Apprentice Groundworker
Chasetown Civil Engineering Ltd
Telford (TF1 2NP)
Closes on Friday 1 August 2025
Posted on 2 May 2025
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Summary
We are offering Apprenticeship positions across West Midlands. You will gain a variety of skills to develop you in the Construction sector by experiencing site work and attending Telford College. Duties include using/ maintaining power tools and equipment (including; compactor plates, boning rods, portable power tools, pins and laser equipment).
- Wage
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£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Groundworker (level 2)
- Hours
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40 hours per week on day shifts. Working hours will vary depending on site. To be confirmed.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 4 August 2025
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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6
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
- 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
- Select the required resources including tools and fixtures
- 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
- Transport and place, then compact and finish concrete to slabs/bases, footing oversights, paths, form slab edgings including positioning reinforcement and kerbs
- 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
- Form and reinstate excavations and surfaces to sub-grades, sub-bases and road bases
Where you'll work
Haybridge Road
Wellington
Telford
TF1 2NP
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
TELFORD COLLEGE
Your training course
Groundworker (level 2)
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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
Your training plan
- Groundworker Level 2 Apprenticeship standard qualification
- Mentor support
- Block release held at Telford College
- Assessor support via site visits
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- English (grade 2 / E)
- Maths (grade 2 / E)
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
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
• Working outdoors on a Construction site in all weathers • Physical work and travelling to sites
About this company
Chasetown Civil Engineering are a family-owned, market-leading civil engineering business, based in Staffordshire. We deliver high quality and innovative solutions to our clients, specialising in infrastructure, groundworks and related building services with project values ranging between £100,000 and £50m. We keep our clients at the centre of everything we do, remaining true to the founding principles on which the business was established.
After this apprenticeship
This Apprenticeship will provide a great grounding for progression into various opportunities within the Company, including Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Site Management, Project Management and much more. For the right candidates, the Company will commit to supporting future learning to enable your progression.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
TELFORD COLLEGE
Chris Field
chris.field@telfordcollege.ac.uk
01952 642326
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000318504.
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Closes on Friday 1 August 2025
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