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About Us

Umberslade Groundworks is a growing business with prestigious clients including Balfour Beatty, Speller Metcalfe, Wates and Willmott Dixon. We are a 27-year established family-run firm and have built a reputation for snag-free quality, taking pride in going that extra mile for our customers. We have a professional & dedicated team of full-time site staff and undertake Groundworks projects up to £1.5m in value in the West & East Midlands, typically running around 5 projects at any time.

What We offer

* Competitive pay rate – related to experience (paid weekly)

* 28 days holiday (inc. bank holidays)

* Use of company pool vehicle

* Company Pension Scheme

* Private health insurance with 24/7 GP & options to add family

About The Role

It’s an exciting opportunity to join a small friendly team of professionals and work alongside our Groundworks Contracts Manager, learning and gaining experience of that role.

Responsibilities & Duties

* Produce and maintain registers for RAMs

* Review and write simple programmes

* Site setting out where applicable

* Raising RFIs

* Taking and circulating meeting minutes

* Collation of site drawings and maintaining register

* Updating site specific software (Siteplex)

* Weekly labour and plant return for each live site

* Liaising with Contracts Manager to ensure that Labour and plant are allocated to the correct contract

About You

* Understanding of Groundwork Construction Processes or willingness to learn, including drainage, concrete works (floors slabs, formwork), foundation services, deep excavations, simple cut & fill, and water control onsite

* Pro-active, self-motivated with a track-record of team-work

* Ability to take initiative and work with colleagues & clients to resolve problems

* Familiarity with Excel, Outlook and Word, and generally computer literate

* Good time management & ability to plan & work to deadlines

Licence/Certification:

* HNC or NVQ 5 qualification or above ideally within the construction field

* Driving Licence

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

Working hours: Monday to Friday – 8am to 5pm