Senior Social Value Assurance Advisor

Senior Social Value Assurance Advisor
Location: Hybrid / Remote - option to work out of one of our regional offices / project sites or work remotely 
Part Time - 3 days / Week

Lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of Social Value systems, processes, and assurance mechanisms. This role ensures accurate, insight-driven reporting, strong governance, and high-quality evidence management, while supporting a shift to outcomes-led, nationally consistent Social Value delivery across the business lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

Systems & Process Development

• Design and implement Social Value systems, tools, templates, and evidence standards.

• Lead rollout of digital solutions and streamlined workflows for data collection, validation, and reporting.

• Collaborate with Data, IT, and Finance to enable integrated, automated reporting.

Data, Insights & Reporting

• Analyse performance data to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities.

• Translate data into clear insights, reports, and impact stories for internal and external audiences.

• Maintain consistent, audit-ready evidence repositories.

Audit & Assurance

• Lead internal and external audit preparation and responses.

• Conduct assurance reviews to ensure accuracy, completeness, and standards alignment.

• Manage the Audit & Assurance Calendar and resolve recurring data issues.

Governance & Compliance

• Maintain a robust controls framework aligned with IES, PPN 06/20, and governance requirements.

• Oversee the Social Value Risk Register and support supply chain compliance on evidence standards.

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Advise project and bid teams on metrics, evidence, and reporting requirements.

• Partner with Communications to deliver data-driven impact narratives.

• Support training materials and provide insights to inform strategic decisions.Skills & Experience

• Strong knowledge of Social Value frameworks (e.g. IES, PPN 06/20).

• Experience with assurance systems, reporting frameworks, or data governance.

• Strong analytical and data storytelling skills.

• High attention to detail and evidence-based approach.

• Effective cross-functional collaboration and communication.

• Problem-solving mindset with experience driving process improvements.

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

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