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Groundworker Apprentice
RICHARD DRAKE CONTRACTING LIMITED
Keighley (BD20 9BB)
Closes in 15 days (Friday 30 October 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 14 October 2026
Summary
Richard Drake Contracting Limited is a small business in Aire Valley. We generally work around the Aire Valley and Harrogate areas in small teams. We are professional, agile, social, and our goal is to ensure all staff work as part of a team, with continuous training and development.
- Wage: £16,640 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
- National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course: Groundworker (level 2)
- Hours: Monday to Friday 7.30am- 4pm with optional Saturdays. 40 hours a week
- Start date: Sunday 1 November 2026
- Duration: 1 year 6 months
- Positions available: 1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
- Use hand tools and power tools to construct and repair roads, buildings, and other structures
- Dig trenches, lay pipes, and install drainage systems
- Operate heavy machinery
- Load and unload materials
- Inspect work sites for safety hazards
- Follow safety protocols and procedures
- Maintain a clean work site
Where you'll work
7 Smithy Fold Kildwick
Keighley
BD20 9BB
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
- Training provider: LUMINATE EDUCATION GROUP
- Training course: Groundworker (level 2)
What you'll learn
- 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 by hand 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
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Requirements
- Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
- Skills
- Organisation skills
- Team working
- Physical fitness
- Good Time Keeping
- Other requirements
- Be comfortable with outdoor work in all weather
About this employer
Richard Drake Contracting Limited is a small business in Aire Valley. We generally work around the Aire Valley and Harrogate areas in small teams. We are professional, agile, social, and our goal is to ensure all staff work as part of a team, with continuous training and development
https://richarddrakecontracting.co.uk/
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay.
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- Gain Tickets such as signing, lightening and guarding
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LUMINATE EDUCATION GROUP
Nick Cockcroft
nick.cockcroft@liminate.ac.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000059025.
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Closes in 15 days (Friday 30 October 2026 at 11:59pm)
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