Elementary Construction Occupations

Job holders in this unit group perform a variety of general labouring and construction duties to assist building, civil engineering and related trades workers in the performance of their tasks.

More about this Career

Average Salary

£19745

New workers start around £12888. Normal pay is £19745 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £29571.

Jobs

6025

Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full- and part-time jobs.

Daily Tasks

Helps diver into and out of diving suit, maintains communication with submerged diver and checks equipment and time spent under water.
Operates, cleans and lubricates valves and sluices, removes weeds, dead animals and other debris from waterways and carries out minor repairs to banks and footbridges.
Excavates, constructs and maintains land drainage systems and prepares graves for burial.
Measures and fixes timber and other structures to support excavations, cables or other rail, signal and telecommunications equipment.
Heats and breaks up blocks of asphalt, bitumen or tar, stirs melting mixture, adds aggregate if required, pours mixture into buckets.
Covers ceilings, floors, walls and exposed surfaces of boilers, pipes and plant with insulating material.
Performs general labouring tasks such as digging trenches and foundations, removing wall coverings, and preparing surfaces by cleaning, sanding, filling, etc..
Cleans equipment and tools, clears work area and otherwise assists building and woodworking trades workers as directed.
Mixes mortar, grouting material, cement screed, and plaster, prepares adhesive, primer and paints and similar construction material, and undertakes basic decorating, painting, plumbing and other maintenance and repair tasks.
Assists with the erection of ladders, scaffolding and work platforms, the rigging of cradles of hoisting equipment and the attaching of slings, hooks and guide ropes.
Conveys blocks, bricks, stone, mortar, roofing, felt, slates, wood and other building materials to the work area.

Skills Employers are looking for

Soft skills

Soft skills are non-technical skills that include how you interact with colleagues, solve problems, and manage your work

Mathematics

52
Speaking

49
Active Learning

47
Active Listening

46
Learning Strategies

42
Monitoring

42
Reading Comprehension

40
Critical Thinking

38
Writing

32
Science

17