Groundworker (Social Housing)

Posted 22 October 2025
Salary DOE + van / fuel card / package
LocationBelfast
Job type Permanent
Discipline Built Environment
ReferenceRAGW221025_1761137950

Job description

  • Job Reference: RAGW221025
  • Job Title: Groundworker (Social Housing)
  • Salary: £Competitve DOE + van / fuel card / package
  • Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland


Groundworker
Are you looking for a Groundworker role? Interested in working for a leading Construction Company?

VANRATH are recruiting a Groundworker to work on Social Housing maintenance projects for a large, leading Construction Company in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Remuneration:
£Competitive DOE + van / fuel card / package

Package Includes:

  • Pension Scheme
  • 24 days annual leave (+ public holidays)
  • Life Cover equivalent to 1.5 times annual salary
  • 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app
  • Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers
  • Gym membership discounts
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Broad range of learning opportunities, such as professional qualifications, collective/individual training, and personalized support programmes


Key Responsibilities:

Carry out various Groundworks tasks to a high standard including:

  • Flagging
  • Blocked paving
  • Tarmac
  • Concreating
  • Kerbs
  • Excavations
  • Footings
  • Ramps


Additional duties include:

  • Clear and prepare sites by removing debris, vegetation and existing structures
  • Lay and level foundations ensuring precise measurements and alignment
  • Install and maintain drainage systems including pipes, manholes and water management systems
  • Set up and dismantle temporary structures such as site offices and storage units
  • Mix and pour concrete for foundations, footpaths and other structures


The Ideal Person:

  • Relevant industry training and qualifications
  • Minimum 2 years' experience in a Groundworker role
  • Proficiency in operating groundworks machinery and tools (with relevant qualifications)
  • CSR Card
  • High level customer service skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to demonstrate good teamwork values
  • Full, valid, clean driving license



For further information on this vacancy, or any other Built Environment job in Belfast or wider Northern Ireland, please apply via the link below or contact Robert Apps for a confidential discussion
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