Summary
We are looking for a hard-working person to join our team as an Apprentice Groundworker at Bateman Groundworks. We are looking to train and develop an apprentice who will progress through the company. As well as learning on the job you will gain practical skills at CITB College in Bircham Newton.
What you will do at work
You’ll learn a host of civil engineering principles, such as concreting, excavation activities and drainage, as well as the processes involved in basic project management, health and safety, and levelling and setting out.
You’ll also learn fundamental building information modelling (BIM) and design principles, receive training in the civil engineering theory, and gain comprehensive practical experience in the featured categories of training.
Training
The course covers practical principles in:
- Drainage
- Concrete
- Levelling and setting out
- Block paving
- Kerbing
- Brickwork
- Excavation support
- Working at height
- Confined space operations
- Small tools operation
- Movement of plant
- Manual handling
18 weeks of training delivered over 15 months at CITB Bircham Newton. Blocks 1 to 7 are 2 weeks and Blocks 8 is 4 Weeks.
Qualifications you gain:
- Level 2 Construction Groundworker
- Level 1 Functional Skills, working towards Level 2 (test must be taken)
Requirements and skills
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Physical fitness
Qualifications
- GCSE English (3-9 or equivalent) – desired
- GCSE Maths (3-9 or equivalent) – desired
About this employer
Is one of East Anglia’s leading suppliers of roads, sewers and groundworks to national and regional developers and contractors. Working on domestic and commercial projects throughout the East of England, our groundworks services include pitting, foundations, all forms of piling, masonry and finished floors.
We’re also experts in roads and sewers. Our services include new infrastructure, carriageways and footpaths, and we are Anglian water approved contractors for sewer connections.
After this apprenticeship
- Machine Operator, Engineer, Foreman, Manager
Things to consider
Individuals without Level 1 English and maths will need to achieve this level and take the test for Level 2 English and maths prior to taking the End Point Assessment.