Lead Hand​/Ganger Groundworker

Lead Hand / Ganger Groundworker – Carmarthen

Join JN Bentley as a Lead Hand / Ganger to lead a groundworks gang working across a range of sites in the region, preferably with a ready‑made civil works gang.

In this role you will report to Site Management and lead a gang on various construction sites, predominantly within the water industry. You will bring a proactive attitude towards work, health and safety, and ideally have experience in the water industry, general civil work, concreting, deep drainage and pipe laying.

• Experience managing a gang working on civil projects.
• A positive attitude towards work, with the ability to maintain high standards of health and safety and a reporting culture.
• Current CSCS, CPCS / NOCN or NPORS with NVQ and plant tickets.
• Site Supervisor or Site Management training.
• Full UK Driving Licence essential.

• National Water Hygiene card
• Slinger / Signaller or Crane Lift Supervisor
• Confined Spaces City & Guilds
• Other plant tickets
• 3‑day First Aid

• Competitive rates of pay
• In‑house career development programmes and progression within the company
• Fully funded industry‑recognised training
• Mileage paid on travel
• Van driver supplement
• 30 days holiday (incl. bank holidays)
• Good maternity / paternity pay packages
• Uplift and subsistence pay & accommodation provided for working away
• Pension scheme
• Employee referral scheme
• Westfield Health (cash health plan)
• Occupational health checks and flu jabs
• Cycle‑to‑work schemes and Specsavers vouchers
• Company matching and payroll giving

JN Bentley is a well‑established civil engineering and construction company with many projects across the UK. We deliver first‑class works for our clients, drawing on 50 years of industry expertise and employing over 2,000 people with a turnover in excess of £450 million.

If you are interested in joining the existing teams at JN Bentley please click the apply now button below and be sure to include details of your experience working in the water industry, deep drainage, pipe laying and specific pipework within your application.

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Management and Manufacturing

Civil Engineering