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Digital Communications Executive

As a Creative Services Executive, you will play a vital role in our dynamic marketing and communications team, actively contributing to our business goals. Your blend of creativity, technical skills, and high standards is crucial for the success of our campaigns and maintaining our industry-leading brand.Your role involves diverse projects, campaign and channel management, and collaboration across teams, all while keeping a keen eye for detail. We expect you to proactively identify campaign challenges, craft innovative solutions, and take full ownership of their successful implementation. Additionally, experience in graphic design to create impactful assets for social media, digital marketing campaigns, and high-converting landing pages for both external and internal channels is essential.Key Responsibilities: Populate and maintain digital channels, including HubSpot, the website, and intranet, ensuring they are up-to-date and user-friendly. Optimise digital content for SEO, user experience, and engagement. Manage and execute digital marketing campaigns, tracking their performance and making data-driven improvements and optimisations. Lead and contribute to marketing and communications projects, taking ownership of key initiatives. Manage and organise marketing assets efficiently for easy access and utilisation. Provide design support using tools like Photoshop, InDesign, Premiere Pro, and After Effects Generate reports and metrics to demonstrate the success of marketing campaigns.The ideal candidate should have proven experience in digital marketing and campaign management, familiarity with HubSpot or similar marketing automation tools, and proficiency in design software such as Photoshop, InDesign, Premiere Pro, and After Effects. They should have a strong understanding of SEO and website optimisation, knowledge of email marketing best practices, and a solid grasp of UX design principles to maximise user journey, conversion rate, and engagement.To be successful, you will have the ability to interpret and apply brand guidelines effectively, excellent attention to detail, and a strong eye for design aesthetics are essential. A data-driven mindset with the ability to analyse campaign performance, along with strong teamwork and people skills, is crucial. A bachelor's degree or equivalent in graphic design, marketing, communications, or a related field is advantageous in the role.Your key skills include, digital marketing strategy and execution, campaign management and optimization, CMS proficiency, graphic design and multimedia content creation, email marketing software and automation, data analysis and reporting, and event marketing and invitation management.Join us and be part of our success story at Wates! WHAT WE OFFER Competitive salary and profit share scheme Flexible working  Extensive benefits including, Private Medical, Pension 8% employer’s contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 26 days holidays + bank holidays and much more… Excellent range of learning and development activity to support your career progression. Industry leading family leave benefits to included 26 weeks fully paid maternity, 8 weeks fully paid paternity.  To find out more about LIFE AT WATES please click on the following link https://www.wates.co.uk/careers/

SHE Advisor

Wates Group have an opportunity for a SHE Advisor to join our Advanced Manufacturing project in the Sunderland area.As a SHE Advisor, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring Health & Safety (H&S) compliance and best practices across regional operations. Your primary responsibilities will involve providing support, guidance, and coaching to project teams, operations personnel, and supply chain partners to ensure effective deployment of the company's SHE policy.As our SHE Advisor you will: Stay updated with current and forthcoming health, safety, and environmental (SHE) legislation. Assist in maintaining the Company’s SHE Management System and associated documentation. Support Directors, Managers, Department Heads, and Supervisors in implementing the Company SHE Policy. Conduct site visits and inspections to: Monitor safety and environmental performance. Produce SHE Support Reports for management. Investigate and advise on hazardous practices or operations, with the authority to cease work if necessary, until remedial actions are taken. Review and manage absence due to work-related accidents or injuries, ensuring reportable occurrences are notified to relevant enforcing authorities.WHAT WE OFFER Competitive salary & profit share scheme Flexible working Travel covered to any of our sites Extensive corporate benefits including, Private Medical, Pension 8% employers contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 26 days holidays + bank holidays and much more… One of the best learning and development programmes which is customizable to support your career progression goals. (c.7000 training sessions delivered year to date across the WATES Group) Industry leading family leave benefits to included 26 weeks fully paid maternity, 12 weeks fully paid paternity.To find out more about LIFE AT WATES please click on the following link https://www.wates.co.uk/careers/

