CoTrain Vacancies

Welcome to the CoTrain Careers page, where we showcase our latest opportunities for apprentices.


Current Vacancies

Any questions about a vacancy? Contact our Apprenticeship Managers; Mark Pope: 07483 172916Sarah Hall : 07483 919590 and Helen Banning : 07853 282490

Summary

As a site manager you will be responsible for looking after the teams on a construction site, as well as liaising with the client. You could be monitoring costs and budget, and ordering materials for the project.

What we're looking for

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you’ll do at work

  • Help to ensure that projects are planned and completed in a timely, safely manner
  • Maintaining daily diary to record site events and requirements
  • Learn standards for inspections of all operations to ensure they are carried out in a safe manner
  • Comply with the site-specific environmental action plan requirements
  • Gain a thorough understanding of site boundaries, access points and site office procedures
  • Build relationships with other business unit teams like sales and commercial
  • Shadow the site management team on CSCS inspection visits
  • Manage and coordinate the safe and tidy storage of material delivered to the site
  • Shadow and report to the business unit production director on specific development targets and objectives

Where you’ll work

40 Oxford Road
High Wycombe
HP11 2EE

For more details on this vacancy, click here.

To apply please email CV’s to mark.pope@secbe.org.uk

Summary

Apprentice groundworker required for a prestigious new build housing project in Farnborough/Fleet. Would suit anyone that enjoys manual Labour and using and basic equipment. You will work in all weathers, but the range of work will be interesting as it will include, foundations, service trenches and ducts. Paving, retaining walls and landscaping.

What we're looking for

  • Work safely and securely in compliance with given information, organisational policies and procedures, and current health, safety and welfare legislation including following the procedures for working in contaminated ground
  • Conform with productive working practices and completing the work in accordance with the programme of work
  • Interpret and follow verbal and written work instructions from supervisors and site managers
  • Access, interpret and use drawings and specifications
  • Select the required resources including tools and fixtures
  • Move, handle and store resources complying with relevant legislation & guidance
  • Use and maintain power tools and equipment (including; compactor plates, boning rods, portable power tools, levels, straight edges, lines, pins and laser equipment)
  • Gauge and mix mortars and concrete manually and by mixer
  • Select and use basic setting out equipment including tape measures, levels, straight edges, lines and pins, boning rods and laser equipment under guidance of the supervisor
  • Install, maintain and remove temporary protection and safety arrangements for the work area relating to barriers and temporary structures, including protection, safety notices and safety lighting
  • Install and test basic drainage and ducting
  • Measure, mark, cut and install geo-membranes to stabilise soil for re-instatement and excavations
  • Transport and place, then compact and finish concrete to slabs/bases, footing oversights, paths, form slab edgings including positioning reinforcement and kerbs
  • Set out and lay flags, paviours and edging to paths, driveways and other areas
  • Install ironworks relating to access covers and frames, and gully grates and frames including preparatory brickwork
  • Locate and excavate to expose buried utility services using electronic location instruments
  • Provide and remove temporary works including shallow excavation support (up to 1.2 metres)
  • Form and reinstate excavations and surfaces to sub-grades, sub-bases and road bases
  • Prepare to, then direct and guide the movement of vehicles, plant or machinery

Where you’ll work

Ively Road
Fleet
GU51 3GL

Vacancy details

Please click here

To apply please email CV’s to mark.pope@secbe.org.uk

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