3. A high degree of energy and self-motivation.
4. Ideally a degree-level qualification or equivalent.
5. Previous experience in a similar role, with knowledge of social value and social sustainability principles, and performance measurement and reporting.
6. Experienced in stakeholder management/community engagement and managing and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders and partners.
7. An understanding of Diversity and Inclusion related to social value and stakeholder management.
8. Knowledge and experience in National TOMs and expertise in using tools and techniques to assess social value outputs, impact, and outcomes.
9. Experience of supporting tender submissions, preparing case studies, evidence, and gathering and reporting performance data.
10. Excellent organisation/time management skills.
11. Enthusiasm and ability to inspire, influence, and engage a broad cross-section of stakeholders.
12. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
13. Demonstrate BAM Values: sustainable, inclusive, reliable, ownership, collaborative.
14. Be highly competent in MS Suite - especially Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
15. A willingness to travel regularly throughout the region and UK&I as required, and ideally a full UK driving license.
What's in it for you?
A challenging and continuously changing environment in a forward-thinking organisation. In addition to an attractive salary and benefits package, we support further personal growth and development.
Your work environment
People are at the heart of what we do at BAM. We recognise that creating a diverse and inclusive environment that nurtures our employees and encourages them to bring their best and whole self to work is crucial. We're on an exciting journey to get us there by recruiting the very best talent to join us regardless of race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or other characteristics.
Be you! Join us today, so we can achieve amazing things together and build a sustainable tomorrow.
Who are we?
The art of building is about building for communities; it's about building for life.
Where others stop, we go further, leading the way towards a sustainable tomorrow for us and future generations. As an industry leader, we raise the bar.
Our values: sustainable, inclusive, collaborative, reliable, and ownership, enable us to achieve our ambitions. Today, tomorrow, and every day.
Our recruitment process, what you need to know?
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 speak with one of our team, and we will do our best to support you.
Closing date for applications is Thursday 21st March 2025. #J-18808-Ljbffr