About the role

Balfour Beatty has an exciting opportunity for a Social Impact Manager to join our Power T&D business unit to work in Scotland.

The main place of work is located on Skye project sites. There will be additional flexible hybrid working available, from home and our offices at Maxim Park. The post holder will regularly be required to travel across the project location from Fort Augustus to Ardmore.

Role Purpose

The postholder will support Balfour Beatty Power T&D project teams to develop and deliver meaningful and measurable social impact within the island community and in West Coast of Scotland, working collaboratively with the wider Balfour Beatty group Social Impact teams and SSEN Economic Development teams.

The postholder will deliver projects that enhance sustainable economic development, training, education and support the community to meet their aspirations through charitable giving and volunteering.

In addition, the postholder will design and deliver a community engagement programme that will generate positive outcomes and create long lasting legacy.

What you'll be doing

As a Social Impact Manager, you will have the following accountabilities:

• Advertise and appoint a community engagement consultancy to lead on the development of our Social Impact legacy programme for the Skye Reinforcement project.
• Work closely with project teams and SSEN to research, develop and deliver a bespoke community engagement plan in West of Scotland and that supports development of a similar plan in North East Scotland
• Develop the project economic plan to identify opportunities to engage with local suppliers and promote Social Impact at Supply Chain events. Work with our supply chains to facilitate delivery of social impact deliverables such as work experience placements and apprenticeship and job creation.
• Work with internal recruitment teams to promote jobs created through project delivery, supporting recruitment events locally and promoting opportunities to our local employability partners.
• Manage and develop our project education plan, working with local schools, college, and universities to develop STEM and career-based resources for students and coordinate staff to deliver workshops.
• Accurately report & monitor our Social Impact including evidencing local labour, local spend and other key metrics and complete monthly updates to our internal sustainability portal and meet customer reporting needs on a monthly basis or as required.
• Support our project team to demonstrate our Social Impact during construction works by creating high quality communications content including case studies, press releases, web content, video, podcasts, and social media content.
• Develop local partnerships with key third sector organisations and promote and coordinate fundraising and volunteering opportunities with community-based groups in Skye.
• Support the development of a Housing Strategy for Highland and Islands as part of wider Balfour Beatty works in this area.

Who we're looking for

You will have the following:

• Understanding of careers related to Power Transmission & Distribution and renewable energy.
• Understanding of the Social Impact agenda in Scotland and the wider Social Impact landscape
• Knowledge of the National performance Framework and the principles of Community Wealth Building
• Knowledge of engaging communities in rural locations and barriers of recruitment in these regions.
• Clean UK Driver’s License.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

About us

Balfour Beatty’s Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks.

From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support customers in the development of some of the UK’s most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit (url removed)/diversityandinclusion

We are a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://(url removed)/

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