Communications Specialist - (Closing date - 03/06/2026)

Bowburn, Durham, UK (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableMid Level5+ years expContract

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own media relations and cross-channel content, coordinating approvals and site-based events to secure quality placements for a regional construction group.

  • Coordinate content ideation with divisions, write press releases, social posts, internal messaging, and website copy.
  • Plan and manage PR opportunities and on-site media at construction sites in the North East and Yorkshire, while building the group’s LinkedIn presence.
  • Ensure brand consistency, monitor coverage, and oversee website content updates with stakeholder approvals.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Liaise with colleagues across the divisions for content ideation and PR planning
  • Source information and write accurate and engaging content for press releases, social media, internal communications messaging and website. Liaise with necessary stakeholders, both internal and external, to seek approvals
  • Organise PR opportunities with clients and key stakeholders and visit construction sites across North East and Yorkshire to manage such events on site
  • Develop engaging content for Esh’s LinkedIn channel and coordinate the Group’s social media activity alongside the Communications Team
  • Visit construction sites across North East and Yorkshire to coordinate media activities and obtain content for social media and PR planning
  • Coordinate and monitor outreach via a media monitoring platform, generating quality placements
  • Consistent application of Esh brand guidelines
  • Draft website copy and assist with the management of existing website content, including content uploads via Umbraco

Requirements

  • A full UK driving licence (essential)
  • A minimum of five years’ experience within a communications, PR or marketing environment
  • Evidence of strong organisational skills
  • Experience of social media and PR content creation
  • Experience of liaison with multiple internal and external stakeholders at all levels of seniority
  • Experience of LinkedIn
  • Good understanding of Microsoft Office based packages
  • Qualification in relevant subject area i.e., business, PR, digital marketing (desirable)
  • General understanding of the construction sector (desirable)

Preferred

  • Qualification in relevant subject area i.e., business, PR, digital marketing (desirable)
  • General understanding of the construction sector (desirable)
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Esh Group

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Esh Group is a leading construction and built environment group which operates across the North East and Yorkshire. Our main trading company, Esh Construction, delivers civil engineering, new build affordable housing, commercial build, refurbishment, and retrofit services to public and private sector clients.We are a financially sound, growing contractor and are founded on strong regional roots dating back to 1970. Through a commitment to quality, collaboration and social value, we have grown into one of the North of England's most respected privately-owned construction businesses. In 2025, we were proudly named one of the UK’s Best Managed Companies by Deloitte, recognising our excellence in strategy, innovation, governance, and culture. We deliver an industry-leading social value programme through our ‘Constructing Local’ strategy, and ensure that our work leaves a lasting legacy in the communities it serves.

Founded in 1999
Bowburn, England, GBR
620 employees (16 in marketing)
49% recommend to a friend
83% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
4.6K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
52.6%
Direct
34.7%
Referral
7.1%
Social
4.3%
Paid
1.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~620

Funding

Total Funding
$7.3M
Last Raise
$7.3M
Debt Financing, 3 years ago

Funding History

  • Oct 2023
    Debt Financing • $7.3M

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