Groundworker Circa €50,000

About Your New Employer

• The company is a specialist engineering and maintenance company focused on fuel pumps, fuel storage and fuel management systems.
• The company was established in the early 2000s and has its own technical staff and field engineers operating across Ireland.
• Be part of a professional site environment focused on safety, quality and completing projects on time.

About Your New Job

As a General Construction Labourer with a groundworks specialism, you will support the delivery of construction and civil engineering projects from initial site preparation through to finishing works.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Clearing vegetation, topsoil, debris and existing structures to prepare sites for excavation.
• Digging trenches and assisting plant operators with foundations, drainage runs, utility pipelines and service ducting.
• Installing stormwater and foul drainage systems, including pipes, gullies, inspection chambers and drainage channels.
• Supporting foundation and concrete works by setting up formwork, placing reinforcement and pouring, spreading and vibrating concrete.
• Completing external works, including the installation of kerbs, block paving, flagstones and edging.
• Preparing sub-bases for tarmacking, access roads and footpaths.
• Operating small site machinery such as forward-tipping dumpers, rollers, compactors and cement mixers, where qualified.
• Acting as a banksman to safely direct excavators and other heavy machinery.
• Installing site barriers and fencing while maintaining a clean, organised and safe work area.

You will work closely with machinery operators and site management to ensure all work is completed safely, efficiently and to a high standard.

What Skills You Need

• Proven hands-on experience in groundworks and general construction labouring.
• A full, clean Irish driving licence.
• An up-to-date Safe Pass, Manual Handling, Working at Heights and Confined Space training.
• Experience with drainage layouts, concrete handling, foundations and external works.
• The ability to follow site plans and verbal instructions accurately.
• Experience directing or banksmaning heavy machinery, particularly excavators.
• Knowledge of site safety procedures, including the correct installation of barriers and fencing.
• A valid 360 Excavator/digger ticket is highly advantageous.
• Experience operating forward-tipping dumpers, rollers, compactors or cement mixers is desirable.

What's on Offer

• Competitve Salary circa €50,000 DOE 
• Company Vehicle
• Hotel accommodation paid for when required

What's Next

Apply now to be considered for the General Construction Labourer – Groundworks Specialist position. If your experience matches the requirements and you are interested in joining a professional construction team, we would be pleased to hear from you.