Technical Director - Social Impact Advisory

Due to continuing growth and focus in this area, we are looking for a new Technical Director for Social Impact Advisory to join and provide leadership in our senior team.
The role will focus on taking ownership of and growing a holistic and client-focussed 'Social Impact Advisory' capability within the business, which will include service offerings such as equality, diversity and inclusion, accessibility, consultation and engagement, social value and the bespoke development of solutions to support clients' strategic objectives.
The successful candidate will shape the strategic direction of our emerging Social Impact Advisory service, providing leadership to the team, and fostering innovation. This will include identifying opportunities to add value to Mott MacDonald's existing Social service offering by: shaping client vision and strategy, augmenting business case and consenting submissions, mapping benefits and devising monitoring metrics, ensuring strategic alignment of supply chain and procurement practices, and enhancing the narrative for community engagement.
The Technical Director for Social Impact Advisory will develop and maintain strong relationships with clients and internal stakeholders (including senior leaders and account managers), identifying and undertaking early strategic client conversations. They will bring, create and maintain a robust pipeline of opportunities, including 'organic' work-winning from existing core service assignments, as well as generating new opportunities to expand the service offering through direct client engagement. They will work with clients and project teams to ensure strategic alignment of social impact solutions with projects and programmes and corporate level initiatives.
The Technical Director for Social Impact Advisory will also support our Global Practice Leads for Social Outcomes and Environment and Society, among others. This will require close collaboration with other teams and subject matter experts, including climate, environment, ESG, cities, and planning team., We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.
Accessibility
We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we will talk to you about how we can support you.
Agile working
Happy to talk Flexible Working and how we can support your responsibilities beyond the workplace.
We offer some fantastic benefits including:
Health and wellbeing

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.


• Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.


• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.


• A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.


• Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.


Financial wellbeing

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.


• Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.


• Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.


• Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.


• As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.
  
  You will have both a personal and professional passion for social development, social value and the role of infrastructure in society. You will have a proven track record in business development, technical leadership, and project delivery in a commercial / consultancy environment, and in a variety of sectors for a range of public and private sector clients.

You will be able to demonstrate the following qualifications, skills, competencies and experience:

• Degree qualified (2:1 or above) in social science, humanities, planning, or related discipline OR equivalent relevant professional experience in the field. Masters or other higher qualification desirable.


• Social consultancy services, social value, social impact, social development and social performance


• Knowledge and experience of the infrastructure and construction sectors


• Project leadership and assurance


• Shaping the strategic direction and driving development of technical device offerings with a social focus


• Overseeing and writing winning bids for new work


• Overseeing and undertaking impact assessments, evaluations and appraisals
  
  We're a global engineering, management, and development consultancy.

Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients' businesses, our communities and employee opportunities.
A fundamental part of this is respecting each person's differences and striving to meet their needs.
We are proud to be a one of Glassdoor's top employers to work for in the UK, as well as being recognised as a Top Inclusive Company in the UK.
Our values: Progress, Respect, Integrity, Drive, Excellence.
About the unit
Environmental and social considerations are central to Mott MacDonald's Purpose and its offerings across all sectors and territories. Our environment and social business provides essential services and innovative solutions which anticipate our clients' needs across all sectors.


• A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.


• Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years' service.


• Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.


Enhanced family and carers leave

• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.


• Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.


• Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.


Learning and development

• Primary annual professional institution subscription.


• A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.


Networks, communities, and social outcomes

• Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.


• Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.