Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: Highways Depot (Property Services) 91 Hawcliffe Road, Mountsorrel, LE12 7AH
Salary: Grade 7 starting at £26,832.00 with increment progression to £28,146.00 annual increments are paid from 1st April subject to the employee having 12 months service in the grade.
Working Hours: Monday to Thursday 7.30am to 3.30pm Friday 7.30am to 3pm
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: Friday 29th May 2026
Tradesperson/Groundworker in the LCC Sites development Team, to undertake a variety of groundwork and hard landscaping.
About the Role
Use trade experience to undertake a wide variety of groundwork and landscaping jobs across Leicestershire.
External hard construction works including fencing, drainage, surfacing, and other groundwork operations.
Drive works vehicles and carry out vehicle and plant safety checks.
Safely operate plant and machinery including 360 excavators, dumper, roller and handheld equipment.
Undertake site visits where required and feed-in information to support the production of estimates by others.
An enhanced DBS check is required for this post.
About You
To apply for this post, you must have:
* CSCS plant safety certification for 360 Digger/Ride on Roller/Ride on Dumper
* Experience and working knowledge of groundworks, fencing and landscaping projects.
* Experience of liaising with customers. Experience in working with other ground working operatives
* H&S legislation awareness including CDM regulations
* Working knowledge and understanding of groundworks including tarmacking, kerbing, underground services, drainage & fence laying etc
* Good communication skills
* Full Driving licence
In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and to delivering accessible and inclusive services which meet the needs of all of our residents. You will be asked to demonstrate your understanding of these commitments as part of the selection process.
Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability. We are a Disability Confident Employer.
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