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Groundworker Apprenticeship

BATEMAN GROUNDWORKS LIMITED · We have a number of site within the East Anglia Region

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Pay
£16,640 to £26,437 a year
Hours
40 a week
Length
15 months
Starts
11 Jan 2027
Advertised closing date
13 Nov 2026
Openings
15 positions
Last checked
2 hours ago

Applications are handled by the Find an Apprenticeship service.

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What you would do

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.

Day to day

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.

What you would study

Groundworker (level 2)

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)

Other training

  • You will start college Summer 2027 (TBC) so between your employment start date and your college start date you will have the opportunity to work on site

Training provider: CITB

Working week

Monday - Friday, 7.30am - 4.30pm.

What you need

  • GCSE English at grade 3-9 or equivalent (desired)
  • GCSE Maths at grade 3-9 or equivalent (desired)

Skills they are looking for

  • Communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Number skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Physical fitness

After the apprenticeship

  • Machine Operator, Engineer, Foreman, Manager

Where

We have a number of site within the East Anglia Region, East of England (NR13).

About BATEMAN GROUNDWORKS LIMITED

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.

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.