PKB Civils
Experienced Groundworker
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Experienced Groundworker | PKB Civils | Nationwide
£150–£200 per day DOE | CIS or PAYE
We'll cut to it — PKB Civils are busy, winning work, and need good groundworkers.
Not labourers. Not people finding their feet. We need 10 years plus in the game, people who can turn up, read the job, and get on with it without someone standing over them.
If that's you, keep reading.
What you’ll be doing
Working across a range of civil engineering and groundworks projects nationwide. Depending on your strengths, you’ll be getting stuck into:
- Concrete breakout, subbase prep, pouring and finishing slabs
- Shuttering and formwork for slabs and structures
- Steel fixing
- Setting and checking levels with a rotating laser
- Drainage — shallow and deep, up to and over 2m
- Ducting installation
- Kerbing, edgings, flagging and tarmac works
- CAT scanning and working safely around live services
- Operating excavators, dumpers and rollers
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What you get
We're not one of those firms that expects you to graft nationwide and gives you nothing back for it. Here's what PKB offers — properly laid out so there's no guessing.
Pay
£150–£200 per day depending on experience.
CIS (self-employed)
- Transport to and from site from Rochdale
- Potential for van and fuel card
- Workwear, tools and PPE provided
PAYE (employed)
- Competitive salary with potential van and fuel card
- Transport to and from site from Rochdale
- 28 days holiday including bank holidays
- Extra day’s holiday for every year you stay — up to 3 extra days
- Extra day’s holiday for every 50 nights you work away
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When you’re working away
This is where PKB stand out:
- 1 hour’s bonus pay for every night away
- Any hours after 4.30pm at time and a quarter
- Premier Inn double room — not a shared B&B, not a caravan
- £25 evening meal allowance
- Hotel breakfast included
What we need from you
- 10 years minimum in groundworks — no exceptions
- Self-sufficient and reliable
- 7.30am site start — yard meet is earlier depending on location
- Willing to work nationwide and stay away when needed
- Valid CSCS card
- Full driving licence preferred
- CIS or PAYE — either works, we’ll find the right setup
If you’re a plant operator
PKB operators work on the ground when needed. No cab-only roles. If you’re happy to do both, we want to hear from you.
To apply
Send your CV to recruitment@pkbcivils.co.uk
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