Groundworks Apprenticeship

As an apprentice groundworker, your time will be split between working outdoors on site with an experienced tradesperson learning from their years of expertise and college based study that will leave you with the essential industry qualification. It takes time to learn the quality and skills necessary to be the best and we are looking for candidates
who are willing to commit the time needed to achieve the best

This will involve:

Conforming to general health, safety and welfare in the workplace Ground working – marking out and digging shallow trenches for foundations and drains Form working – putting up or dismantling the shuttering that holds setting concrete in place Installing and testing drainage and ducting Install ironworks relating to access covers and frames, and gully grates and frames including preparatory brickwork Concreting – layering and smoothing concrete for foundations, floors and beams Using and maintaining power tools and equipment (including compactor plates, boning rods, portable power
tools, levels, straight edges, lines, pins and laser equipment) Operating equipment on site in a safe manner

Training:

Groundworker Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard:

You will work on one of our 'live' projects and receive training from a recognised provider either one day a week or on a block release Functional Skills maths and English (if required)

Training Outcome:
Once you have achieved the Level 2 qualification you will have the opportunity to progress to the next level Ultimately, and depending on the individual, you could advance to a supervisory or management role within the construction industry

Employer Description:
Kilnbridge has a hard-earned reputation for delivering construction and civil engineering projects – particularly those with difficult or unusual challenges to resolve. Founded in 1991 by our Chairman and Founder, Dermot McDermott as a general building and civil engineering contractor, we initially undertook builders’ work packages across the Canary Wharf development and southeast London. We quickly developed into a multi-disciplinary, national engineering and construction business that currently employs more than 1,000 people. Today, Kilnbridge offers expertise in Building & Civil Engineering, Concrete Cutting and Controlled Demolition, Fire Protection and Waste Management. These key service areas are supported by our in-house capabilities in Engineering & Design, Fabrication (K FAB) and Plant and construction equipment (K PLANT). Working collaboratively with clients in a wide range of industry sectors, we capitalise fully on our teams’ in-depth knowledge, experience and skills to realise their vision. Our diverse and highly talented workforce delivers outstanding and often award-winning bespoke solutions through innovation, courage and determination. Kilnbridge proactively embraces equality, diversity and inclusion throughout the business, and has an industry leading safety culture. In March 2021 we became an employee-owned business, with the aim of safeguarding our future for the benefit of everyone who works here.

Working Hours :
Monday- Friday; 7.30am- 5.30pm (Breaks to be confirmed).

Skills:
Communication skills,Attention to detail,Number skills,Logical,Team working,Initiative,Patience,Physical fitness