Arup
UK Social Value Delivery Lead
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Senior Leadership Opportunity: UK Social Value Delivery Leader
Joining Arup
Arup’s purpose, shared values, and collaborative approach distinguish us after 80 years of guiding how to shape a better world. Founded as an independent firm, we are a globally recognised provider of designs, plans, engineering consultancy, and technical specialisation, delivering a broad spectrum of professional services.
The Opportunity We are seeking an experienced UK Social Value Delivery Leader to shape, build, and lead our social value strategy across the UK. This is a senior leadership role for a proactive individual who thrives in translating ambition into action—creating tangible strategy, strengthening work-winning initiatives, establishing scalable programmes, fostering partnerships, and refining measurement and evidence frameworks.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead a small central hub while leveraging a distributed network across the business, collaborating with:
- Senior leaders and bid teams
- Project stakeholders and external partners
- Develop a clear national social value strategy tailored to UK procurement dynamics, including the Social Value Act
- Drive bid improvement, ensuring social value commitments are credible, measurable, and aligned with client goals
- Establish frameworks to track, report, and evaluate delivery, enhancing community impact while improving commercial outcomes
- Partner with leadership to embed social value as a core differentiator in major pursuits, projects, and broader membership performance
This is an extraordinary chance to: ✔ Build a high-impact regional social value capability within a firm with influence across the built environment ✔ Strengthen client relationships while ensuring genuine community benefit ✔ Demonstrate actionable delivery that connects business performance with real-world impact
Ideal Candidate Profile
You will have:
Education & Experience
- Qualification: University degree or preferably a master’s degree in a relevant field (e.g. sustainable development, economics, social sciences, or planning)
- Leadership in ESG/Social Impact: Senior experience leading social value, impact measurement, ESG programmes, or closely related initiatives within complex organisations
- UK Public Procurement Expertise: In-depth knowledge of how social value is implemented, monitored, and assessed across procurement lifecycles, including client influence, stakeholder management, and commercial reporting
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Technical Capability
- Strong ability to design practical frameworks, delivery models, measurement approaches, and reporting systems
- Experience transforming broad commitments into operational tactics, ensuring alignment with project outcomes across diverse, often interconnected portfolios
Collaborative & Impact-Oriented Mindset
- Skilled in leading through influence across distributed networks
- Strong connection to built environment, infrastructure, or professional services sectors (preferred)
- Commitment to continuous improvement, using evidence-based practice to adapt and scale initiatives
Why Arup?
At Arup, your work holds real meaning and purpose. You will belong to a supportive, collaborative collective, encouraged to thrive in our inclusive culture. This isn’t just a job—it’s an opportunity to contribute to lasting legacy building, as both individual and business grow together.
What You Gain
- Flexible Growth: Progress with fairness and space under Arup’s ownership model, balancing individual success with shared outcomes
- Financial Rewards: Equitable pay underpinned by a profit-sharing mechanism, ensuring members benefit from collective results
- Comprehensive Wellbeing: Private medical insurance, life/income protection, and customisable benefits supporting health, personal development, and work-life design
- Diverse Opportunities: Empowerment to navigate projects, build capability, and connect with global communities through learning/research programmes
- Freedom with Accountability: Deep autonomy in choosing challenges and aligning projects with sustainable development goals
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Arup’s Commitment to Diversity
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity as a catalyst for innovation. Our inclusive culture celebrates:
- Neurodiverse talents and differing life stage experiences
- Gender identity, lived pronoun preference, and intersectional identities
- Needs of carers, individuals with disabilities, and ethnic minority backgrounds
- LGBTQ+, faith/base communities, and leadership across global regions
Accessibility & Support
Accessible recruitment is essential. If you require reasonable adjustments or communication preferences for a fair interview/adaptation, reach out via Karin Spies (karin.spies@arup.com) to discuss in advance.
Our candidate experience and offices strive to welcome everyone, while embedding equity into practice. Visit arup.com/careers to explore more about one’s place—both at Arup and in their career.
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✅ Before: Friday, 10 July 2026 ⚠ Early applications encouraged—roles may close sooner if applicants exceed internal expectations.
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