Groundworker Apprenticeship Various Locations London & Home Counties (Not Based at Town Hall)

BUXTED CONSTRUCTION LIMITED

Reading, RG1 1QH

Closes on Tuesday 31 December

Posted on 4 November 2024

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Summary

Buxted Construction are offering a Level 2 Groundwork Apprenticeship where you will learn skills required for the infrastructure on new build development sites, over the course of 18 months. Buxted actively looks to promote, and this is a genuine opportunity for career development. Several of our foreman and machine operators started as apprentices

Annual wage
£14,643.20 a year

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Holiday Pay SSP

Training course
Groundworker (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday- 07:45 to 16:45 Saturday -08:00 - 13:00

44 hours a week

Possible start date

Wednesday 1 January

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

7

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

  • Slab laying
  • Kerb laying
  • Digging foundations
  • Laying drainage
  • General labour work to help keep the site tidy and organised
  • Brickwork
  • Levelling and setting out

Where you’ll work

Town Hall

Blagrave Street

Reading

RG1 1QH

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

CITB

Your training course

Groundworker (level 2)

Equal to GCSE

Course contents
  • Work safely and securely in compliance with given information, organisational policies and procedures, and current health, safety and welfare legislation including following the procedures for working in contaminated ground
  • Conform with productive working practices and completing the work in accordance with the programme of work
  • Interpret and follow verbal and written work instructions from supervisors and site managers
  • Access, interpret and use drawings and specifications
  • Select the required resources including tools and fixtures
  • Move, handle and store resources complying with relevant legislation & guidance
  • Use and maintain power tools and equipment (including;. compactor plates, boning rods, portable power tools, levels, straight edges, lines, pins and laser equipment)
  • Gauge and mix mortars and concrete by hand and by mixer
  • Select and use basic setting out equipment including tape measures, levels, straight edges, lines and pins, boning rods and laser equipment under guidance of the supervisor
  • Install, maintain and remove temporary protection and safety arrangements for the work area relating to barriers and temporary structures, including protection, safety notices and safety lighting
  • Install and test basic drainage and ducting
  • Measure, mark, cut and install geo-membranes to stabilise soil for re-instatement and excavations
  • Transport and place, then compact and finish concrete to slabs/bases, footing oversights, paths, form slab edgings including positioning reinforcement and kerbs
  • Set out and lay flags, paviours and edging to paths, driveways and other areas
  • Install ironworks relating to access covers and frames, and gully grates and frames including preparatory brickwork
  • Locate and excavate to expose buried utility services using electronic location instruments
  • Provide and remove temporary works including shallow excavation support (up to 1.2 metres)
  • Form and reinstate excavations and surfaces to sub-grades, sub-bases and road bases
  • Prepare to, then direct and guide the movement of vehicles, plant or machinery

    • Your training plan

    • Groundworker Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard

    More training information

    • We offer training with CITB and will have college release

    Requirements

    Essential qualifications

    GCSE in:

    • English (grade 3-9 D-A)
    • Maths (grade 3-9 D-A)

    Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

    Skills

    • Communication skills
    • Organisation skills
    • Team working
    • Physical fitness

    Other requirements

    THE START DATE IS FLEXIBLE AND WE ARE OPEN TO APPLICANTS UP TO 31 DECEMBER 2025 WORK PLACEMENT WILL BE DEPENDANT ON HOME ADDRESS , LONDON AND HOME COUNTIES THE CLOSE DATE AND START DATE ARE SYSTEM GENERATED

    About this company

    Buxted Construction is a civil engineering and groundworks contractor formed in 1994. We have around 500 employees working on approximately 30 sites in the southeast of England. Our clients are generally large volume house such as Barratt Homes, Bellway Homes, and Redrow Homes.

    http://buxtedconstruction.co.uk (opens in new tab)

    After this apprenticeship

    • Buxted offer further training i.e. Groundworker Level 3. Buxted offer career progression, several of our foreman and machine operators started as apprenticeships

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    BUXTED CONSTRUCTION LIMITED

    Sian Simpson

    s.simpson@buxtedconstruction.co.uk

    01959563428

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000285398.

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    Closes on Tuesday 31 December

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