Level 2 Apprentice Groundworker (Little Marlow, Bucks)
SOUTHEAST CENTRE FOR THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT LTD
Marlow (SL7 1HA)
Closes in 15 days (Sunday 14 June 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 29 May 2026
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Summary
Apprentice groundworker is required for a prestigious new-build housing project in Little Marlow, Bucks. Would suit anyone that enjoys manual Labour and using basic equipment. You will work in all weathers, but the range of work will be interesting as it will include foundations, service trenches and ducts, paving, and retaining walls
- Wage
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£16,224 to £25,775.88, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
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A travel Bursary is available to help the apprentice to get to and from work. Value £25/week.
- Training course
- Groundworker (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 07.30 - 17.30 summertime hours. Monday - Friday, 08.00 - 16.30 wintertime hours.
At this time, no evenings or weekends expected.
39 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 20 July 2026
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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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
- Assist with excavation, drainage, and foundation works
- Assist with concrete works, including pouring, levelling, and finishing
- Help with laying pipes, ducts, and services
- Assist with patio and footpath paving
- Assist with block paving and kerbing works
- Carry out basic manual tasks such as digging, levelling, and backfilling
- Use hand tools and small plant under supervision
- Maintain a clean and safe working area
- Follow instructions from supervisors and experienced operatives
- Comply with all site health and safety procedures
Where you'll work
1 Glade View
Little Marlow Road
Marlow
SL7 1HA
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
MULTI TRADES TRAINING LTD
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
Training schedule
- Level 2 Groundwork Apprenticeship Standard
- If required Level 2 Functional Skills in maths or English
- 1 day a week virtual classroom
- Approx every 6 weeks mobile classroom will visit site for a full day of 1 to 1 practical work with tutor
More training information
This training provider visits site to conduct practical work. All theory is taught on line once a week
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Customer care skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
This is a physically demanding role, but all heavy lifting will be aided by machinery. Expect to be working outdoors all the time in various weather conditions.
About this employer
CoTrain is a program under SECBE . As a shared apprenticeship scheme and a Flexible Job Apprenticeship Agency partly funded by CITB to provide a route into industry for anyone wishing to complete an apprenticeship. We employ and mentor the apprentice and place them with our construction partners and colleges to gain the correct experience & skills to complete their qualifications.
http://www.cotrain.org.uk (opens in new tab)
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
- Once the apprenticeship has been completed, the apprentice can expect to work full-time as an experienced groundworker, but they may also look at opportunities to progress as a setting out engineer or a Civil Engineering Management Qualification
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SOUTHEAST CENTRE FOR THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT LTD
Mark Pope
mark@secbe.org.uk
+447483172916
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000034024.
Apply now
Closes in 15 days (Sunday 14 June 2026 at 11:59pm)