Senior Social Value Lead: Strategy & Measurement

Willmott Dixon; Letchworth; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Willmott Dixon is seeking an experienced Principal Social Value Manager to join our central Social Value team on a 12 month fixed-term basis to provide maternity cover. The role focuses on elevating social value within bids, project delivery and value demonstration across communities.

You will influence senior stakeholders, lead key programmes, and ensure robust measurement and reporting of social value outcomes.

Qualifications

• Strong technical social value knowledge and expertise.
• Excellent stakeholder-management skills with a track record of influencing senior colleagues.
• People leadership experience, and ability to develop others.
• Detailed knowledge of social value measurement methodologies, including TOMs.
• Understanding of the relevant legal and policy framework for social value.
• Strong project and programme-management capabilities across complex workstreams.
• Experience translating requirements into practical processes and guidance.

Responsibilities

• Lead key social value programmes and projects aligned with growth, customer value and community impact.
• Provide expert advice on policy developments and customer requirements.
• Ensure teams have tools and support to deliver, report and measure social value outcomes.
• Maintain and strengthen the social value measurement framework and TOMs.
• Build relationships with customers, frameworks, colleagues and external partners.
• Act as business owner for the social value system addressing strategic and reporting needs.
• Lead and develop the Social Value Manager and provide cross-team technical support.
• Demonstrate excellent knowledge of social value and its regulatory context.

Skills

Social value knowledge

Stakeholder management

People leadership

Policy & legislation

Measurement methodologies (TOMs)

Project & programme management

Influence cross-functionally

Construction sector experience

Job description

Willmott Dixon is seeking an experienced Principal Social Value Manager to join our central Social Value team on a 12 month fixed-term basis to provide maternity cover. The role focuses on elevating social value within bids, project delivery and value demonstration across communities.

You will influence senior stakeholders, lead key programmes, and ensure robust measurement and reporting of social value outcomes.