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Social Sustainability Manager

Sunbelt Rentals UK & Ireland • United Kingdom • Added on Nov 4, 2026
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This role turns Sunbelt Rentals’ social sustainability plans into programmes delivered across its UK operations. The manager will take projects from planning through review, with a focus on schools engagement, travel safety, veterans’ support and volunteering, while helping teams and local partners make activities work in practice.

The work connects a nationwide equipment rental business with communities around its depots and customer projects. Programmes aim to support young people’s skills and confidence, adult employability, veterans’ transition and colleague-led community action. Capturing evidence for social value measurement also helps the business understand what its activities contribute and where delivery can improve.

This suits someone who can coordinate several projects, communicate with senior managers and community organisations, and stay organised when plans change. An interest in practical community outcomes, confidence working across regions and readiness to travel through the South Region will matter alongside project management experience.

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What are the main missions and responsibilities of this role?

The manager takes agreed social sustainability projects from planning to delivery and review, coordinating people, budgets, approvals and timelines. Key programmes include schools engagement, Travel Safe, Veterans 4Rs and volunteering playbooks, with support for adult employability and other initiatives. The role also helps regional teams understand and deliver social sustainability objectives, builds relationships with community partners and customers, and supports awareness sessions and onboarding. It captures activity evidence for the reporting partner and contributes to programme improvement and the wider strategy.

Key learning opportunities for this job

The role could build practical experience in social value programme design and delivery across a large, multi-site business. Working with schools, community partners, veterans’ initiatives and regional operations offers exposure to different approaches to community engagement and employability. The postholder may also develop skills in social value evidence gathering, including use of frameworks such as the Social Value Portal and person-centred methods such as MeasureUp. Regular work with senior managers and a senior social sustainability colleague could provide insight into strategy and programme development.

How does the ideal candidate look like (experience, skills)?

The posting points to someone with project management experience who can plan and deliver several initiatives at once, monitor progress and maintain accurate records. A sound understanding of social sustainability principles, strong organisation and attention to detail would be useful. The role requires clear communication with senior managers, depot teams, customers and voluntary, community and social enterprise partners. Initiative, flexibility and comfort with ambiguity are important, as is a full driving licence and willingness to travel. No specific degree or professional certification is stated.

Advice to stand out and make a successful application

Use examples that show how you have taken a community or social impact project from brief to delivery, especially where you coordinated multiple partners, tracked outcomes and adjusted plans. Explain your own contribution and how you gathered evidence, rather than relying on broad claims about impact. For interview preparation, connect your experience to the role’s distinct programme mix: schools engagement, travel safety, veterans’ support and colleague-led volunteering. Be ready to describe how you would work with regional depots and community partners across the South Region, while keeping projects aligned with agreed objectives and budgets.

What aspects of the company's sustainability is this role likely to focus on?

The focus is social sustainability within a large equipment rental business, particularly community participation, skills and employability. Schools programmes aim to support young people’s awareness and confidence, while Veterans 4Rs and adult employability address other routes into skills and work. The volunteering playbooks and regional engagement work could help colleagues contribute to local community projects. Social value evidence gathering is also part of the remit, supporting measurement through recognised methods rather than focusing on environmental reporting or carbon management.

What are the main challenges someone in this role might face?

The manager may need to coordinate several programmes at different stages while working across a broad regional footprint. Keeping delivery consistent across depots, managing changing priorities and addressing incomplete plans could require careful organisation and timely communication. Another likely challenge is showing credible social value across varied activities. The role gathers evidence for a reporting partner, so programme teams and community partners will need to provide useful, accurate information without losing sight of the experience of participants.

How could a typical day look like for someone in this position?

A day could include reviewing programme milestones, confirming resources and approvals, and checking progress with regional teams. The manager might then speak with a school or community partner about an upcoming activity, or help a depot plan a local volunteering project. Other work could include preparing an awareness session, updating project records and evidence for social value reporting, and discussing priorities or programme direction with the Senior Social Sustainability Manager. Travel across the South Region means the balance of office coordination and site visits may vary.

What are the opportunities for professional growth and development in this role?

The role could deepen expertise in social sustainability programme management, community partnerships and social value measurement. Taking responsibility for flagship programmes would also offer experience in setting delivery plans and assessing what works across a distributed business. Working with the Senior Social Sustainability Manager and reporting partner may provide exposure to strategy and recognised measurement approaches. Further development could include broader programme ownership or progression into senior social sustainability work, though no specific promotion path is stated.

The main stakeholders you might be interacting with

Internal contacts include the Senior Social Sustainability Manager, the wider sustainability team, regional directors, RSSCs, depot managers and other colleagues delivering local activities. The manager also works with the reporting partner, who uses collected evidence to measure and report social value. External relationships may include schools, community partners, voluntary, community and social enterprises, customers and organisations involved in employability or veterans’ programmes. These interactions support programme planning, delivery and engagement with local communities.

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