Overview

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At Jacobs, we are committed to embedding social value into our business, client work and communities as part of our sustainability and inclusion approach. This role sits in the European Buildings & Infrastructure Growth & Sales team and focuses on articulating how projects and the organisation contribute to society through social value.

What you can expect

Be at the forefront of driving our company strategy and growing our business by winning work for our teams. You will work with a driven, agile, disciplined team to deliver social value throughout the sales process and tender responses.

What Youll Do (Responsibilities)

• Embedding our social value approach within sales, articulating and defining our added value for UK clients and opportunities across the region
• Developing winning social value offers, and authoring clearly defined thoughtful responses aligned with commercial goals and wider business priorities
• Managing the handover between sales and project delivery to ensure projects are set up for success
• Evaluating feedback and trends to evolve our approach
• Development and maintenance of resources, knowledge management, training and tools to improve the sales and bidding process for social value
• Working with sales teams to promote and define our social value capabilities and contribution
• Supporting the gathering of evidence from across the business on social value performance and initiatives

What you’ll need (Qualifications & Experience)

• Previous Social Value Sales experience for the UK Infrastructure market is desirable, with a proven ability to produce social value procurement responses for large/complex projects
• Ability to challenge and think strategically with strong communication and leadership to inspire others
• Client-focused approach with the ability to author compelling social value responses
• Understanding of social value challenges facing clients, knowledge of social value solutions, and creative problem-solving skills
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines/budgets
• Strong organisational skills to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Good interpersonal skills to lead meetings/workshops and build relationships across Growth & Sales and Operations
• Experience engaging and working with supply chain partners
• Potential and drive to grow within Jacobs’ Growth & Sales team

Additional information

Jacobs prioritises inclusion and belonging. We encourage flexible working and provide benefits, well-being programs, and opportunities to contribute to our global giving and volunteering initiatives. We are a disability confident employer and welcome applications from candidates who require flexible working arrangements or may not meet all listed requirements.

We support hybrid working, allowing a mix of Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations. If you require recruitment process adjustments, please contact Careers Support.