The Lincoln Eastern Bypass project commenced construction activities in April 2017 and is due to complete in December 2019, therefore the successful candidates have the opportunity to see a project progress from early stages right through to completion.
If you enjoy practical work and want a job outdoors, then working on a construction site could be for you. To be a construction operative, you will need a good level of fitness. You will need a basic knowledge of building methods and materials.
As a General Construction Operative Apprentice what can I expect to be doing?
At the start of a job, you would help to prepare the site, for example putting up site huts, unloading and storing building materials, and setting up ladders and scaffolding. Once work gets underway, your duties could include:
Groundworking – marking out and digging shallow trenches for foundations and drains
Formworking – putting up or dismantling the shuttering that holds setting concrete in place
Steel fixing – bending and fixing the bars used to reinforce concrete structures
Steel piling – fixing steel sheets together to form temporary retaining walls for excavation work
Concreting – layering and smoothing concrete for foundations, floors and beams
Road working – concreting, laying kerbs, paving and re-surfacing.
You would use various hand, power and machine tools and, with further training, you could operate construction plant equipment, such as dumper trucks or excavators.
Once you start work, you will receive on-the-job training. You will work towards a Level 2 Diploma in Construction Operations – General Construction, plus Math and English functional skills if applicable.
The Diploma includes options in:
Concreting Drainage construction Laying kerbs and channels Excavation holes and trenches
This is a unique opportunity to start a varied and highly rewarding career; don’t just take our word for it why not hear from one of our previous Apprentices! https://goo.gl/dlJkLk