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

£18.3k per annum

Summary

Buxted Construction are offering a Level 2 Groundwork Apprenticeship, 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.

Wage

£18,304 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

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

Start date

Thursday 1 October 2026

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

7

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

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
Fairfield Road
Braintree
CM7 3YG

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

CITB

Training course

Groundworker (level 2)

What you'll learn

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

Training schedule

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)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted 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 2026. WORK PLACEMENT WILL BE DEPENDANT ON HOME ADDRESS , LONDON AND HOME COUNTIES THE CLOSE DATE AND START DATE ARE SYSTEM GENERATED.

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