Stakeholder and Social Value Apprenticeship

VOLKERFITZPATRICK LIMITED

Hounslow, Middlesex (TW6 2GW)

Closes in 30 days (Sunday 18 January 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 19 December 2025

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Summary

Your role will be to implement, manage and report Social Value for selected projects as well as represent VolkerFitzpatrick and actively contribute to internal, client, business sector and professional social value committees, working groups and forums to help shape the social value agenda.

Wage

£22,000 a year

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Salary is £22K with an uplift for working at Heathrow Airport so final salary is £30,784

Training course
Corporate responsibility and sustainability practitioner (level 4)
Hours
Days to be confirmed 8am- 5pm

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 2 February 2026

Duration

3 years

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

  • Support the engagement & implementation of the VWUK People, Planet, Purpose Sustainability Framework across the organisation
  • Working with project teams and key partners to deliver agreed social value KPI’s for each project
  • Responsible for identifying and engaging with stakeholders to understand the local needs, opportunities and risks; and support the businesses within their delivery catchments and growth areas
  • Develop the content for internal, external and client facing communication and promotion of social value achievements, including performance reporting packs, case studies and produce social return on investment assessments
  • Work alongside project teams to gather information and evidence for social value reporting i.e. local spend, local labour
  • Support the business to address identified skills shortages, whilst also seeking to tackle the broader societal needs for social mobility, equality, diversity and inclusion within the workplace
  • Responsible for budgeting, arranging, publicising, and coordinating volunteers to deliver corporate social and environmental engagement activities working with charities and community groups For example, community projects, fundraising events, mentoring, provision of expert hours etc.
  • Work with the procurement and commercial teams to engage supply chain businesses and further their understanding of social value
  • Establish data collection and reporting processes to capture their progress

Where you'll work

Compass Centre
Nelson Road
London Heathrow Airport
Hounslow, Middlesex
TW6 2GW

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

LDN APPRENTICESHIPS LTD

Training course

Corporate responsibility and sustainability practitioner (level 4)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Select and implement project management and planning tools applicable to the type of project/ campaign lifecycle.
  • Assess the effectiveness of change and identify opportunities to improve outcomes, guiding and supporting others to deliver results.
  • Balance own CR&S workload to prioritise competing demands and achieve key performance indicators.
  • Utilise strengths of internal organisational structures to help build self-sustaining CR&S populations.
  • Tailor approach to maintaining new/existing external stakeholder relationships to achieve progress on plans (e.g objectives, key initiatives and shared interests).
  • Contribute to the negotiation of external CR&S projects of mutual benefit.
  • Adopt a communication method that takes account of the audience and is suitable for the circumstances.
  • Recommend opportunities for external engagement, articulating the mutual benefits and risks.
  • Contribute to written reports on CR&S performance in line with organisational requirements.
  • Contribute to the drafting of the CR&S strategy.
  • Adjust leadership style to achieve results, having regard to the needs of the individual/teams involved.
  • Select data that is relevant to the CR&S issue being considered.
  • Analyse data to form evidence-based conclusions on CR&S performance.
  • Deliver CR&S events in accordance with contractual arrangements.
  • Quality assure own and others work in accordance with organisational requirements
  • Contribute to reporting externally on CR&S Strategy and delivery in line with industry and legislative requirements.
  • Identify own organisations CR&S opportunities and threats. Escalate risks within own organisation when needed.
  • Research the CR&S landscape, escalating best practice opportunities within own organisation.
  • Apply management techniques needed to deliver CR&S projects within budget.
  • Train colleagues in CR&S techniques, tailoring the learning style to the circumstances.
  • Identify and deliver initiatives that may raise funds for CR&S projects.
  • Identify and apply relevant IT solutions to CR&S issues.
  • Select and implement project management and planning tools applicable to the type of project/ campaign lifecycle.
  • Assess the effectiveness of change and identify opportunities to improve outcomes, guiding and supporting others to deliver results.
  • Balance own CR&S workload to prioritise competing demands and achieve key performance indicators.
  • Utilise strengths of internal organisational structures to help build self-sustaining CR&S populations.
  • Tailor approach to maintaining new/existing external stakeholder relationships to achieve progress on plans (e.g objectives, key initiatives and shared interests).
  • Contribute to the negotiation of external CR&S projects of mutual benefit.
  • Adopt a communication method that takes account of the audience and is suitable for the circumstances.
  • Recommend opportunities for external engagement, articulating the mutual benefits and risks.
  • Contribute to written reports on CR&S performance in line with organisational requirements.
  • Contribute to the drafting of the CR&S strategy.
  • Adjust leadership style to achieve results, having regard to the needs of the individual/teams involved.
  • Select data that is relevant to the CR&S issue being considered.
  • Analyse data to form evidence-based conclusions on CR&S performance.
  • Deliver CR&S events in accordance with contractual arrangements.
  • Quality assure own and others work in accordance with organisational requirements
  • Contribute to reporting externally on CR&S Strategy and delivery in line with industry and legislative requirements.
  • Identify own organisations CR&S opportunities and threats. Escalate risks within own organisation when needed.
  • Research the CR&S landscape, escalating best practice opportunities within own organisation.
  • Apply management techniques needed to deliver CR&S projects within budget.
  • Train colleagues in CR&S techniques, tailoring the learning style to the circumstances.
  • Identify and deliver initiatives that may raise funds for CR&S projects.
  • Identify and apply relevant IT solutions to CR&S issues.

Training schedule

This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths and English (grade 4 or above)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative

Other requirements

A requirement of this project is that candidates must live in a local borough that surrounds Heathrow.  These are: Buckinghamshire, Ealing, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Runnymede, Richmond upon Thames, Spelthome, Slough, Windsor & Maindenhead

About this employer

VolkerFitzpatrick is one of the leading engineering and construction companies in the UK. We provide specialist multi-disciplinary engineering solutions to a wide range of markets to deliver a truly integrated service for our clients. We are proud to say our history dates back over 100 years, employ almost 1,000 people and currently turn over more than £600m per year, ensuring we are able to meet the growing demands of today’s construction industry. Our specialist capabilities are the heart of our business; as a supply chain partner we work nationally to solve complex challenges in all kinds of diverse environments. Our proven expertise in delivering successful projects in a wide range of sectors include rail and depots, buildings, highways, airports, energy and defence.

Company benefits

Competitive salary, Competitive annual leave, Private medical care, Pension, Life Assurance, Vouchers, rewards, & discounts, Training & development opportunities, Family friendly polices, Employee Assistance programme.

After this apprenticeship

  • Higher level apprenticeship is an option on successful completion of this programme

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

LDN APPRENTICESHIPS LTD

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000006021.

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Closes in 30 days (Sunday 18 January 2026 at 11:59pm)