Groundworker Apprenticeship

We are looking for young people to join our very experienced company as apprentices. Led by an experienced team of directors, Gracelands is known across the South for practical expertise, reliable delivery and long-term partnerships.

What you'll do

Working throughout Hampshire, Dorset, Wiltshire, Berkshire, Surrey and Sussex, we partner with leading house builders, developers, principal contractors and public sector organisations to deliver projects from early enabling works through to final infrastructure delivery. With a highly experienced directly employed workforce and long-standing relationships across our supply chain, Gracelands offers a dependable and collaborative service built around quality, programme certainty and trusted delivery. After basic training the apprentices will be trained by experienced groundworkers to carry out various site based duties from foundation construction to new roads and sewers. It would be an advantage to have transport to a local pick up point.

Training

App L2 ST0513 (388) Groundworker (HC) BPC Grow for aapprentices programme.

After the apprenticeship

Progression to full-time employment.

Skills

• Communication skills
• Physical fitness
• Team working

Qualifications

• Essential: GCSE, English & Maths (grade 2 or above)

Things to consider

Outdoor and lifting.

About the employer

Gracelands is a South Coast contractor specialising in reinforced concrete frame construction, civil engineering and groundworks & infrastructure packages across the residential, development and infrastructure sectors.

Apprenticeship details

• Course: Groundworker (level 2), Construction and the built environment
• Apprenticeship level: Intermediate (level 2)
• Training provider: BOURNEMOUTH AND POOLE COLLEGE, THE
• Expected duration: 1 Year 6 Months
• Hours: 45 hours a week. Working week: 8am to 4pm, 5 days a week.
• Start date: 4 January 2027
• Positions available: 3
• Wage: £18,720 a year