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Apprentice Construction Operative

Fitzgerald Contractors Limited · Telford · posted 8 July 2026

Wage
£15,392 a year
Hours
37 hours a week
Duration
1 Year 6 Months
Level
Intermediate (Level 2)
Standard
Groundworker (level 2)
Starts
1 September 2026
Closing date
25 August 2026
Positions
1

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  • Preparing the ground for construction work.
  • Helping to set out areas to be dug for foundations and drains.
  • Preparing materials such as cement and plaster.
  • Digging shallow trenches manually, and trimming and squaring up trenches dug by machine.
  • Erecting and dismantling timbering used to support trenches.
  • Laying drains and backfill trenches.
  • Erecting and taking down formwork.
  • Fixing steel.
  • Pouring concrete for foundations, walls, beams and floors.

Your training

  • Block relaese learning.
  • Workplace mentor.
  • College assessor.

Where it leads

Upon completion of apprenticeship, there will be room to progress in the company. 

About Fitzgerald Contractors Limited

We are a leading employee-owned civil engineering contractor based in Birmingham specialising in the delivery of infrastructure, highways and public realm schemes across the UK.

We work collaboratively with clients in order to add value to the schemes we undertake, especially through early contractor involvement where, at the earliest stages of a project, we can add value by developing better methodologies, identifying, managing and mitigating risk and therefore ensuring greater cost certainty.

Fitzgerald are a multi-award winning company and in 2020 our Centenary Square public realm scheme won both the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) West Midlands ‘Large Project Award’ and Construction News Project of the Year (under £20m) accolades.

Skills they're looking for

Communication skillsAttention to detailOrganisation skillsAnalytical skillsLogicalTeam working

Entry requirements

  • GCSE English (grade C / 4) — essential
  • GCSE Maths (grade C / 4) — essential

Where you'll work

  • Haybridge Road, Wellington, Telford, TF1 2NP

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