Social Sustainability Manager

Sunbelt Rentals Careers • Full-time • Solihull • 1w ago

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Social Sustainability Manager to join our exciting and fast paced social sustainability team, to support the creation, delivery and reporting of social value.

The role leads the organisation and delivery of flagship programmes such as our schools engagement activity, helping young people build skills, awareness and confidence for the future. This includes leading the continued development and roll out of the Sunbelt Rentals Travel Safe programme, while supporting the delivery of other social sustainability programmes and initiatives across the business. The role requires strong project management capability, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, remain highly organised and track and measure progress effectively while staying focused on agreed objectives.

The role will include travel across the full South Region.

Key Duties include:

Support continual improvement initiatives within the Sustainability team to enhance the effectiveness of Social Sustainability projects.
Provide Social Sustainability support and guidance to Regional Directors, RSICs, Depots, Managers and team members, promoting collaboration and alignment.
Contribute to the overall Social Sustainability Strategy, ensuring alignment with Sunbelt Rentals UK & Ireland's objectives.
Accountable for ensuring the accurate capture, measurement and reporting of social sustainability activity across the business using recognised methodologies including the Social Value Portal framework and person centred approaches such as MeasureUp, working closely with the Social Sustainability Reporting Partner who supports the operational delivery of this work.
Lead the organisation and delivery of flagship programmes including schools engagement activity and the continued development and roll out of the Sunbelt Rentals Travel Safe programme, while supporting the delivery of other social sustainability initiatives across the business.
Support the wider business by helping deliver Social Sustainability awareness sessions, onboarding inputs for new starters and internal training to build understanding and engagement across the organisation.
Establish proactive relationships with key Community Partners and Customers to facilitate successful project implementation and community engagement.

What can we offer you in return? You’ll be joining a highly successful FTSE100 company, the UK’s largest equipment rental provider. We provide an Industry leading flexible rewards package including generous holiday allowance (with the opportunity to buy and sell annual leave), life assurance, retail discount scheme, employee recognition awards and a great Company pension scheme.

About You

If you join the team we’ll provide you with everything you need and ensure you are equipped for success. We’ll talk to you about your training and personal development needs and what you’d like to do to further your career and support your future aspirations.

To succeed in this role you will bring the following skill-set and behaviours:

Passionate and enthusiastic about making a difference to the communities in which we live and work.
Hold a full driving licence and willingness to travel throughout the UK as required.
Project management experience - adept at managing own workload and ensuring successful project delivery.
Able to work on your own initiative.
Able to work effectively as part of a wider team.
Strong communication skills at all levels.
Comfortable in front of Senior Management teams, Voluntary, Community & Social Enterprises (VCSEs) and customers alike.
Flexible and able to quickly change priorities depending on business requirements.
Methodical approach to problem solving with a strong eye for detail.
Have a good understanding of Social Sustainability principles and practices, enabling informed decision making and effective implementation of initiatives.
Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple projects at the same time, tracking progress and ensuring delivery against agreed objectives.
Comfortable working in environments where not everything is fully defined, able to manage ambiguity while remaining focused on priorities and outcomes.
Computer literate with a working knowledge of Microsoft products.

About Us

Sunbelt Rentals is the leader in equipment rentals in the UK, Ireland, US and Canada - as well as specialist operations in Europe. We provide a range of solutions to every market and sector, including construction, industrial, energy, infrastructure, government and events. Our teams make the impossible possible and the unthinkable doable. Turning what if into what is.

Our people are at the heart of our values and they’re our greatest asset. We rely on you to look after our customers so in return, we take good care of you. We recognise the value and uniqueness of our team-mates and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive Sunbelt Rentals, providing equality of opportunity and a culture of fairness and respect.

Your health, safety and wellbeing is really important to us. We’re raising awareness and providing support through initiatives such as our mental health awareness campaign and first-aider programme. You’ll also be able to access a 24-7 employee assistance helpline, counselling services and financial wellbeing support.