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BAM NUTTALL LIMITED - Groundworker Apprentice - EKFB

Salary: £26,436.80 a year
Working Pattern: Full Time
Contract Type: Apprenticeship
Hours: 40
Closing Date: Fri 17 Jul 2026 - 11:59 pm UTC
BAM NUTTALL LIMITED - Groundworker Apprentice - EKFB

Summary

Are you looking to set up your career in construction? Do you enjoy working outdoors in a manual and practical role? Join our team as a Groundworker Apprentice and build the foundations for a successful career in the industry!

Annual wage: £26,436.80 a year
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Training course: Groundworker (level 2)

Hours
Monday to Friday - Varying shift patterns between 7am and 6pm.
40.0 hours a week

Possible start date: Tuesday 01 September 2026

Duration: 1 Year 6 Months

Positions available: 4

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

As a Groundworker Apprentice, you’ll learn essential skills to support construction projects, including:

  • Preparing and levelling construction sites
  • Laying foundations, drainage systems, and concrete
  • Operating and maintaining tools and equipment
  • Following health and safety protocols on-site
  • Working as part of a team to complete a variety of groundwork tasks

Where you'll work

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

THE SKILLS CENTRE LONDON LIMITED

Your training course

Groundworker (level 2)

Your training plan

  • Groundworker Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard
  • Functional Skills in English and maths if required
  • Training will take place both in the workplace and at The Skills Centre

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 3)
  • Maths (grade 3)

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
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Patience
  • Physical fitness

Other requirements

In this role you will be working outside in all seasons and weather conditions. Hours vary depending on seasons and daylight hours but expect early starts

About this company

At BAM we imagine, create, and enrich buildings and infrastructure across the UK & Ireland. For over 150 years, we have dedicated ourselves to enhancing lives by creating sustainable environments and communities where people can live, work, and thrive. Our vision is to build a sustainable tomorrow and that is why we think beyond the build and focus on the bigger impact. It is how we make the iconic buildings and infrastructure that shape our society working collaboratively with our partners. We have 6500 employees and work in Construction, Civil Engineering, Ground Engineering, Energy, Property Development, Facilities Management and Site Solutions. When you work at BAM, safety is unconditional. It comes before profit. We take responsibility for ourselves and each other, and towards society at large. Onsite, on the road, at home and at the office. Don’t just take our word for it, we’re an award-winning company too, for a third year in a row we are positioned in the Rate My Apprenticeship Top 100! Employers to work for.

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Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You'll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

  • Upon completion of the apprenticeship you will be given the opportunity for further training if desired

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

BAM NUTTALL LIMITED
Holly Rowe
[email protected]

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000035511.

Apply now

Closes on Friday 17 July 2026

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