Groundworks Apprentice

SNR BUILDING SW LTD

BUCKFASTLEIGH (TQ11 0LL)

Closes in 27 days (Saturday 12 July 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 12 June 2025

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Summary

Offering a groundworks apprenticeship, you should apply if you're looking for a long fruitful career in groundworks.

Wage

£11,778 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course
Groundworker (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm, shifts,

30 hours a week

Start date

Tuesday 12 August 2025

Duration

1 year 8 months

Positions available

1

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

  • Clearing vegetation, rubble, or old foundations
  • Pouring concrete for footings or slabs
  • Backfilling trenches and making sure pipes are secure and at the correct gradient
  • Installing kerbs, edging stones, and footpaths
  • Maintaining a clean and safe worksite
  • Using PPE and following site safety procedures
     

Where you'll work

3A SPRINGFIELD PARK
BUCKFASTLEIGH
TQ11 0LL

Training

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

College or training organisation

GREENLIGHT TRAINING LIMITED

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

The apprentice will learn on-site with the employer and in college, 4 days a month.

Requirements

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
  • Problem solving skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Patience
  • Physical fitness

Other requirements

This job requires heavy lifting.

About this company

At SNR Building SW, we’re committed to delivering top-quality building services across the South West. With a solid reputation built on reliability, craftsmanship, and attention to detail, we work closely with homeowners, landlords, and developers to bring their vision to life on time and on budget. From full property renovations and home extensions to plastering, groundwork, and everything in between, our experienced team takes pride in providing a smooth, stress-free service from start to finish. No job is too big or too small, and every project is completed with the same high standards we’d expect in our own homes.

After this apprenticeship

  • Self Employed Sub-Contractor
  • Full-time employee
  • Start your own business

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

GREENLIGHT TRAINING LIMITED

Alice

learning@greenlightsc.co.uk

01752 604713

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000325769.

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Closes in 27 days (Saturday 12 July 2025 at 11:59pm)

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