Board Assistant

Wates is currently looking for a Board Assistant to report to the Executive Managing Director – Construction. In this role, you will oversee the Board of Directors, providing comprehensive business secretarial services, coordinating activities among Board members, and ensuring the company's compliance with statutory obligations.As our Board Assistant, some of your key responsibilities will include: Provide comprehensive company secretarial support to Board members, including preparing timely documentation and critical business reports. Facilitate Board and Committee meetings by preparing agendas, setting deadlines, recording notes, and ensuring follow-up on actions. Manage all aspects of the Board meeting lifecycle, including planning, task coordination, and handling key queries. Co-ordinate with various departments to collect, organise, and present information, supporting corporate governance initiatives and updates.We are looking for a candidate with a strong understanding of the UK Companies Act, corporate governance codes, and relevant regulatory frameworks, coupled with experience in a company secretarial role. Proficiency in using secretarial software like Diligent Board and Microsoft Office is essential. The ideal candidate will excel in minuting meetings, communicating effectively at all levels, and managing relationships with external advisors. They should be a highly skilled multitasker, capable of prioritising their workload within tight deadlines, and possess strong critical thinking, strategic problem-solving abilities, and confident interpersonal skills. Leading with honesty and integrity is key.WHAT WE OFFER Competitive salary & Profit Share Flexible working Travel covered to any of our sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates) Extensive corporate benefits including, Private Medical, Pension 8% employers’ contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 26 days holidays + your Birthday off + bank holidays and much more… Excellent range of learning and development activity to support your career progression. Industry leading family leave benefits to included 26 weeks fully paid maternity, 12 weeks fully paid paternity. To find out more about LIFE AT WATES please click on the following link https://www.wates.co.uk/careers/We are always looking for a variety of new talent to join our teams, to help us grow and innovate as a business. Although you may not have all of the skills listed, many of them may be transferable to other roles within the WATES Group.If you would like clarity on any of our vacancies, discuss career opportunities in strict confidence or need anything to make our recruitment process easier, please contact our In-House Recruitment Team directly or via recruitment@wates.co.uk and one of us will get in touch as soon as possible.As a responsible and inclusive employer, we are committed to equality and are proud to have been recognised for this through a range of accolades including gold accreditation with Investors in People, we are also a Disability Confident employer. Being a family owned, business means we understand and value long term relationships.

Project Manager

Wates are looking for a Project Manager to join our Construction team in the Midlands area.If you are Project Manager with proven technical skills looking for an opportunity to challenge the norm, bring fresh new ideas and elevate yourself within the industry then join us and help to create tomorrow together.This is a great opportunity to progress your career as part of a talented, diverse, and supportive team.ABOUT THE ROLEOur Project Managers are a valuable part of our business, the focus of this role will be to provide visible leadership, insight, direction and foresight in the safe and profitable delivery of schemes, while also providing excellent customer satisfaction and successfully develop a team.As our Project Manager you will: Develop, control, and ensure delivery against the project budgets including profit, preliminaries and procurements. Implement detailed programmes and schedules which allow accurate monitoring and reporting of progress Secure and manage the appropriate resources to deliver the project / scheme effectively and efficiently in a professional manner to ensure successful delivery within project constraints. Implement and manage the development of the Project Quality Plan, Trade Quality Plans, and Defect rectification procedures Ensure there is a successful and smooth handover of the project, including support to customer/ end user throughout the handover process.WHAT WE OFFER Competitive salary & profit share scheme Flexible working  Car Allowance / Company Car (subject to Role/Grade)  Travel covered to any of our sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates)  Extensive corporate benefits including, Private Medical, Pension 8% employers’ contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 26 days holidays + bank holidays and much more… Excellent range of learning and development activity to support your career progression Industry leading family leave benefits to included 26 weeks fully paid maternity, 12 weeks fully paid paternity.  To find out more about LIFE AT WATES please click on the following link https://www.wates.co.uk/careers/