VolkerRail is a leading multidisciplinary railway infrastructure contractor on heavy and light rail networks.
Our ability to continually deliver projects, from smaller contracts through to our involvement in nationally significant major schemes, has helped our clients bring communities together and provide better services for passengers.
VolkerRail comprises two businesses: Major Projects, which is expert in collaborative working and leads on large, multidisciplinary joint venture and alliance projects; and Specialist Businesses, made up of expert divisions in signalling, track, power, electrification and piling, with an in-house plant division and bespoke design teams. These work independently, as subcontractors to the rail sector, or collectively as a Tier One contractor for larger frameworks.
We are currently seeking a Social Value Coordinator to join our HSEQS team at our Doncaster Head Office.
As our Social Value Coordinator, you will play a key role in helping VolkerRail deliver meaningful social value outcomes for our customers, communities and stakeholders. Supporting the delivery of our sustainability strategy, you will coordinate a wide range of initiatives that create positive social, economic and environmental impact.
Key responsibilities include:
- Coordinating and delivering social value activities, including volunteering, educational engagement and community initiatives.
- Maintaining accurate social value records, trackers and reporting systems, ensuring data and supporting evidence is captured in line with client and business requirements.
- Producing reports, case studies and impact stories that showcase the positive difference our projects make in local communities.
- Managing the administration of employee volunteering programmes, work experience placements, charitable donations and fundraising activities.
- Building relationships with charities, schools, community organisations and other external stakeholders to identify opportunities that support our social value objectives.
- Supporting and coordinating VolkerRail's Education Ambassador programme, including ambassador onboarding, communications and event planning.
- Delivering educational engagement activities at schools, colleges and careers events to inspire future talent into the rail industry.
- Developing internal communications and promotional campaigns to increase employee participation in volunteering and fundraising initiatives.
- Managing social value enquiries and ensuring requests are responded to efficiently and professionally.
- Supporting compliance with safeguarding requirements, company procedures and reporting standards across all social value activities
About you
We're looking for a highly organised and proactive individual who is passionate about creating positive social value and building meaningful relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
You'll be comfortable balancing administration, reporting and coordination responsibilities whilst supporting the delivery of community, education and volunteering initiatives across the business. You will have strong attention to detail and be confident managing data, producing reports and maintaining accurate records to demonstrate social value outcomes.
You will have:
- Previous administrative experience in a busy environment.
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple workstreams and competing priorities.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the confidence to engage effectively with colleagues, clients, schools, charities, community groups and other external stakeholders.
- Experience maintaining databases, records and reporting information accurately.
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.
- Experience of creating engaging communications and promotional content.
- A proactive approach with a commitment to continuous improvement and delivering positive outcomes.
- GCSE English and Mathematics (or equivalent).
- A full UK driving licence and willingness to travel nationally when required.
- The ability to obtain and maintain an Enhanced DBS check due to engagement activities within schools and educational settings.
Desirable experience and knowledge:
- Previous experience supporting social value, sustainability, corporate social responsibility or community engagement initiatives.
- Experience working with schools, colleges, charities or community organisations.
- Experience coordinating volunteering programmes, fundraising initiatives, careers events or educational engagement activities.
- Experience using digital communication and display platforms, including Blink and Yodeck, to create and distribute engaging content.
- Experience producing impact reports, case studies and social value evidence.
- Membership of the Institute of Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability (ICRS) and/or a Level 4 Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Practitioner qualification (or willingness to work towards this).
Why work for us?
VolkerRail is under the umbrella of VolkerWessels UK which is a multidisciplinary contractor that delivers innovative engineering solutions across the civil engineering and construction sectors including rail, highways, airport, marine, energy, water, and environmental infrastructure.
By utilising the specialist skills of each business unit within VolkerWessels UK, VolkerRail is able to ensure our staff provide unrivalled resources and expertise to our clients.
We offer competitive rewards and benefits, recognising the value we place on our employees.
We offer a range of benefits, including:
- Competitive salary
- Competitive annual leave and an additional day off on your birthday
- Pension
- Life Assurance
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Shopping and restaurants vouchers, rewards, and discounts
- Training and development opportunities, including comprehensive skills-based training
- Family-friendly policies, including enhanced maternity benefits
- Employee Assistance programme
- Mental health, physical health, and financial support
Fairness, inclusion and respect
We believe in pushing boundaries in the pursuit of fairness, inclusion and respect, so our teams can be comfortable that, whatever their background, VolkerWessels UK is a place where they can be themselves and thrive.
If you need support with your application, please contact us at careers@volkerwessels.co.uk
Additional information
Note for Recruitment Agencies:
Our preference is to hire directly, and we will reach out to our Preferred Supplier List (PSL) agencies if this particular role qualifies for release.
We kindly request that you refrain from sending speculative CVs. In the event of speculative CV submissions, no fees will be applicable, and we kindly ask that all enquiries be directed to careers@volkerwessels.co.uk
VolkerWessels UK is committed to maintaining healthy, safe and productive working conditions for its
entire workforce and therefore drugs and alcohol screening is mandatory for all.
