General Operative Groundworker

Here at JN Bentley we are looking for an enthusiastic and positive General Operative Groundworker who live in and around the Exeter area, to work across the region on our sites, who can ideally join with a ready‑made gang. Availability to lodge short term preferred.

In the role you will work as part of a gang on various construction sites predominantly within the water industry. You will have a proactive attitude towards work and health and safety, with experience ideally of general civils work, concreting, deep drainage and pipe laying.

The ideal candidate should be multi-skilled and able to work on the machines as well as on the ground within the gang. This role is not for a dedicated Plant Operative.

• Experience with in a wide range of Civil Engineering – particularly general civil work, concreting, deep drainage and pipe‑laying and experience in the water industry.
• CSCS Touchscreen & 1 day Health & Safety Awareness course – Minimum requirement.
• Ideally holding your CPCS / NOCN or NPORs Plant Tickets.
• CPCS / NOCN or NPORs Plant cards & NVQ for 360 Excavator, Forward Tipping Dumper, Ride on Roller, Telehandler.

• National Water Hygiene Card
• Slinger/Signaller
• Confined Spaces City & Guilds
• NRASWA
• Lifting Operations
• Driving Licence

• 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