Groundworker Apprentice

Summary

As a Groundworker you play a vital role in preparing construction sites, ensuring the foundations are solid, and creating the essential infrastructure for buildings and other structures

Wage: £15,704 to £25,396.80 a year
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Training course: Groundworker (level 2)
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8.00am - 5.00pm
40 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 4 August
Duration: 1 year 6 months
Positions available: 1

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

Clearing the construction site of debris, vegetation, and other obstacles.
Excavating and levelling the ground to the required depth and dimensions.
Marking out areas for foundations and ensuring they are accurately measured and set up.
Digging trenches for foundations and ensuring they are at the correct depth and alignment.
Laying foundations often involving concrete and steel reinforcements.
Installing drainage systems, including pipes and sewers, ensuring proper gradients for efficient water flow.
Creating appropriate falls and cambers to facilitate surface water drainage.

Where you’ll work

Sapphire House

Opal Court

East Lake

Milton Keynes

MK15 0DF

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

MULTI TRADES TRAINING LTD

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

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.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English & Maths (grade 4/C and above)

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
Attention to detail
Problem solving skills
Team working
Health and safety

About this company

The Wates Group, established in 1897, is one of the leading privately-owned construction, residential development, and property services businesses in the UK. We employ approximately 3,600 people and work with a wide range of public and private sector customers and partners.

https://careers.wates.co.uk/early-careers/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

There are many different routes within Wates after successful completion.

Wates offer a wide range of career progression opportunities including further qualifications on completion of the apprenticeship.

The right candidate could move into a permanent role, and we have a Trainee Management programme.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

MULTI TRADES TRAINING LTD

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000297684.

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Closes in 9 days (Tuesday 4 March)

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