Groundworker – Civils & Drainage Team
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Location: Staines-upon-Thames / London & South East
Pay: £18.00–£22.00 per hour, depending on experience and tickets
Job type: Full-time
Work location: In person / site-based
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About Express Solutions Group
Express Solutions Group is a growing specialist services group supporting domestic, commercial, and blue-chip clients across drainage, civils, surveys, tanker services, hydro cutting, planned preventative maintenance, and wider infrastructure solutions.
We invest in people, specialist equipment, training, and safe working practices so our teams can deliver reliable, high-quality work across a wide range of projects. Our culture is built around professionalism, service, technical knowledge, and doing the job properly.
Due to continued growth, we are looking for an experienced Groundworker to join our Civils team.
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About the Role
As a Groundworker – Civils & Drainage Team, you will support a variety of groundworks, drainage, and civil engineering projects across commercial and domestic sites. This is a hands-on role for someone who takes pride in accurate, tidy, safe, and reliable work.
You will be part of a busy operational team where your workmanship directly supports the successful delivery of drainage installations, reinforced concrete works, kerbing, paving, ducting, footings, and excavation projects.
This role is well suited to someone with proven civils experience who wants steady work, varied projects, additional hours where available, and opportunities to build further qualifications within a growing company.
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Key Responsibilities
You will be responsible for:
- Carrying out high-quality groundworks across civils, drainage, and construction projects.
- Supporting the construction of footings and drainage-related structures.
- Reading site instructions and working from drawings, specifications, and supervisor direction where required.
- Maintaining safe working practices around excavations, confined spaces, services, plant, and moving vehicles.
- Communicating clearly with supervisors, site managers, clients, and other trades.
- Reporting progress, delays, defects, risks, and site issues promptly.
- Keeping work areas organised, safe, and professional.
- Wearing full PPE and following all company and site health and safety requirements.
- Representing Express Solutions Group professionally on every site.
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Essential Experience and Qualifications
You will need:
- Valid HGV Class 2 / Category C licence.
- Minimum of 2 years’ relevant HGV driving experience.
- Driver CPC qualification and digital tachograph card.
- Experience driving commercial vehicles in a professional environment.
- A driving record suitable for commercial insurance purposes.
- Confidence operating manual transmission vehicles.
- Good understanding of daily vehicle checks, defect reporting, and road safety.
- Strong awareness of health and safety in operational environments.
- Ability to complete accurate job paperwork and compliance records.
- Good communication skills with colleagues, supervisors, clients, and site teams.
- Reliable, punctual, and professional approach to work.
- Right to live and work in the UK.
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Desirable Experience
The following would be beneficial but are not essential:
- Previous experience as a drainage tanker driver, vacuum tanker driver, gully sucker operator, waste management driver, or pump and tanker operative.
- Experience with DAF, MAN, Scania, Volvo, or similar HGV vehicles.
- Experience using tanker pumping and vacuum equipment.
- Knowledge of waste transfer procedures and environmental compliance.
- Experience in drainage, utilities, construction, highways, facilities management, or industrial services.
- Confined Space training.
- High-Pressure Water Jetting certificate.
- ADR or other transport-related qualifications, where relevant.
- HIAB or low-loader experience.
- Forklift or plant experience.
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What We Offer
- Competitive hourly pay of £18.00–£22.00, depending on experience and tickets.
- High volume of work available, with additional hours available where operationally suitable.
- Work across varied civils and drainage projects, not the same job every day.
- Company vehicle and fuel support for work duties where applicable to the role.
- Opportunities to develop further tickets, site experience, and specialist drainage knowledge.
- A growing company with clear demand for skilled, reliable operatives.
- Supportive supervisors and experienced operational teams.
- A professional environment where good workmanship is valued.
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Career Development
Express Solutions Group continues to grow across drainage, civils, commercial infrastructure, tanker services, CCTV surveys, hydro-cutting, and planned maintenance. For the right person, this creates opportunities to progress into more senior site roles, specialist drainage work, plant operation, supervisory responsibilities, or additional technical training.
We value people who are reliable, safety-conscious, willing to learn, and serious about developing their trade.
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Who This Role Suits
This role would suit someone who:
- Has strong hands-on groundworks experience.
- Wants consistent work with the option of additional hours.
- Takes pride in safe, tidy, accurate work.
- Is comfortable working on different sites and project types.
- Communicates well with supervisors, clients, and other trades.
- Wants to build a longer-term career with a growing specialist company.
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How to Apply
To apply, please send your CV or a brief summary of your work history, including your relevant tickets, site experience, availability, and two references.
Please include details of your CSCS card, Street Works qualification, confined space training, and any plant tickets you hold.
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Equal Opportunities Statement
Express Solutions Group is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to fair, inclusive, and merit-based recruitment. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds who meet the essential requirements and can carry out the role safely and effectively.
Pay: £18.00-£22.00 per hour
Work Location: On the road
