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
Interview Date(s): TBC
About the Role
Tradesperson/Groundworker in the LCC Sites development Team to undertake a variety of groundwork and hard landscaping.
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.
This role is a safety critical post and, consequently, subject to random drug and alcohol testing in accordance with our policies and procedures.
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
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.
How to Apply
You must submit a supporting statement that explains how you meet the criteria listed in the ‘About You’ section above. Without this information, we won’t be able to assess your suitability for the role, and your application will be rejected.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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