Apprentice Groundworker

BELLWAY HOMES LIMITED

Ruislip (HA4 7SD)

Closes in 29 days (Friday 13 March 2026)

Posted on 11 February 2026

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Summary

At Bellway, our people drive our success. We’re committed to creating an inclusive, supportive workplace where everyone can thrive. We offer flexibility and adjustments to help you succeed - just ask us how.

We are recruiting for Apprentice Groundworkers in the North London division – Ruislip/Barking.

Wage

£18,000 a year

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Training course
Groundworker (level 2)
Hours
Exact shifts tbc.

39 hours a week

Start date

Thursday 3 September 2026

Duration

1 year 6 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

You’ll work in our Construction team and learn the following:

  • Systems of safe working
  • Setting out, buried services and ironworks
  • Construction methods and communicating with others
  • Gauging, mixing, placing, compacting, and finishing construction mortars and concrete (kerbing and shuttering)
  • Installing drainage and ducting
  • Reinstating excavations and ground surface finishes
  • Installing geomembranes

Where you'll work

Bellway House
Bury Street
Ruislip
HA4 7SD

Training

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

Training provider

NHBC SERVICES LIMITED

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 Groundworker Apprenticeship Standard:

Training:

  • Your training will be delivered by NHBC at their dedicated training hubs, using a block release model
  • Depending on your allocated hub, you’ll typically stay away from home for 1–2 weeks every 12 weeks
  • All travel and accommodation will be organised and funded by Bellway

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4/C)
  • Maths (grade 4/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
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental

About this employer

Bellway is a FTSE 250 house builder, headquartered in Newcastle upon Tyne, which operates 23 trading divisions across England, Scotland and Wales. The company has grown from a family firm, established more than 75 years ago, into a respected national brand. Bellway began as a small family business in 1946 - with a passion for building exceptional quality homes in carefully selected locations, inspired by the needs of real families. To this day, we maintain these same core values, combining our decades of expertise with the level of personalised care that Bellway is known for.

After this apprenticeship

  • By the end of an apprenticeship, you'll have the skills and knowledge needed for your chosen career along with practical experience and a nationally recognised qualification

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

NHBC SERVICES LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000014774.

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Closes in 29 days (Friday 13 March 2026)

After signing in, you’ll apply for this apprenticeship on the company's website.