Our business is truly a special part of the Eric Wright Group and wholly owned by the Eric Wright Charitable Trust, we are a commercially focused business with a social purpose. Forward thinking and people focused, we retain our traditional values and are extremely proud of our dedicated, passionate and friendly colleagues who live our values and work hard to make a difference every day. Our business would not be the business it is today without its people, we strive to develop and nurture talent, provide a positive healthy environment empowering our people to be the best they can be.
Apprentice Site Manager
The role
We are delighted to be recruiting an Apprentice Site Manager to join our Eric Wright Construction team within the Greater Manchester area delivering new and exciting projects. Reporting to the Site Manager and Project Manager you will learn and assist in carrying out their duties onsite with regard to safety, quality, cost control and delivery on programme. You will assist with the management of environmental and commercial aspects of works on site and in the delivery of site progress in line with the works programme requirements to achieve a defect free project.
Your main duties and responsibilities will include but not be limited to:
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Learn about site safety, ensuring that the highest possible safety standards are maintained onsite at all times and that the appropriate safety culture is developed on site with site team and sub-contractors.
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Assist Site Management in the management of the site team / sub-contractors.
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Assist in the management and co-ordination of site activities.
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Learn about programming and aid the PM / SM by monitoring works onsite against the site programmes.
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Complete daily diary to record works and activities on site.
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Familiarise and Learn about method statements and risk assessments and aid the site manager in ensuring that all works have the appropriate RAMS in place in advance of the works.
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Assist in delivery of safety and environmental management systems and project compliance with key elements subject to safety, environmental and quality audit.
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Learn about cost control by working with Site Manager and the Site QS, aid the team by learning about effective cost control measures. Decisions that are made by the Site Team can directly influence the final project margin, learn that all decisions made onsite by the Site team need to be carefully thought through for Cost, Safety, Quality and Programme.
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Attend/minute all necessary internal and external meetings.
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Pursue personal development of skills and knowledge necessary for the effective performance of the role.
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Comply with Company rules, policies and procedures at all times.
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Support EWG Learning foundation
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Aid the project team to achieve Considerate Constructors goals
About you
About You
The ideal candidate will
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Hold a valid Driving license
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Pursue personal development of skills and knowledge necessary for the effective performance of the role.
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Comply with Company rules, policies and procedures at all times including those relating to data protection and information security
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Carry out any other reasonable tasks which may be required from time to time and to enable the company to remain adaptable to changing markets and needs
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Communicate effectively at all levels in a way that encourages two-way communication.
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Be comfortable working and speaking with both groups and individuals.
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Be comfortable writing emails / letters and having discussions over email.
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Proficient with IT i.e. using laptops, tablets and the like
In Return We Offer
Competitive Salary
Enhanced annual leave starting at 26 Days + bank holidays rising with service
Learning and development - we offer a range of learning opportunities to develop talent at all levels within our business focussing on technical competence, upskilling, compliance and governance and career development.
Apprenticeship sponsorship while studying for a Degree
Pension — 6.5% employer contribution of your salary into your pension to help you save for the future
Company sick pay scheme - Up to 20 days full pay in a rolling 12-month period
Group Income Protection – 50% of your salary covered for 3 years for long term illness. You will be provided with life assurance cover to the value of £40,000 as well as being provided with 24-hour personal accident insurance cover. Both benefits will be paid for by the company.
Enhanced Paid Family Leave - maternity, paternity, adoption, fertility, compassion, bereavement, crisis, emergency dependants, and much more
Virtual GP - 24/7 access for when you need to speak to a GP
EAP – Employee Assistance Programme through Health Assured, supporting you and your family with advice, guidance and counselling on a variety of areas such as health, fitness, home life, finances and much more.
Mental Health support – through the Thrive app, approved by the NHS, provides tools, to tackle, prevent and manage common stressors such as sleep, bereavement, work issues etc. Also provides relaxation, breathing and meditation techniques and measures impact.
Savings scheme – Put aside an affordable amount for a rainy day in the future
Recognition awards – awards for long service and special birthdays
A comprehensive health and wellbeing strategy focussed on physical, emotional, financial and career wellbeing
Our Ethos
Working at the Eric Wright Group of companies is truly special. Owned 100% by the Eric Wright Charitable Trust, we are a commercially focused business with a social purpose, which means that after reinvestment in the business, our profit is donated to charity via the Trust. This ownership structure provides a high level of stability for the Group and supports longer-term commercial and charitable strategies. Our reputation is built on our chairman’s founding principles of a company that must be profitable, ethical and farsighted, as a result we have people, community and social value at our heart. The companies across the Group regularly collaborate to deliver outstanding results on bespoke projects for both public and private sector clients.
We are extremely proud of our dedicated, passionate and friendly colleagues who live our values and work hard to make a difference in communities every day.
Equal opportunity statement:
At Eric Wright Group, our clients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, who share of values, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger.
