The Social Value Stakeholder Manager will be based on our Derby scheme and will also virtually support our KexGill scheme. The Social Value Stakeholder Manager will lead the implementation of a professional, competent and knowledge sharing social value and stakeholder engagement culture across your projects and frameworks ensuring that best custom and practice are planned, implemented and shared effectively. Be the person that Sisk teams see as a positive value adding and innovative champion for social value and stakeholder excellence.  Site based role with some opportunity for hybrid working on a project-by-project basis.

John Sisk & Son have been building excellence as a family-owned international construction company by offering trust, certainty and value to our clients whilst being at the heart of change.    

• Develop, update, and execute the Stakeholder and Social Value Plans and implement the relevant parts of the Sisk Management System.
• Develop and update Stakeholder Trackers and Stakeholder Action Trackers.
• Develop and implement Framework level strategies and documentation.*
• Be available as necessary to support and carry out stakeholder communications including out of hours cover.
• Support Regional Social Value and Stakeholder Manager in understanding client requirements.
• Assume line management responsibility for Advisors and or Apprentices.
• Attend supplier, client, and project meetings, as necessary.
• Be the lead contact between client communications and social value teams.
• Report achievements, outputs, issues, and risks to framework and or projects, using Sisk and client templates / reporting tools within agreed reporting periods.
• Conduct/support the investigation of query/complaint events and implement controls to prevent repeat occurrences.
• Work with Sisk staff, clients, and suppliers to understand the industry and the business, taking opportunities to learn and improve as they arise.Perform ad hoc duties relating to social value and stakeholder role as required.
• Be the Sisk lead developing procedures and processes, and sharing knowledge, advice and, best practice in an agreed area of social value or stakeholder management*.
• Assume the Social Value and Stakeholder Advisor and or Champion responsibilities where necessary.
• Lead case study production and celebrations of success.
• Support and share best practice with Work Winning, the wider Social Value and Stakeholder and Sustainability teams as necessary, including contributing to Tender content.
• Establish and maintain positive working relationships with clients and stakeholders.
• Follow internal assurance process and support external audits.
• Alert line, project, and framework management
• Support, deliver and report against social value and stakeholder management requirements.
• Support, deliver, and report on the Considerate Constructors Scheme.
• Be aware of any changes to standards and legislation and where applicable recommend changes to systems and processes.

• At least 5 years in construction industry (4 in social value / stakeholder role)
• Full relevant driver’s licence and flexibility to travel where required
• Effective and confident communicator, both written and oral
• Good time manager
• Organisation and record keeping skills
• Attention to detail
• Patient, empathetic, interpersonal, and engaging
• Good IT skills
• Be influential
• Assertiveness
• Good people manager
• Excellent team and lone worker
• Aspire to achieve and inspire the highest performance levels

Preferred qualifications/training:

• Level 4 or equivalent in Communications, Social Value, Project Management, and or similar qualification
• Actively working towards Level 5 or equivalent in Communications, Social Value, Project Management, and or similar qualification*
• Working towards professional accrediation in Communications, CSR and or Social Value

• Competitive Salary  

• Company Car or Car Allowance  

• 26 days holiday (option to purchase 5 more)   

• Employer pension    

• Competitive mileage rate    

• Travel expenses    

• Flexible and remote working    

• Enhanced parental leave    

• Professional and Educational development    

Our people are at the heart of our success and our proposition to them is work with purpose, have time for life, build a career with no limits and surround yourself with great people.    

Our Internal Recruitment Team fulfil all vacancies on a direct basis. Unsolicited contact by unapproved agencies (sharing speculative CVs) will not be accepted and introductory fees will not apply.   

*The full job specification is available on request    

At Sisk we are committed to attracting and hiring diverse talent into our organisation. We know the confidence gap and imposter phenomenon can get in the way of meeting remarkable candidates. We also know that candidates from underrepresented backgrounds often don't apply for roles if they don't feel they meet all the criteria. Give your transferable skills the chance to tell the full story. It’s not all about your technical expertise. Don’t hold back, we’d love to hear from you.