Groundworker
A groundworker is a construction professional who prepares the ground before, during and after building. Usually the first tradesperson on a construction site, groundworkers set out and prepare the sub-surfaces ready for the structural work to begin, installing drainage systems, concreting, carrying out de-vegetation, interpreting design specifications and more. Groundworkers work throughout a construction project and often carry out the final tasks, such as laying driveways and footpaths.
As a groundworker with McCance Group you will be working as part of a team who carry out the very first, and often last, work on a construction site. A groundworker is responsible for carrying out a wide range of duties, including:
- Clearing a construction site
- Digging trenches for foundations
- Setting up a site, putting up barriers, safety signs, huts, etc.
- Following all health and safety procedures
- Providing excavation support to other construction professionals
- Interpreting the use of drawings and specifications
- Laying pavements, kerbs and driveways
- Concreting sites
- Removing drainage and pipework systems
- Operating plant machinery, such as excavators and dumper trucks
- Preparing the ground/foundations to allow construction to begin.
- Redirecting waterways and connecting pipes with existing pipework.
- Drainage and sewerage connections