Social Impact Advisor

About the role

To lead on the delivery of social impact initiatives across one or more projects, ensuring activities meet client expectations, local needs, and the Building New Futures strategy. This role works closely with project teams, partners, and communities to coordinate activity, engage stakeholders, and report on progress.

What you'll be doing

• Support the delivery of social impact action plans across assigned projects, ensuring activity aligns with the Building New Futures strategy and client commitments.
• Coordinate the day-to-day planning and delivery of events, activities, or workshops involving communities, schools, or partners.
• Help develop Social Impact Action plans by contributing local insight and supporting delivery teams.
• Carry out associated needs analysis and align with client requirements and/or Government policy on progressive procurement for the relevant location as required.
• Assist with logistics, scheduling, and materials for community events, education sessions, or engagement activities.
• Build and maintain relationships with local stakeholders, including site teams, schools, colleges, community groups, and VCSE organisations. (3rd sector in Scotland).
• Engage local supply chain, identifying opportunities for working collaboratively to coordinate opportunities such as apprenticeships, volunteering, or work experience.
• Represent the project in community facing activities.
• Maintain awareness of internal and supply chain apprenticeship opportunities, supporting outreach and referrals where relevant.

Who we're looking for

• Experience supporting the delivery of community, education, social impact, or volunteering initiatives.
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage tasks, coordinate stakeholders, and support delivery plans effectively.
• Understanding of how community needs, local priorities, or client expectations shape project delivery.
• Awareness of relevant legislation and regulation to support delivery of client commitments.
• Confident communicator, able to engage with schools, community groups, site teams, and supply chain partners in a professional and approachable way.
• Able to build trusted relationships and adapt communication to different audiences.
• Experience working directly with members of the public or local communities is desirable.
• Enthusiastic team member, willing to contribute ideas, ask questions, and learn from others.
• Proactive in sharing updates and collaborating with colleagues across projects or functions.
• Comfortable using digital tools to input and track data, or willing to learn.
• Awareness of local issues such as employment, skills gaps, or community needs.
• Attention to detail when recording, reporting, or communicating social impact outcomes.
• Able to write short case studies or updates to share with others, with support.
• Interest in innovation, continuous improvement, and community engagement.
• Be comfortable with an advanced security clearance.

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…

Operating across England and Wales, our buildings teams create places where people live, are cared for, work, learn, meet and have fun, with a focus on the aviation, health, defence, education and development sectors.

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

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also 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:

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: ***email_hidden***

Job Reference: BBUK18364