J A Burke Construction Ltd have been trading since 1991 and over that time have worked hard to establish themselves as a leading sub-contractor for groundworks, civil engineering, and construction. They continue to expand and develop whilst remaining true to the values of a family run business - a dedication to the wellbeing, safety and training of our employees which ensures our clients receive the highest standards of work, skill and commitment. They have built long standing relationships with some of the leading construction companies across the UK and work on schemes of varying size from £50,000 to over £4.5 million, becoming a preferred groundworks contractor to clients such as Morgan Sindall, Vinci UK, Tilbury Douglas & Willmott Dixon.
After successful completion of the apprenticeship, we would expect to employ you within our business as a groundworker with the potential to progress to team leader, site supervisor and beyond. You could also specialise to become a machine excavator operator.
Groundworkers are the first contractors to begin work on a construction site. They work closely with all construction trades, such as bricklayers, and plant operatives, to prepare the site ready for building works to begin.
You will receive a site safety briefing and a schedule of work for the day and be expected to work as part of a team to complete tasks set for that project.
You will undertake a variety of tasks such as:
- Foundations, hard landscaping and earth works
- Concreting
- Traditional drainage and pipe laying
- Benching, channelling manholes and gullies
- Road works, laying kerbs, paving
- Surfacing and tarmac laying
- Utility ducting and laying
- Use of plant/machinery
- Steel fixing and piling
In order to work on site you will be required to sit a Health and Safety Operative test to gain your CSCS card.
The apprenticeship lasts for a minimum of 12 months and a maximum of 18 months. You will be trained onsite by our staff and also attend 10 weeks of training at Salutem in Aston, B6 5RS which takes place throughout the year in block release to study the following:
- Health and safety
- Environmental and health hazards
- Basic principles of building information modelling
- The differences between modern and traditional construction methods
- Principles and methods of working in confined spaces
- Locating and excavating to expose buried utility services
- Basic principles of drainage
The training you receive onsite from experienced workers will help you produce a portfolio of evidence for your end point assessment.
You will be working on a construction site Monday to Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm with two half hour breaks.
