Social Sustainability Manager

Building a sustainable tomorrow

At BAM, we are currently recruiting for a Social Sustainability Manager to join our Infrastructure team, based in the East Anglia area.

In this role, you will lead and support the delivery of BAM’s social sustainability initiatives, including:

• Social Mobility – promoting employment, education, and training opportunities.
• Foundational Economy – supporting investment in social enterprises, local businesses, and volunteering activities.
• Social Inclusion – delivering community support programmes and equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) initiatives.

Working closely with both internal and external stakeholders, you will help plan, promote, deliver, monitor, and report on BAM’s social sustainability commitments and impact.

The role offers a blend of office-based, home-based, and project site working. We actively encourage and support flexible hybrid working arrangements to help our people achieve a positive work-life balance.

• Sets high standards of performance and behaviour, supporting the development of self and others through coaching, feedback and performance management
• Building strong relationships with colleagues and stakeholders
• Plans, prioritises and organises resources effectively, identifying opportunities for continuous improvement and innovation

• Acts as a subject matter expert, promoting the strategic importance of social sustainability with internal and external stakeholders
• Applies and advises on social value frameworks, measurement tools and industry best practice
• Keeps abreast of policy, research and industry developments, sharing insight to drive continuous improvement
• Develop Social Value opportunities across stakeholders and partners with awareness of associated risks

• Leads the development and delivery of social sustainability plans aligned with National TOMs, client requirements and BAM objectives
• Delivers social sustainability initiatives across Social Mobility, Foundational Economy and Social Inclusion activities
• Supports regional strategies, working groups, events and communications activities

• Develops and applies policies, procedures and reporting processes to ensure compliance with business requirements and best practice
• Oversees documentation, assurance processes and project reporting standards

• Develops stakeholder mapping, engagement and communication plans
• Builds and manages strategic partnerships to enhance social impact, reputation and opportunity
• Supports engagement with disadvantaged and underrepresented groups and leads Diversity Impact Assessments where required

• Develops meaningful partnerships with community organisations and stakeholders to maximise social impact
• Coordinates stakeholder engagement and communication activities in collaboration with marketing and communications teams

• Integrates social sustainability requirements into procurement, contract and supply chain processes
• Supports a range of ethical labour requirements at a project level
• Supports suppliers and subcontractors to improve social value performance and maturity
• Promotes compliance with relevant legislation, certification schemes and ethical standards

• Supports bids, tenders and work-winning activities through case studies, local needs analysis and tender responses
• Represents BAM in client presentations, interviews, behavioural assessments and early engagement activities

• Champions diversity and inclusion across projects, teams, clients and supply chain partners
• Encourages collaboration on D&I initiatives, sharing resources, knowledge and best practice