Senior Social Value Advisor
Senior Social Value Advisor
Location: Northeast of England
At Laing O'Rourke, we are driven by a clear ambition: to be the recognised leader for innovation and excellence in the construction industry. Through technical expertise in design, manufacturing, and construction, we deliver projects that not only shape the built environment but also create lasting positive impact for people and communities.
We are now seeking a Senior Social Value Advisor to join our team, supporting the Ministry of Justice's Small Secure Houseblock Programme. Based in the Northeast of England, this role will work across two construction sites, playing a key part in ensuring our projects deliver meaningful social and economic benefits.
Key Responsibilites
In this role, you will lead the delivery of social value across projects, ensuring commitments translate into real outcomes:
- Lead the implementation of Social Value strategies across multiple projects
- Develop and deliver plans aligned with client and central social value priorities
- Monitor performance against contractual KPIs, identifying and escalating risks and issues
- Engage and inspire project teams to embed social value into day-to-day delivery
- Build and manage strong relationships with stakeholders, delivery partners, and the supply chain
- Represent social value in client and project review meetings, reporting on progress and challenges
- Embed social value requirements throughout procurement using our Social Value Playbook
- Track, monitor, and evaluate social value outcomes and impact
- Stay informed on emerging trends, tools, and best practices in social value and impact measurement
What We're Looking For
We're looking for someone who is passionate about creating meaningful impact and can drive results across complex projects:
- Strong understanding of social value in both public and private sectors, particularly within the Northeast of England, including education, employment, and community regeneration
- Experience managing KPIs across multiple projects or programmes
- Familiarity with social value frameworks such as the UK Government Social Value Model and UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Proven ability to identify and engage key stakeholders and partners
- Confidence to lead meetings and present to senior stakeholders
- Strong organisational and coordination skills
- Ability to manage competing priorities and work effectively under pressure
- A collaborative team player with a strong work ethic and relationship-building skills
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.
We want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you need the application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please email resourcingteam@laingorourke.com
