Job Description

General information

City/town:

Cambridge

Job field:

Business Support and IT

External closing date:

Thursday, October 2, 2025

Type of contract:

Fixed term

ID:

5471

Description and requirements

Skanska, one of the world's leading project development and construction groups, is an inclusive and responsible business that is helping to build a better society.



We are looking for a Social Value Manager to join our infrastructure team in Wintringham, St. Neots, Cambridgeshire. The purpose of the role is to develop and deliver a strategic and impactful external social value programme in the East region for the A428 improvement scheme, which will bring a new 10-mile dual carriageway. This scheme will transform one of the busiest road links in the East of England, helping drivers who live, work and travel in and around the surrounding areas to have a better and smoother journey.

What you'll do:

Identify strategic opportunities to deliver social value activities and work with the DIP partners and STEM Point East. This includes developing and delivering an annual STEM strategy across local schools and colleges. Analyse the level of impact of each activity and plan and structure a campaign along the timeline of the A428 project. Drive engagement by recruiting STEM Ambassadors, coordinating outreach, placements and work experience. Work with National Highways Legacy Lead to apply for any employment and skills funding needed via the A428 Social Value fund. To support the Head of Integration & Social Value with presenting and sharing best practice in E&S at various forums like the Regional Centre of Excellence and providing monthly updates to PEG (Project Exec Group). Champion equality, diversity, and inclusion and work closely with the EDI Manager. Input into the NH Social Value Tool quarterly and work with the internal data team to create dashboards to evidence the social value delivery and output.

What you'll bring to the role:

Experience of developing and delivering social value programmes with an EDI focus. Experience of identifying and obtaining funding from external sources. Experience of developing positive internal and external relationships at all levels. Hold or be working towards a relevant professional qualification.

Equal opportunities

We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic - we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska.

Flexible working

We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role.

Reasonable adjustments

We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us using

recruitment@skanska.co.uk

or call 0330 105 2000 - Option 5 & 1, if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application.

More information about the role

Please note this is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Skanska. For a full role profile, please contact us:

recruitment@skanska.co.uk

Closing date

The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the business.

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