Pipelayer

Pipelayer / Drainage Gang (Pipelayer + Top Man)

Join Coinford, specialists in groundworks and concrete frames, delivering high-quality residential and infrastructure projects. We’re looking for an experienced Pipelayer, ideally with a Drainage Top Man or established drainage partner, to join our teams on long-term projects offering real continuity of work.

This role suits skilled drainage operatives who take pride in quality, safety, and getting the job done right first time.

• Read and interpret drawings, specifications, and drainage details
• Set up and safely use trench boxes, drag boxes, and manhole boxes
• Confident use of pipe lasers for accurate line and level
• Lay concrete, clay, and plastic pipes of all sizes, ensuring correct:
  • Bedding and surround
  • Alignment and levels
  • Testing and compliance
• Manage groundwater effectively, including selecting and setting up appropriate pumps
• Ensure trenches are backfilled correctly and safely
• Carry out benching to all manholes to specification
• Work safely around live services using service avoidance techniques
• Carry out associated external works where required, including:
  • Kerbs, edgings, slabs, and block paving
• Demonstrate strong knowledge of materials and correct installation methods relating to:
  • Underground drainage
  • Road build-up and formation
  • Kerbing, slab laying, and block paving
  • Hard and soft landscaping works
• Complete daily pre-start plant safety inspections and basic maintenance checks, reporting any service requirements promptly to site management

• Proven experience as a Pipelayer on residential or infrastructure groundworks projects
• Confident working independently or as part of a drainage gang
• Strong understanding of drainage specifications and quality standards
• Commitment to safe systems of work and high-quality workmanship

• Established pipelayer + drainage top man team
• Confined Spaces Qualification
• Additional CPCS/NPORS tickets (e.g. Dumper, Roller, Telehandler)
• 5-10+ years’ experience in skilled groundworks and drainage

• Valid CSCS Card
• Reliable, punctual, and professional
• Able to work effectively with site management, engineers, and other trades
• Support programme delivery and maintain site standards
• Right to work in the UK

We set high standards across our sites, and in return we offer:

• Fair and competitive rates
• Opportunities for further future developments
• Access to additional training where required by site needs
• Please note that to comply with client requirements, we can only accept NPORS cards affiliated with CSCS and carrying the CSCS hologram. We no longer accept traditional NPORS cards. If you would like further details on how to transfer your card from the traditional scheme to the CSCS scheme, please click How to achieve an NPORS CSCS Operator Card - NPORS