Groundworker (Drainage)
CV-LibrarySW6, Fulham, Greater LondonpermanentPosted: 6 July 2026
Apply NowLocation: London wide, site based (must live within 1 hour of Fulham, SW6) Type: Permanent, Monday to Friday Salary: Competitive and negotiable depending on experience, plus company vehicle, fuel card and overtime
We're working with a well-established, family-run property maintenance group in Fulham to find an experienced, reliable Groundworker for their growing drainage division.
This is hands-on drainage groundworks across residential and commercial properties in London: excavations, installations, remedial works and reinstatement. You'll work alongside drainage engineers, supervisors and labourers, and take pride in getting the job done safely and to a high standard.
What you'll be doing:
* Excavation works for drainage installations, repairs and major remedial works, digging safely around live underground services
* Installing ACO drainage systems, channel drains, gullies, inspection chambers and underground pipework
* Constructing and installing precast concrete and plastic manholes, benching, covers and frames
* Installing, repairing and rerouting underground drainage pipework (PVC, clay, HDPE), including collapsed and defective drains
* Installing external soil and sewer stacks, rainwater pipework and connections to existing drainage
* Reinstatement works: concrete, tarmac, block paving, kerbs, driveways and external surfaces
* Operating small plant (breakers, compactors, cut-off saws, trench compactors)
What you'll need:
* 5+ years as a Groundworker in construction, drainage, utilities or property maintenance
* Strong experience installing ACO systems, manholes, running pipework and external sewer stacks
* Experience in drainage excavations and reinstatement works
* Good understanding of underground services and safe digging practices
* Full UK driving licence (essential)
* Physically fit and confident with small plant and power tools
* CSCS, CPCS or NPORS plant tickets an advantage, not essential
We're working with a well-established, family-run property maintenance group in Fulham to find an experienced, reliable Groundworker for their growing drainage division.
This is hands-on drainage groundworks across residential and commercial properties in London: excavations, installations, remedial works and reinstatement. You'll work alongside drainage engineers, supervisors and labourers, and take pride in getting the job done safely and to a high standard.
What you'll be doing:
* Excavation works for drainage installations, repairs and major remedial works, digging safely around live underground services
* Installing ACO drainage systems, channel drains, gullies, inspection chambers and underground pipework
* Constructing and installing precast concrete and plastic manholes, benching, covers and frames
* Installing, repairing and rerouting underground drainage pipework (PVC, clay, HDPE), including collapsed and defective drains
* Installing external soil and sewer stacks, rainwater pipework and connections to existing drainage
* Reinstatement works: concrete, tarmac, block paving, kerbs, driveways and external surfaces
* Operating small plant (breakers, compactors, cut-off saws, trench compactors)
What you'll need:
* 5+ years as a Groundworker in construction, drainage, utilities or property maintenance
* Strong experience installing ACO systems, manholes, running pipework and external sewer stacks
* Experience in drainage excavations and reinstatement works
* Good understanding of underground services and safe digging practices
* Full UK driving licence (essential)
* Physically fit and confident with small plant and power tools
* CSCS, CPCS or NPORS plant tickets an advantage, not essential