Apprentice Construction Groundworker
FORCE CONTRACTING SERVICES LTD
WORKSOP (S80 3FN)
Closes in 21 days (Friday 30 January 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 7 January 2026
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Summary
Your role will be to provide support to a local Specialist Civil Engineering / Construction company that covers all aspects of ground working across various sectors. Due to the nature of the work and sites involved, this role would ideally suit candidates 18yrs old and above.
- 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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Full-time, 8:00am-5pm Monday – Friday.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 10 February 2026
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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2
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
Your role will be to provide support to the following sectors of the business:
- Prepare the site with drainage solutions
- Prepare the site with foundations
- Prepare the site with sub-surface
- Prepare the site with utilities trenches/channels
- Pour concrete and lay various types of slab surfaces
- Other related duties to support the day-to-day operations of the ground working team
Where you'll work
UNIT 1
HIGH GROUNDS COURT
RHODESIA
WORKSOP
S80 3FN
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
RNN GROUP
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
Full In-house training provided along with day release at North Notts College (RNN Group).
Level 2 Groundworker (18 months)
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
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Physical fitness
- polite, patient and friendly
- Motivated
Other requirements
Whilst the company is based in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, this role will involve travel to various sites across the UK and will often involve nights away throughout the working week. Transport to and from the job will be provided.
Exposure to the construction or civil engineering industries is desirable but not essential, as full training will be given.
Own transport to Highgrounds Court, Worksop S80 3FN to begin working at our Head Offices would be advantageous. However, in most cases, it will be possible to be picked up en route to sites throughout the UK.
About this employer
Founded in 2007 – Force Contracting Services Ltd is a well-established, independent service provider which specialises in the provision of Specialist Civil Engineering, High Security Fencing, Hostile Vehicle Mitigation, Integrated Systems, Specialist Rail Construction, Lineside Civils, Bridge Building and more. All of these apply to an extensive collection of environments.
Since its inception, Force Contracting Services Ltd. has continually sought to diversify and improve its offerings.
After this apprenticeship
This is an exciting opportunity to join an established and growing construction company that will offer training and further development for candidates early on in their career, with the possibility to be retained as a full member of staff.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
RNN GROUP
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000007253.
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Closes in 21 days (Friday 30 January 2026 at 11:59pm)