Assistant/Junior Planner

Full time | Eric Wright Group Head Office

The Eric Wright Group has a fantastic history. From our beginnings in construction to an award winning group of companies, 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. As a multi award-winning leader in the UK civil engineering industry, Eric Wright Civil Engineering demonstrates a culture of excellence in the highways, structures, clean and waste water, energy, waste and industrial infrastructure sectors and that ensures long term relationships with our partners and clients. This is an exciting time for Eric Wright Civil Engineering. If social value and profit for a purpose is important to you, as well as working as part of a wider Group with an experienced and supportive team then this is the role for you.

The role

We have a great opportunity for an Assistant/Junior Planner to join our Civil Engineering team. You will be responsible for supporting the Planner and Senior Planner in the daily programme management duties and assist to support the successful delivery of projects. You will provide accurate, time-related programme information, including key dates for procurement, design, and construction. The role involves monitoring and reporting site progress, forecasting future activities, and producing KPIs, programme metrics, and detailed analysis. We have an exceptional pipeline with recent projects consisting of road schemes, bridge works, public realm, reservoirs and general civil engineering schemes based predominantly in the North West with a value from £1m to £10m. 

This role will be mobile and based on our various sites around the North West. 

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• Monitor and record as-built site progress against the main programmes with regular site attendance.
• Regular weekly progress reporting on all schemes.
• Attending regular meetings with all site operations teams as required.
• Maintaining KPI/Dashboard monthly reporting alongside updating various trackers.
• Maintaining Folder structures ensuring all information is detailed across the teams.
• PMO ad hoc reporting and support to the Senior Planner/Planner.
• Provide accurate time related programme information. This will include procurement, design & construction key dates.
• Monitor and report on site progress accurately and look ahead forecasting.
• Provide onsite logistical information working closely with the site team and H&S department.
• Producing KPI & programme metrics along with detailed analysis.
• Provide support as and when needed to the pre-construction team.

About You 

Aligned to our ethos and values, you will be an integral part of our planning team who is passionate about Civil Engineering;

Ideally you’ll have:

• Industry background and experience working in a similar role – ideally between 1-2 years’ experience.
• Appropriate IT skills including the use of company software packages. (Primavera P6, Powerproject, Microsoft Project, Power BI & Excel)
• CSCS Card
• Site experience desirable
• Understanding and appreciation of the requirements on NEC3 / 4 Contracts and the importance of programme to management.
• Working understanding of construction project lifecycles, methodologies and terminology.
• Clear, concise oral and written communications, internally and externally.
• Information management skills.
• Ability to quickly digest information.
• Time management skills.
• Experience working across different teams within a business.

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.

Pension — 6.5% employer contribution of your salary into your pension to help you save for the future

BUPA - optional scheme and can include your family to the scheme (50% contribution)

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 

Enhanced Paid Family Leave - maternity, paternity, adoption, fertility, compassion, bereavement, crisis, emergency dependants, and much more

Hybrid working - manage your own diary, working in the office, at home or out with clients

Onsite gym – we have a gym on site at Head Office which is free to use

Company Doctor – for when you can’t get to see your own or if you have any health concerns

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.

 

The Eric Wright Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its employees, contractors and clients and expects its people to share this commitment. Successful applicants may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring (DBS) check or Disclosure Scotland check and to provide proof of their right to work in the UK. We are committed to equal opportunities, inclusion and fairness across all employment opportunities and service delivery. All managers and employees are expected to promote our values to ensure our workplaces and services are inclusive and accessible.

Department:
Civil Engineering

Hours:
40

Salary:
Competitive with excellent benefits

Benefits:
Competitive

Closing Date:
October 19th, 2025