Social Value Consultant

AtkinsRéalis; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy in the UK is seeking a Social Value Consultant based in Chelmsford or Ipswich. The role involves creating strong relationships with clients to develop and deliver social value plans, and requires a strong technical understanding of the Social Value landscape along with business development skills. The position offers flexibility, travel opportunities, and the chance to work on impactful projects across various sectors.

Benefits

Travel opportunities between home, office, and client sites

Flexibility for part-time arrangements

Qualifications

• Strong technical understanding of Social Value landscape, economic impact, and sustainability.
• Demonstrate commercial awareness and business development skills.
• Proactive, confident; able to work independently and in teams.
• Finish tasks with attention to detail.
• Write bids and creatively respond to social value contexts.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain strong client relationships promoting Social Value.
• Develop and deliver Social Value plans for clients.
• Plan and run Social Value programmes, managing community partners.
• Play an active part in business development and client presentations.

Skills

Strong technical understanding of Social Value landscape

Commercial awareness

Proactive and confident

Attention to detail

Creative writing for bids

Comfortable with multi-tasking

Education

Relevant qualification in social/environmental/natural science

Job description

Overview

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Social Value Consultant based in Chelmsford or Ipswich to support the development of Social Value Consultancy Services within our UK & Europe business. This is a full-time role with flexibility for part-time arrangements. The role may involve travel between home, Atkins offices, and client sites.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain strong relationships with our clients' promoting Social Value.
• Value services and other services from within AtkinsRéalis.
• Develop, manage and deliver Social Value delivery plans for clients and project teams.
• Plan and run Social Value programmes/activities including managing community partners and engagement with key stakeholders.
• Work collaboratively across the business and with joint venture partners.
• Play an active part in business development for the team - including network building, identification of opportunities, bidding, client presentations.
• Support procurement and management of suppliers and support supply chain engagement and upskilling.
• Passionate about social impact and ensuring communities have a real say in shaping our projects.

Qualifications / Skills

• A strong technical understanding of the Social Value landscape in England, economic impact, environmental management, corporate responsibility or sustainability.
• Able to demonstrate commercial awareness and business development skills.
• Proactive and confident, a team player but also able to work independently.
• A finisher, paying attention to detail and understanding that there are boring bits too.
• Able to write bids and have creative thinking for social value responses to win work.
• Comfortable with multi-tasking and change.
• A relevant qualification in social/environmental/natural science or similar subject or demonstrable industry experience.
• Excited by the prospect of learning, growing and going through the many doors Atkins offers.

About AtkinsRéalis

Here at Atkins our work helps clients deliver their projects in sustainable ways, leading to better social, economic and environmental outcomes for clients, projects and communities. Our growing Social Value Service Line supports our engagement with clients, our service offering and the communities we work within. As a result our team members gain experience of some of the world's largest and most challenging projects, working with a diverse range of clients and communities in different countries, and across many sectors including water, oil and gas, power, renewables, infrastructure and the built environment.

Why work for AtkinsRéalis?

We are flexible about sector background; important is your experience and drive to create better communities in environments we all want to live in. We offer travel between home, office and client sites and opportunities across UK & Europe. AtkinsRéalis is committed to engineering better for people and the planet, including our Net-Zero and social value initiatives, and active employee networks supporting diverse communities.

AtkinsRéalis hires individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We believe world-class talent encompasses diverse identities and experiences.