Groundworker
CV-LibraryGillingham, KenttemporaryPosted: 19 August 2026
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Location: Gillingham, Kent
Pay Rate: £19.00 per hour
Job Type: Full-time, Temporary
About the Role
We are looking for an experienced, reliable Groundworker to join an active site team in Gillingham. The project is currently transitioning through key structural phases; you will start immediately with foundation work, progressing into drainage installation as the build advances.
Key Responsibilities
Foundation Stage: Assisting with ground clearance, trench excavation, shuttering, steel fixing, and pouring/finishing concrete footings and floor slabs.
Drainage Stage: Laying foul and surface water pipework, constructing manholes/inspection chambers, and backfilling trenches to specified levels.
Operating basic plant equipment safely on-site (if ticketed).
Reading basic drawings/site plans and maintaining high safety standards throughout.
Key Requirements
Valid CSCS Card (Essential).
Proven background in groundworks, specifically with hands-on experience in foundations and deep/shallow drainage.
Full Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
Strong work ethic, reliable attendance, and the physical fitness required for heavy site tasks.
CPCS / NPORS tickets (e.g., Dumper/Forward Tipping, Digger) are a distinct advantage.
Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.
Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.
For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business
Location: Gillingham, Kent
Pay Rate: £19.00 per hour
Job Type: Full-time, Temporary
About the Role
We are looking for an experienced, reliable Groundworker to join an active site team in Gillingham. The project is currently transitioning through key structural phases; you will start immediately with foundation work, progressing into drainage installation as the build advances.
Key Responsibilities
Foundation Stage: Assisting with ground clearance, trench excavation, shuttering, steel fixing, and pouring/finishing concrete footings and floor slabs.
Drainage Stage: Laying foul and surface water pipework, constructing manholes/inspection chambers, and backfilling trenches to specified levels.
Operating basic plant equipment safely on-site (if ticketed).
Reading basic drawings/site plans and maintaining high safety standards throughout.
Key Requirements
Valid CSCS Card (Essential).
Proven background in groundworks, specifically with hands-on experience in foundations and deep/shallow drainage.
Full Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
Strong work ethic, reliable attendance, and the physical fitness required for heavy site tasks.
CPCS / NPORS tickets (e.g., Dumper/Forward Tipping, Digger) are a distinct advantage.
Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.
Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.
For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business