Assistant Social Value Manager

Willmott Dixon currently have an exciting opportunity for a passionate and community-minded Assistant Social Value Manager to join our Construction South division. Based out of our Weybridge office in Surrey, this is a permanent, full-time role that will see you working across the region, from South London to Southampton, delivering genuine, measurable impact in the communities where we build.

At Willmott Dixon, social value is not a tick-box exercise, it is embedded in who we are, driven by our "Now or Never" sustainability strategy. This role has been created to meet genuine pipeline growth, and you will join a well-resourced team that means what it says and can back it up.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone full of energy and initiative, who thrives on building relationships and wants a platform to bring their passion for social good to life. We are open to candidates from a wide range of backgrounds such as Recent Graduate, or Education, Charity, Youth Work, Community Engagement, Local Authority or Sustainability sectors… What matters most is your drive, your empathy, and your ability to make things happen!

Responsibilities:

• Plan and deliver social value activities tailored to customer, project and business needs - including school workshops, STEM curriculum support, ecology and environment sessions, and careers fairs
• Manage and grow our T-level and Building Lives Academy programmes, actively supporting apprentices and work experience placements to ensure they get the most from their time with us
• Build meaningful, lasting relationships with community organisations, education providers, charities and supply chain partners across the region
• Work collaboratively with project, commercial and supply chain teams to ensure social value is delivered effectively through our partner network
• Accurately record and report all activity through the MiSocial portal and other customer-defined platforms (such as Social Value Portal and Compliance Chain), meeting all project KPI compliance requirements
• Provide clear, regular reporting into the Senior Social Value Manager and communicate directly with customers on social value delivery
• Identify new opportunities to bring your own community engagement passion to life - whether that's partnering with local charities, schools or community initiatives

Essential Skills:

• A genuine passion for community engagement, social impact and making a difference
• Confident communicator, able to engage diverse audiences face-to-face, in workshops and virtually
• Highly organised and self-motivated, comfortable managing multiple projects and priorities independently
• Proficient in the Microsoft 365 suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams)
• A good standard of written and spoken English
• Full UK driving licence (essential - this is a regionally mobile role)
• Eligible for a standard DBS check

Desirable Skills:

• Experience in education (teaching, tutoring, learning & development), the charity sector, youth work, community partnership, CSR, local authority or a sustainability-related role
• Degree educated, ideally in social sustainability, community development or a related field
• Facilitation, coaching or training experience
• Familiarity with Canva or similar design tools (full training provided)

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a supportive, inclusive team working on exciting and meaningful projects, with a clear career pathway and the best pipeline the South team has ever seen.

Additional Information

Willmott Dixon embraces diversity in the workplace and will consider flexible and agile working. We are a disability confident employer.

Benefits: In return we reward our people generously with a competitive package that gives you flexible benefits to fit your lifestyle and priorities. This includes but is not limited to, an enhanced pension scheme, full / heavily discounted private medical, life assurance, incentive bonus and a car scheme which will make us a market leader in sustainable company travel. Applicable roles will benefit from a motoring expenditure allowance (MEA) and everyone can access a new generation of low carbon and electric cars via the Willmott Dixon run car leasing scheme.

About Us

Over 170 years of rich history, Willmott Dixon's purpose is beyond profit; delivering brilliant buildings, transforming lives, strengthening communities and enhancing the environment so our world is fit for future generations. Ensuring that we add lasting value to the neighbourhoods we work in; our values, people, innovation, partnerships and focus on sustainability has allowed us to build a successful and solid privately owned business where our people can thrive.

Willmott Dixon was recognised by The Sunday Times as one of the Top 10 "Big" Companies to Work For in 2025, named among the Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality in 2024, and ranked in the Top Five of Europe's 1,000 best workplaces by the Financial Times in 2025.

Willmott Dixon is also the first major contractor and developer to win a King's Award for Enterprise in the category of sustainable development.