Groundworker

Bauer Media Outdoor; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company van for business use

Overtime opportunities

Annual bonus

Flexible working hours

33 days including BH

Pension matched up to 8%

Life insurance and income protection

Healthcare Cash Plan

All tools and travel expenses covered

Cycle to work scheme and travel loans

Job summary

Bauer Media Outdoor in Birmingham is seeking a Groundworker to join our Kings Norton Depot. You will travel to sites in the Midlands and work on groundwork for steel structures and digital advertising screens, reading technical drawings to set out lines and levels.

You’ll cast mass concrete foundations, excavate and trench, and finish groundworks using topsoil/landscaping or paving materials. A company van is provided and occasional nights away may be required.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years' experience in excavation works.
• NRSWA qualified.
• Traffic Management knowledge and correct procedures.
• Understanding of Construction Design and Management regulations 2015.
• Experience with working at height – use of ladders, scaffolding and MEMPs.
• Use of power tools such as hydraulic breakers, disc saws and grinders.
• Ability to problem solve on construction issues with initiative.
• Identification of underground services using CAT scanning.
• Excavation and sub-structure knowledge.
• HSG47 working knowledge.
• Competent in machinery use.
• EUSR Utility Excavations 1-5I and SSSTS training advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Manage workload within agreed timescales.
• Maintain a safe site in line with RAMS and CDM.
• Report near misses, accidents or incidents on site.
• Adhere to Construction Design and Management regulations 2015.
• Know live and dead procedures.
• Operate machinery such as a CAT and Jenny.
• Have knowledge of network and PU drawings.

Skills

Excavation works

NRSWA

Traffic Management

CDM 2015 knowledge

Working at height

Power tools

CAT scanning

Underground services

Machinery operation

HSG47 knowledge

SSSTS training (adv)

Tools

CAT scanning equipment

Jenny machinery

Hydraulic breakers

Disc saws

Grinders

Job description

Who are we?

Bauer Media Outdoor are a leading Out of Home media owner, operating more than 33,000 advertising sites nationwide. We are a friendly and culture led company who value and support our employees to be the best they can be. We also care about the communities we work with and the environment too!

A few years ago, we brought the construction of our advertising sites in house. Since then, the team have been extremely successful in delivering hundreds of site builds, including our newest digital units, billboards and large Storm installations.

We’re excited to be working on some interesting projects this year and now looking for a

Groundworker to join our growing team in our Kings Norton Depot.

About the role

The role will involve travelling to sites (roadsides and public areas) within the Birmingham and wider Midlands area and will occasionally require you to work away from home along with some evening or weekend work. We’ll provide you with a van to get around and arrange accommodation for any overnight stays.

You will be working in a small team installing steel structures and digital advertising screens. Groundwork will include hand and machine excavations for large mass concrete foundations, and underground ducting works where an understanding of safe excavation techniques, including surveying for underground apparatus is essential.

We are looking for someone with competence in reading technical drawings and being able to set out to line and level. You will cast mass concrete and steel foundations and finish the groundworks phase in a variety of surfacing materials ranging from top soiling/soft landscaping or hard landscaping such as slabs/pavers/tarmac or floated concrete.

You would also be required to excavate around network cabling and have a working knowledge of Streetworks UK/NJUG for trenches and joint bays.

Other responsibilities

• Ability to manage your workload issued within the agreed timescales.
• Ensure that a safe site is created and maintained in accordance with the relevant Construction Phase Plan and accompanying RAMS. This can include all forms of site segregation, signing and guarding as necessary.
• Report any near misses, accidents or incidents on site to the Construction Manager/NERS assessing officer
• Adhere to the Construction Design and Management regulations 2015.
• Knowledge of working live and working dead procedures
• Operate machinery such as a CAT and Jenny
• Have a working knowledge of Network Drawings and PU Drawings.

What are we looking for?

• 3-5 years' experience in excavation works
• NRSWA qualified
• Traffic Management knowledge and the understanding of correct procedures
• Understanding of Construction Design and Management regulations 2015
• Experience with working at height – Use of step ladders, tower scaffolding and MEMPs
• Use of power tools such as Hydraulic breakers and disc saws and grinding wheels
• To be able to problem solve on issues related to construction, using initiative when making decisions to enable the works to continue
• Identification of underground services and competency using CAT scanning
• Excavation and Sub- Structure knowledge
• HSG47 working knowledge
• Competent in the use of machinery
• EUSR Utility Excavations 1-5I and SSSTS trainedwould be advantageous

What’s in it for you?

• Salary of up to £35,000 - £40,000 per annum
• The use of a company van for business purposes
• Overtime opportunities
• Annual bonus
• Flexible working hours
• 33 days including BH
• Company pension matched up to 8%
• Life insurance and group income protection schemes
• Healthcare Cash Plan
• All tools, equipment, travel and subsistence expenses covered by the business
• Cycle to work scheme, travel season ticket loans and a whole host of discounts across 100s of retailers

At Bauer Media Outdoor, we are committed to treating everyone with fairness and respect, regardless of their race, gender, age, ethnicity, background, sexual orientation, disability, or any other differences. We work hard to foster an inclusive environment, a place you can be yourself. We support reasonable adjustment requests from candidates and employees. If you're interested in joining us to shape the future of out-of-home media, we'd love to hear from you.