Pre Construction Social Value Manager
Pre Construction Social Value Manager
We're looking for a Pre-Construction Social Value Manager to lead the integration of Social Value across bids and PCSA phases. As part of the Social Value Leadership Team, you'll ensure every project enters delivery with a compliant, client-aligned, and evidence-based Social Value Plan. You'll shape national approaches, engage clients and stakeholders early, and establish the governance, systems, and plans needed for successful delivery.
Key Responsibilities
Strategy & Leadership
- Support national Social Value strategy, frameworks, and KPIs
- Provide insight from bids/PCSAs to drive continuous improvement
- Act as a subject matter expert and support capability development
Pre-Construction Mobilisation
- Lead mobilisation of Social Value activities across pre-construction
- Set up governance, milestones, risk registers, and reporting routines
- Embed Social Value into planning, design, and procurement
Stakeholder Engagement
- Engage clients on KPIs, Section 106, and reporting requirements
- Build relationships with communities, partners, and supply chain
- Support bids, presentations, and early engagement activity
Planning & Compliance
- Produce robust, evidence-ready Social Value Plans
- Define reporting methods, dashboards, and assurance processes
- Ensure commitments are realistic, measurable, and deliverable
Supply Chain & Design Integration
- Embed Social Value into procurement and early design decisions
- Engage supply chain to align expectations and delivery capability
Handover to Delivery
- Provide structured handover to construction teams
- Ensure continuity through clear plans, data, and governance
About You
- 5+ years' Social Value experience in pre-construction or PCSA
- Strong client engagement and KPI negotiation experience
- Knowledge of frameworks (e.g. Section 106, PPNs, IES)
- Experience with governance, reporting, and data management
- Skilled in embedding Social Value into procurement and design
- Strong communication, organisation, and analytical skills
If you want to have an influence on major projects from an early stage, shape national social value strategy and best practice and work in a collaborative, impact-driven environment - apply for this role now!
About Us
Laing O'Rourke are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.
Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.
As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term conditions and disabilities through the ‘Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know if you would like to opt in to this scheme and let us know if you require any adjustments for the interview process.
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