Groundwork Ganger (Sizewell C)

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Opportunity for a Groundwork Ganger (Sizewell C) working with Ballycommon on the Sizewell C Project,

Main Duties:

• Supervise Groundwork Operatives: Lead and manage a team of groundworkers on site, ensuring all tasks are carried out safely, efficiently, and in line with project specifications.
• Deliver Hands-On Groundworks: Actively take part in groundworks activities including deep drainage, ducting, footings, foundations, kerbing, slabbing, concrete works, and reinstatement.
• Interpret Drawings and Levels: Read and understand construction drawings, set out work, and ensure works are completed to the correct line, level, and specification.
• Ensure Site Safety Compliance: Carry out daily briefings, toolbox talks, and site inductions as required. Enforce strict adherence to health & safety procedures and correct PPE usage.
• Coordinate with Site Management: Communicate daily with site supervisors, engineers, and subcontractors to coordinate labour, plant, and materials, and address any on-site issues or changes.
• Monitor Work Quality and Progress: Inspect completed works to ensure high standards are maintained and that tasks are progressing in line with the site programme.
• Organise Plant and Materials: Ensure operatives have the correct plant, tools, and materials available. Report material requirements and manage deliveries.
• Maintain Records: Complete daily site paperwork including site diaries, operative records, plant use, material usage, and progress reporting.
• Support Problem Solving: Respond to technical or site issues quickly, proposing practical solutions and ensuring minimal disruption to site operations.
• Promote a Productive Working Environment: Motivate operatives, maintain morale, and encourage a positive team culture to ensure productivity and quality outcomes.

Qualifications & Certifications (Groundwork Ganger)

• CSCS Card
• Minimum requirement: Blue Skilled Worker Card
• Preferred: Gold Supervisory Card (for those with site management or team leadership responsibilities)
• NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Construction Operations / Groundworks / General Construction
• NVQ Level 3 recommended for those supervising others on site
• SSSTS (Site Supervisor Safety Training Scheme)
• Required for most ganger or team leader roles
• Ensures awareness of site safety, risk assessments, and legal responsibilities
• CITB Health, Safety & Environment (HS&E) Test
• Supervisory level test required for Gold CSCS
• Must be completed within the last 2 years
• Right to Work in the UK
• Valid UK passport or birth certificate
• Or share code for non-UK nationals: https://www.gov.uk/prove-right-to-work
• Full UK Driving Licence (desirable but not essential)

Additional Certifications (as required by site or role):

• First Aid at Work
• Manual Handling Awareness
• Confined Space Entry (if applicable)
• CAT & Genny / Service Avoidance Training
• Abrasive Wheel Training
• Temporary Works Awareness
• CPCS or NPORS Plant Tickets (e.g. Dumper, Roller, 360 Excavator - if operating plant)
• Proven experience leading teams of groundworkers on construction, civil engineering, or infrastructure projects, ensuring work is delivered safely, efficiently, and to specification.
• Hands-on experience across all aspects of groundwork, including deep drainage, ducting, foundations, concreting, kerbing, edgings, slabbing, and reinstatement.
• Strong background in reading and interpreting technical drawings, levels, and site plans, with the ability to set out small works and guide operatives accordingly.
• Experience delivering works in high-pressure, live site environments such as highways, nuclear, utilities, or commercial developments, coordinating closely with engineers and site management.
• Skilled in conducting daily briefings, toolbox talks, and ensuring operatives adhere to all site-specific health and safety protocols.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate labour, plant, and materials, resolving issues quickly and communicating effectively with supervisors, clients, and subcontractors.
• Familiar with completing daily paperwork, including site diaries, progress reports, plant records, and safety observations.
• Experience in mentoring and supervising operatives, promoting a strong team ethic, ensuring high-quality workmanship, and encouraging development.
• Capable of problem-solving on the ground, adapting plans as needed due to unforeseen ground conditions, service clashes, or access issues.
• Previous work on major sites or frameworks such as Sizewell C, HS2, large-scale housing developments, local authority highways, or MOD sites is highly beneficial.

For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.