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BAM is offering the opportunity to start a career within construction, with a leading company working on iconic jobs such as HS2. As an apprentice, you will be on a development plan and a career mentor to help your progression throughout your apprenticeship.
During the 18 month formwork apprenticeship, you’ll work as part of a larger team on a construction project in which you’ll have responsibility for
Formwork is internationally recognised as an innovative technique that is used to form concrete structures across the entire infrastructure, from constructing roads, rail, bridges, underground structures to high-rise concrete buildings.
Formworkers contribute to the construction of projects through the preparation, installation and quality management of all stages of the formwork and falsework process. Preparing falsework that provides temporary support structures for forms and undertake formwork. This includes producing panels and fittings that mould to form a desired shape with concrete, such as slabs, support beams, columns and walls.
On this 18 month apprenticeship you will learn skills in;
- Interpreting information
- Risk assessments and method statements
- Construction elements
- Effective communication
- BIM
- Basic project documentation
- Site communication
- Health and safety
Who are we looking for?
We are looking for a school or college leaver who is looking to start their career in the construction industry. You'll need good comunication skills, be an excellent team worker but also be able to use your initiative.
As this is an apprenticehip, you must be prepared to work towards your qualification whilst also working on site and gaining the experience you need to succeed.
Things we are looking for;
- Effective communication
- Respect - apply equality, diversity and inclusion in dealing with others.
- Team work - work effectively and safely with others
- Independent working - take responsibility for safe completion of your own work.
- Time management - use own time effectively to complete the work instructions to schedule and always arrive at, and be ready to work on time
- Logical thinking - use clear and valid reasoning when making decisions to undertake the work instructions and when problem solving
You will receive excellent industry experience from day one working on an exciting project, the Sheephouse Wood Bat Protection Structure.
The 56 hectare woodland is home to several different bat species, including the most northerly known colony of the rare Bechstein’s bat. All bats are legally protected in the UK and this structure will allow bats to cross the line without being harmed by passing trains.
You will complete a nationally recognised level 2 formworker apprenticeship qualfication which will take around 18 months to complete.
Working for BAM also means that you will have access to many other benefits such as private medical cover, online GP service, retail discount platform as well as many more.
You will join a larger construction team based near Milton Keynes where you will be able to learn from a variety of experienced BAM employees including may other apprentices of various specialisms.
The art of building is about building for communities; it’s about building for life.
Where others stop, we go further, leading the way towards a sustainable tomorrow for us and future generations. As an industry leader, we raise the bar.
Our values: sustainable, inclusive, collaborative, reliable and ownership, enable us to achieve our ambitions. Today, tomorrow and every day.
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