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Groundworker Apprentice
Apply From: 10/01/2025
Learning Provider
Delivered by WALSALL COLLEGE
Employer
O'BRIEN CONTRACTORS LTD
Vacancy Description
Groundworkers are the first trade onto a construction and civil engineering site and they work closely with supervisors and engineers in interpreting design specifications to prepare the site ready for the structural building works to take place. They continue their work throughout the construction phase, working with all on-site construction trades, such as bricklayers and plant operatives, up to and including the final completion activities of the project. Their work includes setting out and preparing the sub-surfaces ready for the structural work to begin, installing drainage systems, concreting, constructing roads and pathways and carrying out the finished hard landscaping. Groundworkers are able to transfer between heavy construction and civil engineering sites as well as house building, commercial building and general building sites. Groundworkers work for all types of construction companies from small subcontractors to large main contractors.
Key Responsibilities
* The principles of health, safety, welfare and environmentally responsible work practices and how they must be applied in relation to the work, self and to others including understanding the principles of risk assessments.
* Basic awareness of environmental and health hazards e.g. Japanese knotweed, asbestos. How to identify contaminated ground conditions and the procedures for working safely on it.
* Basic principles of Building Information Modelling (BIM), drawings, method statements, manufacturers’ information, work schedules and specifications.
* Technology including key factors and systems of work appropriate to different work environments and industry sectors (e.g. civil engineering, private residential, commercial).
* The differences between modern and traditional construction methods and the physical and environmental factors when undertaking construction work and their potential impacts.
* The techniques to handle and move loads manually and with mechanical aids including guiding the movement of articulated vehicles, plant and machinery using hand signals, hand signalling equipment and verbal/electronic communication equipment and storing resources safely and securely.
* Why, when and how health and safety control equipment should be used when undertaking groundworks (e.g. personal protective equipment (PPE)).
* The principles and methods of working within confined space work.
* Erecting and dismantling access/working platforms.
* Establishing work area protection.
* Locating and excavating to expose buried utility services providing temporary works including excavation support.
* The basic principles of internal/external drainage and ducting systems.
* Measuring, marking, cutting and installing geo membranes to stabilise soil.
* Reinstating excavations and ground surface finishes including installing street ironworks.
Key Details
Vacancy Title
Groundworker Apprentice
Employer Description
An established company with a history dating back over 60 years in the development and construction industry, based in Cubbington near Leamington Spa. The business has seen considerable growth and has a turnover in the region of £35 million.
Vacancy Location
MANOR COTTAGE CHURCH LANE LEAMINGTON SPA CV32 7JT
Wage Frequency
Custom
Number of Vacancies
1
Vacancy Reference Number
1000294740
Key Dates
Apply From
10/01/2025
Closing Date For Applications
2025-02-02 23:59:59
Interview Begin From
Possible Start Date
2025-02-10 00:00:00
Training
Training to be Provided
* When applying for this role, you will be undertaking a Level 2 Groundworker Qualification.
* This will be taught in two-week block release every two to three months at Construction College Midlands based in Kings Norton Birmingham.
Learning Provider
WALSALL COLLEGE
Skills Required
Communication skills, Problem solving skills, Logical thinking, Team working, Physical fitness.
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