Social Value Assistant

Social Value Assistant

The Social Value Assistant will support the delivery of social value and commitments on a live civil engineering project. The role will provide hands-on experience across community engagement, employability, education, sustainability initiatives and reporting.

This is a site-based role designed to give real exposure to how social value is planned, delivered and evidenced within a major infrastructure project.

What We’re Looking For

Essential

A genuine interest in social value, community engagement or construction

Willingness to learn and get involved on a live construction site

Good communication skills and confidence speaking to different audiences

Organised, reliable and able to manage tasks with support

Basic IT skills (outlook, Word, Excel, social media)

A positive, proactive attitude

Desirable

An interest in construction, engineering, community development or communications

Experience of volunteering, youth work, school projects or community activities

GCSEs (or equivalent) including English (and Maths desirable)

Duties Include

Community Engagement & Communications

Support engagement with local communities, residents, schools and stakeholders

Assist with organising and attending community events, site visits, careers events and “meet the contractor” events

Help prepare communications such as newsletters, social media content, noticeboards and project updates

Act as a positive ambassador for the project and contractor within the local community

Education, Skills & Employability

Support delivery of STEM engagement activities with schools, colleges and training providers

Assist with work experience placements, apprenticeships, site visits and careers talks

Help track employment outcomes such as apprenticeships, placements and local employment

Social Value Delivery

Support delivery of agreed social value commitments aligned to client requirements

Assist with coordinating volunteering activities, donations and community initiatives

Help gather evidence of Good Practice (photos, attendance lists, feedback) to demonstrate impact

Support environmental and wellbeing initiatives linked to the project

Monitoring, Reporting & Administration

Help collect data for social value reporting (e.g. hours volunteered, people engaged, outcomes achieved)

Maintain logs, trackers and evidence folders

Support preparation of reports for internal teams and clients

Ensure activities are delivered in line with project policies and procedures

Health, Safety & Compliance

Follow all site health, safety and wellbeing requirements

Attend inductions and training relevant to the role

Represent the company professionally and responsibly at all times

About the Company

Wills Bros Civil Engineering Ltd. is a leading UK & Ireland Civil Engineering Contractor. The company was founded in 1972 by two brothers, Charles and James Wills and a family-focused ethos has been embedded within the company ever since. As a Civils Contractor, our work is mainly based around road and bridge construction. We are strongly committed to environmental protection and sustainability values.

How to apply

If you are interested in this role then please contact us

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From £28,000.00 per year

Benefits

• Free parking
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• * Sick pay

Work Location: In person