Joe’s journey from care home to annexe
14/04/2026
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Location: DN11 8EW— with travel to customer sites
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £38,000 - £43,000 DOE
Schedule: Monday to Friday, with flexibility required to support site starts
We are looking for a practical, organised and proactive Groundworks Lead to support the early stages of our annexe construction projects.
This is a key operational role, focused on making sure each project gets off to the right start. The Groundworks Lead will be responsible for carrying out groundworks site surveys, preparing materials take-offs, liaising with subcontract groundworks teams, and attending site during the first couple of days of the build to ensure works begin smoothly. Requires someone confident, hands-on and capable of taking control of the groundworks preparation and early site coordination.
You will work closely with Project Managers, subcontractors, Purchasing, Design and Operations to ensure site conditions, access, drainage, levels, materials and groundworks requirements are understood before works commence.
As Groundworks Lead, your duties will include:
We are looking for someone who is practical, reliable and confident working on site & in the office.
The ideal candidate will have:
The successful person will be:
At iHus, we design and build high-quality annexes across the UK. The early stages of each project are critical, and this role will play an important part in improving groundworks preparation, reducing delays and supporting better project delivery.
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