Groundworker

December 9, 2022 | Comments Off on Groundworker

Groundworker
Job Type: Permanent
Start Date: Immediately
Location: Westminster
Salary: £33,000 per annum

We are looking for a Groundworker to join the Property Services team in Westminster. You will be carrying out a variety of technical service tasks such as communal paving, road working, flagging and fencing within a social housing setting.

Daily responsibilities of a Groundworker are:

  • Operating various ground works machines such as lawn mowers and ground maintenance equipment
  • Managing and operating pickup/dumper trucks required for various hauling activities
  • Undertaking regular maintenance on the equipment and tools
  • Maintaining parking lots and undertaking minor repairs on the surface as and when required
  • Installation of site/external signs and barriers to control traffic when performing repair work
  • Monitor ground/surface area and identify repair work required
  • Perform assessment on work schedules and collect all materials as per job/task required
  • Maintain records of site before and after the work in form of photographs
  • Manage all tools and equipment necessary for ground work
  • Identify training for using materials on efficiently
  • Prepared reports for any defects on equipment and materials for management
  • Work with building surveyor to establish ground levels
  • Set out drainage / land waste drains
  • Marking out and digging shallow trenches for foundations and drains
  • Form-working (putting up or dismantling the shuttering that holds setting concrete in place)
  • Steel fixing (bending and fixing the bars used to reinforce concrete structures)

Requirements of a Groundworker are:

  • Trade related qualification, city and guilds, NVQ level 2 or equivalent
  • Full UK Driving Licence (minimum of 12 months)
  • CSCS Blue Skilled Worker Card
  • Ability to use hand tools
  • DBS checked

Benefits for the Groundworker role:

  • Company van and fuel card supplied
  • 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday to Friday
  • 23 days holiday plus bank holidays
  • Company uniform
  • Pension plan
  • Training and development

If you feel you would be suitable for this position, please apply or contact Leah on 0207 248 7000 for more information.