Social Sustainability Coordinator

BAM Group; Scotland; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

BAM Group is seeking a Social Sustainability Coordinator for their Scotland region. This role involves enhancing social mobility and inclusion through targeted activities and stakeholder engagement. Ideal candidates will possess knowledge of social value principles and a degree-level qualification, alongside excellent communication and management skills. The position supports hybrid working arrangements, contributing to a diverse and inclusive workplace culture.

Benefits

Attractive salary and benefits package

Support for personal growth and development

Qualifications

• Understanding of social value drivers and legislative context.
• Experience in managing stakeholder relationships and community engagement.
• Knowledge of National TOMs for assessing social value.

Responsibilities

• Develop Social Sustainability plans aligned with project requirements.
• Coordinate engagement and monitor social mobility and inclusion activities.
• Support delivery of communications related to social sustainability initiatives.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Community engagement

Time management

Communication skills

Teamwork

Self-motivation

Diversity and Inclusion knowledge

Education

Degree level qualification or equivalent

Tools

MS Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Job description

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.

Develops Social Sustainability plans and set 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.

• Carries out engagement and research at a local level to inform and support Local Needs Analysis
and development of Social Sustainability plans
• Supports the development of new social sustainability materials and programmes, in response to
project, regional, segment and UK&I priorities
• Supports delivery of Enabling Service workstreams, with time and delivery as part of working
groups
• Supports delivery of marketing/ communications activity, feeding into communications plans
associated with Enabling Service workstreams
Compliance and assurance
• Applies Enabling Service policies and procedures to your work, ensuring documentation meets
minimum business requirements
• Supports effective performance reporting through use of the BAM Social Sustainability Reporting
Tool
• Supports projects in fulfilling commitments - coordinates and/or delivers engagement relating to
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)
• Reviews evidence and ensures documentation meets minimum business requirements

Who are we looking for?

• 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
• Ability to work well in a team
• A high degree of energy and self-motivation
• Ideally a degree level qualification or equivalent
• Previous experience in a similar role, with knowledge of social value and social sustainability
principles, and performance measurement and reporting
• Experienced in stakeholder management/community engagement and managing and maintaining
relationships with key stakeholders and partners
• An understanding of Diversity and Inclusion related to social value and stakeholder management
• Knowledge and experience in National TOMs and expertise in using tools and techniques to assess
social value outputs, impact and outcomes.
• Experience of supporting tender submissions, preparing case studies, evidence and gathering and
reporting performance data
• Excellent organisation / time management skills
• Enthusiasm and ability to inspire, influence and engage a broad cross section of stakeholders
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrate BAM Values: sustainable, inclusive, reliable, ownership, collaborative
• Be highly competent in MS Suite – especially Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• 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.