Sector: Civil Engineering / Infrastructure
Location: West Midlands (Sites in Birmingham, Solihull, and Coventry)
Rate: £Competitive
Contract Type: Long-term Contract
The Role
We are looking for highly skilled Shuttering Carpenters (Formwork Carpenters) to join a major civil engineering project in the West Midlands. You will be responsible for creating the "moulds" that define the region's new infrastructure, working on everything from bridge abutments and retaining walls to large-scale RC frames and culverts.
This role requires more than just basic joinery; we need professionals who understand the immense pressure of wet concrete and can work to the tight tolerances required in heavy civils.
Key Responsibilities
Formwork Systems: Erecting and striking various systems, including traditional timber shutters, Peri, Doka, and Skydeck.
Blueprint Reading: Interpreting complex structural drawings and ensuring line, level, and plumb are spot on.
Box-outs & Embeds: Accurately installing bolt boxes, plates, and sleeve out-sets for follow-on trades.
Collaboration: Working seamlessly with Steel Fixers and the concrete gang to ensure the structural integrity of every pour.
Safety: Maintaining a clean and safe workspace, particularly when working at height or within excavations.
Requirements
CSCS Card: Valid Blue (Skilled Worker) card in Formwork/Carpentry is essential.
Experience: Minimum 3-5 years specifically within civil engineering or heavy industrial sectors.
Tools: Must have a full kit of carpentry tools (both hand and cordless power tools).
Technical Skill: Proficient in both traditional "stick-build" timber shuttering and proprietary system formwork.
Safety Critical: Must be aware of edge protection requirements and temporary works procedures.
What's in it for you?
Project Longevity: Initial 12-month contracts with the potential for extension across the framework.
Regionally Significant Work: Be a part of the team building the future of West Midlands transport and infrastructure.
Pay: Weekly CIS payments with overtime available during busy pour schedules.
Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.
Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.
For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.
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