Apprentice Bricklayer

CRESTMOOR CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LTD

WINCANTON (BA9 8AP)

Closes in 13 days (Wednesday 20 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 6 August 2025

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Summary

Crestmoor seeks an energetic apprentice to join its construction team. Projects include bridges, retaining walls, commercial builds, and domestic works. You’ll learn from experienced professionals and gain valuable skills to build a lasting career in the construction and civil engineering industry.

Wage

£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course
Bricklayer (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday - 07.00 - 16.00 dependent on site and location.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

2 years

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

  • Attending morning briefings at the site to ensure works can be undertaken safely
  • Undertaking duties such as mixing, moving materials, assisting the experienced team with building works
  • Being set individual tasks on topics related to your apprenticeship including setting out, calculations, line and level, specifications along with practical activities within building
  • Taking progress photos of the works and utilising our project management software REFLOW to record daily operations
  • Being part of a team to complete plant and vehicle checks
  • Understanding the key principles of H&S including, RAMS, COSHH, construction phase plans, lift plans, permit to works, H&S inspections, pedestrian and traffic management etc.
  • Liaising with your site manager
  • Completing timesheets for your hours

Where you'll work

BRANDYWELL FARM
HIGHER HOLTON
WINCANTON
BA9 8AP

Training

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

Training provider

YEOVIL COLLEGE

Training course

Bricklayer (level 2)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Comply with health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
  • Identify and use personal protective equipment (PPE).
  • Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
  • Comply with industry regulations, standards, and guidance.
  • Read and interpret information from drawings and specifications.
  • Estimate and select required resources: For example, the quantity of bricks and blocks, mortar, wall ties and insulation.
  • Prepare and maintain a safe working area.
  • Select and use hand tools.
  • Maintain and store hand tools.
  • Set out brick and block cavity wall to given tolerances, including an opening.
  • Construct a stretcher bond brick and block cavity wall with return and opening to given tolerances, including installing a lintel with soldiers, brick and edge sill, closure around opening, insulation, fire stopping, cavity tray, damp proof course (DPC) and weep holes.
  • Apply joint finishes: For example, half round, flush, weather struck and recessed.
  • Set out and construct a simple brick solid wall with capping.
  • Gauge and hand mix mortar to ratio.
  • Measure and cut bricks and blocks using hand tools, to given tolerances.
  • Carry out a simple repair: For example, replacing damaged bricks.
  • Protect materials and finished work.
  • Verbally communicate with others, applying construction terminology.
  • Follow equity, diversity and inclusion guidance.
  • Applies team working principles to their own and the wider build team.
  • Identifies well-being support available to self and others.
  • Construct a brick wall with raking cut. For example, gable end wall or garden wall with raking cut.
  • Comply with health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
  • Identify and use personal protective equipment (PPE).
  • Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
  • Comply with industry regulations, standards, and guidance.
  • Read and interpret information from drawings and specifications.
  • Estimate and select required resources: For example, the quantity of bricks and blocks, mortar, wall ties and insulation.
  • Prepare and maintain a safe working area.
  • Select and use hand tools.
  • Maintain and store hand tools.
  • Set out brick and block cavity wall to given tolerances, including an opening.
  • Construct a stretcher bond brick and block cavity wall with return and opening to given tolerances, including installing a lintel with soldiers, brick and edge sill, closure around opening, insulation, fire stopping, cavity tray, damp proof course (DPC) and weep holes.
  • Apply joint finishes: For example, half round, flush, weather struck and recessed.
  • Set out and construct a simple brick solid wall with capping.
  • Gauge and hand mix mortar to ratio.
  • Measure and cut bricks and blocks using hand tools, to given tolerances.
  • Carry out a simple repair: For example, replacing damaged bricks.
  • Protect materials and finished work.
  • Verbally communicate with others, applying construction terminology.
  • Follow equity, diversity and inclusion guidance.
  • Applies team working principles to their own and the wider build team.
  • Identifies well-being support available to self and others.
  • Construct a brick wall with raking cut. For example, gable end wall or garden wall with raking cut.

Training schedule

The successful apprentice will undertake a level 2 (Bricklayer) building NVQ which will include full-time working within the specified hours related to age.

The training will be completed on a 1-day per week release to Yeovil College predicted to be on a Friday, with on-the-job training provided as well as formal external training provided by our sister company Crestmoor Training. 

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 9-4 / A*-C)
  • Maths (grade 9-4 / A*-C)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience
  • Physical fitness

Other requirements

You MUST be prepared to commit to your work and training for the duration of the apprenticeship. In some cases, you may be required to have a telephone interview with Yeovil College prior to your application being passed on. If a suitable candidate is found prior to the advertised closing date, it may close earlier so please apply early to avoid disappointment.

About this employer

Crestmoor Construction is an award with Civil Engineering and Construction business. We pride ourselves on the quality of our workmanship, attention to detail as well as delivering on programme with a key focus on health and safety. We work alongside large tier 1 contractors along with domestic Clients.

http://www.crestmoorconstruction.co.uk (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Following successful completion of the apprenticeship the successful candidate will have various paths they could take within the industry, including more complex building courses, setting out and engineering through to management positions.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

YEOVIL COLLEGE

Vicki Davey

studentrecruitment@yeovil.ac.uk

01935 845561

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000335304.

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Closes in 13 days (Wednesday 20 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

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