Associate Director - Social Value

Aecom; London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM seeks an Associate Director for Social Value in London to enhance social value delivery on infrastructure projects. This role involves developing strategies, managing client relationships, and leading teams to ensure measurable outcomes for society. Join a global team dedicated to making a positive impact.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Comprehensive benefits package

Qualifications

• Proven experience in social value work within consultancy.
• Strong project management skills and team leadership.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead social value initiatives across multiple projects.
• Develop strategies and frameworks for social value.
• Manage client relationships and oversee reporting.

Skills

Project Management

Data Analysis

Communication

Education

Experience in consultancy or client organisation focusing on social value

Tools

Excel

Social Value Portal TOMs System

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Associate Director - Social Value, London

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AECOM

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London, United Kingdom

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Technical

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

J10128588

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Expiry Date:

04.07.2025

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**Company Description****Work with Us. Change the World.**At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.**Job Description**We are looking for an experienced consultant in social value responsible for supporting our clients to deliver improved and measurable outcomes for society. You will pay a key role in supporting the delivery of social value on existing projects and developing our social value capabilities to support future projects and work winning.The Social Value Consultant role will sit within the Economics & Economics Development (EED) Team as part AECOM’s Buildings and Places business. The EED Team works across a range of business sectors including energy, nuclear, transport, water, residential, commercial and regeneration and has worked on several major infrastructure projects such as High Speed Two, Heathrow Airport, Sizewell C and A303 Stonehenge.Key Responsibilities+ Social Value Lead across multiple infrastructure projects+ Development of social value strategies to deliver on client social value objectives+ Development of monitoring and evaluation frameworks to enable clients to track and assess performance against social value targets+ Oversee the production of client ready social value reporting+ Managing day-to-day client relationships and where relevant, third-party contractors and other stakeholders+ Providing guidance and insight to clients to enhance social value delivery on projects, and sharing best practice+ Understanding of procurement process in the context of large-scale infrastructure projects and associated social value opportunities+ Developing new social value work winning opportunities including undertaking business development activities and supporting preparation of proposals**Qualifications**Key Experience and Skills+ Proven experience gained within a consultancy or client organisation with a focus on social value work+ Strong project management skills and ability to lead small teams to deliver social value requirements on projects+ Data analysis, management and presentation skills (strong Excel skills, and experience working with Social Value Portal TOMs System would be an advantage)+ Excellent presentation and communication skills including experience of leading and chairing meetings**Additional Information**#EVB**About AECOM**AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.**Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity**You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address [emailprotected] if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.**ReqID:** J10128588**Business Line:** B&P - Buildings & Places**Business Group:** DCS**Strategic Business Unit:** Europe & India**Career Area:** Consulting Services**Work Location Model:** Hybrid**Legal Entity:** AECOM Infrastructure and Environment UK Limited