Community & Social Value Officer

Job Title: Community & Social Value Officer

Reporting to: Business Unit General Manager

Role purpose

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and motivated individual to play a key role in ensuring our projects leave a lasting positive legacy. The successful candidate will act as the primary link between Omexom, local communities, project stakeholders, and the wider supply chain, while also leading the delivery and monitoring of project-specific social value commitments.

You will help maintain Omexom's reputation as a trusted and responsible contractor by building strong relationships, managing stakeholder engagement, and driving social value initiatives that create meaningful benefits for local people, businesses, and organisations.

Responsibilities & Duties

Including but not limited to the following:

Community Engagement

• Act as the primary point of contact for local communities, community councils, residents, businesses, schools, charities, and local authorities.

• Develop and implement Community Engagement Plans for transmission and infrastructure projects.

• Organise and attend community meetings, drop-in sessions, site visits, public exhibitions, and stakeholder consultations.

• Build positive relationships with key local stakeholders and community representatives.

• Proactively identify and address community concerns and work collaboratively with project teams to resolve issues.

• Maintain accurate records of all engagement activities, enquiries, complaints, and actions taken.

Social Value Delivery

• Deliver and monitoring of project Social Value Plans and commitments

• Develop initiatives that support local employment, apprenticeships, work placements, training opportunities, and educational engagement.

• Coordinate school visits, careers events, STEM activities, and employability programmes.

• Identify opportunities to support local charities, community groups, and voluntary organisations.

• Organise volunteering activities involving employees and supply chain partners.

• Support the delivery of social value initiatives aligned with project objectives and local needs.

• Track, measure, and report social value outcomes using internal and SSEN’s reporting system (LOOP).

• Work with procurement and project teams to maximise opportunities for local businesses and SMEs within the supply chain.

Communications & Stakeholder Management

• Prepare clear and engaging communications including newsletters, project updates, letters, presentations, social media content, and stakeholder briefings.

• Provide timely and consistent information regarding project activities, milestones, and potential impacts.

• Support issue management and community response activities when required.

• Monitor community sentiment and identify emerging risks or opportunities.

• Produce regular reports on engagement activities, social value performance, and stakeholder feedback.

Internal Collaboration

• Provide project teams with advice and insight regarding stakeholder expectations and community priorities.

• Work closely with Project Managers, HSE, Communications, Procurement, Construction, Social Value and Environmental teams.

• Ensure social value and community engagement activities align with SSEN commitments, contractual requirements, and business objectives.

• Represent Omexom at external forums, networking events, industry meetings, and community events.

Key interfaces

Relationships with key stakeholders:

• Business Unit General Managers

• Client Representatives

• Project Managers

• External stakeholders, e.g. client, authorities

Person Specification

• Experience in a community engagement, stakeholder relations, social value, public affairs, or communications role

• Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to engage confidently with a wide range of stakeholders

• Experience planning and delivering community events and engagement activities

• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities

• Ability to analyse issues, identify solutions, and manage sensitive situations professionally

• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook

• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel across project locations in Scotland

• A proactive, positive, and collaborative approach

Desirable

• Experience working within infrastructure, utilities, energy, construction, or engineering sectors

• Knowledge of Social Value requirements and measurement frameworks

• Experience delivering education, employability, or community benefit programmes

• Understanding of stakeholder engagement best practice

• Experience producing social value reports and performance data

Values

In line with Omexom’s values, the jobholder must have the following qualities:

Team Spirit & Generosity – able to work effectively within and contribute to the Omexom team to deliver results, provide support and drive performance.

Trust and Empowerment – enjoy managing their responsibilities and time to ensure work is completed efficiently and professionally.

Integrity and Responsibility – enjoy taking responsibility for their duties and managing these effectively to ensure efficient high quality results.

Innovation & Entrepreneurship – continually strive to improve processes and introduce new initiatives to improve efficiency.