The Sovini Group

Sector

Construction, Infrastructure & Real Estate

Website

https://sovini.co.uk/

About us

The Sovini Group is a property, construction and facilities management company.

The members within the Group work together to support thriving, inclusive communities, charitable causes and to increase the supply and quality of affordable housing and related services.

Formed in 2011 The Sovini Group comprises both not-for-profit organisations and commercial companies. We are distinct from conventional housing groups in that our commercial businesses are free to generate profits and trade externally.

Those profits can then be invested in our not-for-profit members to increase the supply of social housing and improve the communities in which we work.

Excellence in Wellbeing 2020

What employees say

I recently celebrated 40 years of work. I was surprised and delighted to receive an invitation to a special lunch from our CEO and MD to celebrate this occasion, I enjoyed this special lunch with my team members, and I was made to feel valued and appreciated. I was also presented with a gift. The fact that the CEO took the time to personally thank me for my 40 years’ service is something I will never forget.

Ann Owens

Head of Councillor Liaison, Sovini Limited

94 %

I am developing professionally working here.

98 %

People here are treated fairly regardless of their race or ethnic origin.

98 %

This is a friendly place to work.

96 %

I'm proud to tell others I work here.

95 %

There is a "family" or "team" feeling here.

96 %

Taking everything into account, I would say this is a great place to work.

What defines us

Regardless of their role or the company they work for, all employees within The Sovini Group live by a common purpose: creating opportunity and changing lives.

When it comes to promoting how great it is to work at The Sovini Group, we're happy to let our employees do that talking!

Nicola Birkbeck from Sovini Limited said:

"The welcome email I received is fantastic, and I really appreciated the congratulations card. I’ve never started anywhere with such a warm welcome and it’s an excellent way to instil the values and early pride in the company."

Ryan Kidd Teal Scaffold, said:

“Within my first couple of weeks with the company I found myself working out with the CEO and having a chat with him. Things like that put you at ease and make you feel welcome.”

What inspires us

Employees across The Sovini Group enjoy a host of great benefits throughout the year.

Bill Merritt, ASB Officer at One Vision Housing, said:

“When I joined One Vision Housing I was pleasantly surprised to find that they had a staff incentive scheme in place. I have never worked in anywhere were this type of scheme has been in place. The fact that all employees receive the bonus if they achieve certain targets means that in April employees are all fired up for the following year!”

We hosted our very own festival for employees across the Group in the Summer – Glastini - complete with local music acts, street food, gin bar and festival glitter.

Hannah Clinton, Senior Scheduler at Sovini Property Services said:

“I had a really good time. The organisation of the location, food and drink was excellent and made it really easy for everyone. It was a great opportunity to get to know people and I hope we can do it again next year.”

Action highlights

The Sovini Group is bucking the national trend on gender pay. The 2019/20 gender pay analysis for The Sovini Group has revealed salaries of female employees compare favourably with their male colleagues. The Group’s gender pay gap is now -2.67% in favour of female employees.

The Sovini Group has introduced a number of initiatives to assist with salary monitoring, including a full salary review every two years and a transparent recruitment process.

Kerry Beirne, The Sovini Group People and Learning Director, said: “We strive to ensure equality of pay for all our employees. Our approach to gender pay further reiterates our ongoing commitment to equality of opportunity and supports our inclusive culture.”

https://sovini.co.uk/blog/the-sovini-group-continues-to-buck-national-trend-on-gender-pay/

Word from the top

We have made significant progress since our formation, not only with the evolution of the organisation, but also in cementing our position as a great employer.

I’m proud that we’ve built a successful business that feels like a family, where people care about what they do and support each other to achieve it.

Dr Roy Williams

CEO of The Sovini Group

Career and jobs

Application tips

At The Sovini Group we live by our values:

Success – we will be the best
Passion – we love what we do
Authenticity – we do what we say we will do
Courage – we dare to be different
Enterprise – we never stand still

What you need to show us is your drive for success, your passion for enjoying what you do, and your authenticity in following up on what you promise. You will have courage to be different, and show enterprise because we never stand still!

For more information visit https://sovini.co.uk/careers/

Our great workplace

The way we work

With competitive salaries, annual leave and bonus, plus a wealth of benefits including staff gym and wellbeing initiatives, The Sovini Group is regarded as one of the best organisations to work for in the UK.

We know that to be the best we need to attract and retain the best people. We offer a fantastic reward and benefit package to reflect this.

This Includes: