Senior Social Value Manager

Consortium; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Willmott Dixon in Yorkshire is seeking a Senior Social Value Manager to lead our social value across West and South Yorkshire and the wider region. You will build strong customer relationships and translate priorities into measurable social value plans across multiple construction projects.

You'll line-manage the Yorkshire Social Value team, drive delivery, collaborate with customers, project teams and supply chain partners, and champion continuous improvement and best practice across our

Qualifications

• Experience delivering customer-focused social value initiatives.
• Experience leading, coaching or developing others.
• Experience translating customer priorities into measurable commitments.
• Experience measuring and reporting social value outcomes.
• Strong communication and reporting skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Experience working in construction or related industry.
• Power BI experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead social value delivery across our Yorkshire business.
• Line manage and develop the Yorkshire Social Value team.
• Engage with customers to understand priorities and identify opportunities.
• Develop and implement customer-focused social value plans with measurable outcomes.
• Monitor performance, capture data and produce reports for customers.
• Support bids and pre-construction activities with social value input.
• Collaborate with project teams, consultants and supply chain partners.
• Develop opportunities for local employment and apprenticeships.
• Share best practice with wider sustainability and social value teams.

Skills

Social value delivery

Team leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Data reporting

Power BI

Microsoft Office

Driving licence

Construction industry knowledge

Training / coaching

Complex stakeholder management

Education

Social sustainability qualifications or professional memberships

Tools

Power BI

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Responsibilities include managing a team and overseeing construction projects

Competitive salary and market-leading benefits package

Location: West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, and wider region

Emphasis on building strong customer relationships

Encouragement to apply even if not all criteria are met

We are looking for a Senior Social Value Manager to lead social value across our growing Yorkshire business, supporting projects throughout West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and the wider region.

You will work closely with our customers to understand their priorities and turn them into meaningful social value plans, focusing our efforts where we can make the biggest difference to local communities.

This is a leadership role where you'll take responsibility for managing and developing our Yorkshire Social Value team, building strong customer relationships and driving delivery. You'll oversee social value across a variety of construction projects, working closely with our customers, project teams, supply chain partners and local stakeholders to ensure our commitments translate into meaningful outcomes.

We're looking for someone who is passionate about social value, highly customer-focused and enjoys working in a busy environment. You'll need to be organised, comfortable managing competing priorities and confident influencing others to get things moving.

Most importantly, you'll recognise the part social value plays in our continued growth, helping strengthen customer relationships, maximise our impact across Yorkshire and make Willmott Dixon a business our customers want to work with again.

Responsibilities

• Lead social value delivery across our Yorkshire business, including some of our largest and most strategically important projects.
• Line manage, coach and develop our Yorkshire Social Value team, supporting their performance, development and progression.
• Proactively engage with customers to understand their priorities, build lasting relationships and identify opportunities where we can add value.
• Lead the development, implementation and quality assurance of customer-focused social value plans, translating local needs and customer priorities into meaningful, measurable commitments and outcomes.
• Monitor performance against commitments, ensuring accurate data capture and reporting, challenging underperformance and producing high-quality customer-facing reports that demonstrate the impact we make.
• Support major bids and pre-construction activities, helping develop compelling social value proposals.
• Work closely with project teams, consultants and supply chain partners to embed social value commitments and drive delivery.
• Develop opportunities for local employment, apprenticeships, T-Level placements and work experience, including supporting the recruitment of management trainees.
• Work closely with our wider sustainability and social value teams to share best practice, improve standards and drive continuous improvement.

Essential and Desirable Criteria

• Experience developing and delivering customer-focused social value initiatives, with a track record of building strong relationships with customers and stakeholders.
• Experience leading, managing or developing others, with the ability to coach colleagues, improve performance and build team capability.
• Experience developing social value plans and translating customer priorities into meaningful, measurable commitments.
• Experience measuring, analysing and reporting social value outcomes across different reporting platforms.
• Strong communication skills, including experience producing high-quality customer-facing reports.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Experience working in construction or a related industry.
• Social sustainability qualifications or professional memberships.
• Experience delivering training, coaching or facilitating workshops.
• Experience using Power BI.

In Return

• competitive salary
• an enhanced pension scheme
• discounted or fully funded private medical cover
• life assurance
• incentive bonus
• a sustainable car scheme
• motoring expenditure allowance (MEA)

Studies have shown that people often hesitate to apply for new jobs unless they meet every requirement. If you're excited about this role, even if you don't tick every box, we'd encourage you to apply.

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team and are proud members of the Disability Confident Scheme.

About Us

With over 170 years of rich history, Willmott Dixon's purpose is beyond profit; delivering brilliant buildings, transforming lives, strengthening communities and enhancing the environment so our world is fit for future generations. Ensuring that we add lasting value to the neighbourhoods we work in; our values, people, innovation, partnerships and focus on sustainability has allowed us to build a successful and solid privately owned business where our people can thrive.

Willmott Dixon was recognised by The Sunday Times as one of the Top 10 'Big' Companies to Work For in 2025, named among the Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality in 2024, and ranked in the Top Five of Europe's 1,000 best workplaces by the Financial Times in 2025. Willmott Dixon is also the first major contractor and developer to win a King's Award for Enterprise in the category of sustainable development.