Foakes House
47 Stortford Road, Dunmow, CM6 1DG

Groundworker Apprenticeship (not based at location address, within the vicinity of)

Salary: £17,274.40 a year
Working Pattern: Full Time
Contract Type: Apprenticeship
Closing Date: Thu 31 Jul 2025 - 11:59 pm UTC
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Groundworker Apprenticeship (not based at location address, within the vicinity of)

Summary

Buxted Construction are offering a Level 2 Groundwork Apprenticeship where you will learn skills required for the infrastructure on new build development sites, over the course of 18 months. Buxted actively looks to promote, and this is a genuine opportunity for career development. Several of our foreman and machine operators started as apprentices.

Annual wage: £17,274.40 a year
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Training course: Groundworker (level 2)

Hours
Monday to Friday, 07:45 to 16:45. Saturday, 08:00 - 13:00.
44.0 hours a week

Possible start date: Monday 01 September 2025

Duration: 1 Year 6 Months

Positions available: 3

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

  • Slab laying
  • Kerb laying
  • Digging foundations
  • Laying drainage
  • General labour work to help keep the site tidy and organised
  • Brickwork
  • Levelling and setting out

Where you’ll work

Foakes House
47 Stortford Road
Dunmow
CM6 1DG

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

CITB

Your training course

Groundworker (level 2)

Your training plan

Groundworker Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 3-9 D-A)
  • Maths (grade 3-9 D-A)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Organisation skills
  • Team working
  • Physical fitness

Other requirements

The start date is flexible and we are open to applicants up to 31 December 2025. Work placement will be dependant on home address. London and Home Counties. The close date and start date are system generated.

About this company

Buxted Construction is a civil engineering and groundworks contractor formed in 1994. We have around 500 employees working on approximately 30 sites in the southeast of England. Our clients are generally large volume house such as Barratt Homes, Bellway Homes, and Redrow Homes.

https://buxtedconstruction.co.uk (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Buxted offer further training i.e. Groundworker Level 3. Buxted offer career progression, several of our foreman and machine operators started as apprenticeships.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

BUXTED CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
Sian Simpson
[email protected]
01959563428

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000285416.

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Closes on Thursday 31 July 2025

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