Jobs and Training

Current Opportunities

1. Employment

Full-time and part-time employment roles

All jobs listed below are based at Canada Water unless noted.

Role: Carpentry and Joinery Site Labourer

Key Responsibilities:

• Follow instruction
• Work as a team
• Material movement
• Work safely

Qualifications and experience required:

• CSCS card (Green card minimum)

Salary: £13.50 per hour
Start date: ASAP
Duration: 26 weeks (full time available)
Hours: 9 hours per day
Location: Canada Water Plot A1, London Borough of Southwark
Requirement: Please note you must be a Southwark resident to apply for this position.
Training: ACL to provide i.e. manual handling, face fitting for dust masks.
For full details please click here. 

Application deadline: Ongoing

CVs to be emailed to Paul Gurhy ([email protected])

Role: Apprenticeship: Carpentry and Joinery

Key Responsibilities:

• Carry out a range of technical tasks including measuring, marking out, fitting, cutting, finishing, positioning, securing.

Qualifications and experience required:

• CSCS card (Red card minimum - trainee)

Salary: Available upon request age dependant.
Start date: ASAP
Duration: full time available
Hours: 9 hours per day
Location: Canada Water Plot A1, London Borough of Southwark
Requirement: Please note you must be a Southwark resident to apply for this position.
Training: Attend college. Atlantic will provide further training, face fitting for dust masks and manual handling.
For full details please click here. 

Application deadline: Ongoing

CVs to be emailed to Paul Gurhy ([email protected])

Role: Sprinkler Installation Engineer at Argus Fire

Key Responsibilities:

• Keeping records of installation progress and monitor against program of works.
• Fabrication and installation of sprinkler pipework as instructed by your Supervisor/Site Manager, Project Engineer or Project Manager.
• Keep up to date site records, including site diary.
• Read drawings and ensure your work is in accordance with our designs and quality expectations and procedures.
• Maintain compliance on site with issued and approved method statements and risk assessment. Documents issued by Project Manager/Engineer.
• Assist with testing and commissioning.
• Supervising and assisting mate(s) and/or trainee(s).

Qualifications and experience required:

• Sprinkler Installation CSCS/JIB Card required
• Evidence of BAFSA NVQ Level 2 Course completed

Salary: Dependant on experience
Start date: ASAP
Duration: Ongoing
Hours: Monday - Friday: 8:00am - 4:30pm (40 hours)
Location: Canada Water Plot A1, London Borough of Southwark
Requirement: Please note you must be a Southwark resident to apply for this position.
Training: Provided, additional training will be available once trial period successfully completed. 
For full details please click here. 

Application deadline: Ongoing

Role: Labourer at Buxton & McNulty Mechanical Services Ltd

Key Responsibilities:

• Loading and unloading construction material deliveries
• Transporting construction materials and plant around site
• Assisting other operatives
• Cleaning/clearing up worksites from debris and machinery

Qualifications and experience required:

• Must hold a valid CSCS card:
  • You must have passed the CITB Health, Safety and Environment test within the past two years.
  • Complete the QCF Level 1 in Health and Safety in Construction Environment.

Salary: Pay scale dependant on qualifications/experience.
Start date: ASAP
Duration: Ongoing
Hours: Monday - Friday: 7:30am - 4:30pm
Location: Canada Water Plot A1, London Borough of Southwark
Requirement: Please note you must be a Southwark resident to apply for this position.
Training: Provided, additional training will be available once trial period successfully completed. 

For full details please click here. 

Application deadline: Ongoing
CVs to be emailed to Nina Serretiello-Brett ([email protected])
 

Role: Pipefitter at Buxton & McNulty Mechanical Services Ltd

Key Responsibilities:

• Build pipe systems used for heating, hot water, cooling, steam and more.
• Make sure that pipes are cut, installed, and maintained according to specifications/drawings.
• Cutting, assembling and installing pipes
• Repairing malfunctions
• Testing pipe systems to ensure safety and functionality

Qualifications and experience required:

• Level 3 Diploma in Heating and Ventilation
• Gold CSCS card

Salary: Pay scale dependant on qualifications/experience.
Start date: ASAP
Duration: Ongoing
Hours: Monday - Friday: 7:30am - 4:30pm
Location: Canada Water Plot A1, London Borough of Southwark
Requirement: Please note you must be a Southwark resident to apply for this position.
Training: Provided, additional training will be available once trial period successfully completed. 

For full details please click here. 

Application deadline: Ongoing
CVs to be emailed to Nina Serretiello-Brett ([email protected])

Role: Plumber at Buxton & McNulty Mechanical Services Ltd

Key Responsibilities:

• Install, maintain and repair pipes and fixtures associated with heating, cooling, water distribution and sanitation systems in residential and commercial structures.Build pipe systems used for heating, hot water, cooling, steam and more.
• Cutting, assembling and installing pipes
• Repairing malfunctions
• Testing pipe systems to ensure safety and functionality

Qualifications and experience required:

• Level 3 NVQ in Plumbing
• CSCS card

Salary: Pay scale dependant on qualifications/experience.
Start date: ASAP
Duration: Ongoing
Hours: Monday - Friday: 7:30am - 4:30pm
Location: Canada Water Plot A1, London Borough of Southwark
Requirement: Please note you must be a Southwark resident to apply for this position.
Training: Provided, additional training will be available once trial period successfully completed. 

For full details please click here. 

Application deadline: Ongoing
CVs to be emailed to Nina Serretiello-Brett ([email protected])
 

Role: Hod carrier / Labourer at City Brickwork (UK) Ltd

Key Responsibilities:

• Loading and unloading construction material deliveries
• Transporting construction materials and plant around site
• Assisting other operatives
• Cleaning/clearing up worksites from debris and machinery

Qualifications and experience required:

• Must hold a Green Labourers CSCS card:
  • You must have passed the CITB Health, Safety and Environment test within the past two years.
  • Complete the QCF Level 1 in Health and Safety in Construction Environment.

Salary: Pay scale dependant on qualifications/experience.
Start date: ASAP
Duration: Ongoing
Hours: Monday - Friday: 8:00am - 5:00pm
Location: Canada Water Plot A1, London Borough of Southwark
Requirement: Please note you must be a Southwark resident to apply for this position.
Training: Provided, additional training will be available once trial period successfully completed. 

For full details please click here. 

Application deadline: Ongoing
CVs to be emailed to [email protected]
 

Role: Bricklayer at City Brickwork (UK) Ltd

Key Responsibilities:

• Laying bricks
• Applying or removing mortar with a trowel & pointing the work.
• Measuring Before laying bricks, the bricklayer needs to measure the build area to be able to place the first rows of bricks and damp course & must know the brick and block measurements.
• Understanding and managing the quantities of material required for the job.
• Using tools such as hand tools, brick-cutting machines but also spirit levels and plumb lines to check building alignment.
• Installing ties insulation & damp course.
• Must be good at working at height as scaffolding and mast climbers are being used

Qualifications and experience required:

• Must hold a trade CSCS card (blue)

Salary: Pay scale dependant on qualifications/experience.
Start date: ASAP
Duration: Ongoing
Hours: Monday - Friday: 8:00am - 5:00pm
Location: Canada Water Plot A1, London Borough of Southwark
Requirement: Please note you must be a Southwark resident to apply for this position.
Training: Provided, additional training will be available once trial period successfully completed. 

For full details please click here. 

Application deadline: Ongoing
CVs to be emailed to [email protected]

Role: Labourer at Mace

Key Responsibilities:

• Helping skilled tradespeople with every aspect of the building process
• Being involved in projects from start to finish • Following all health and safety procedures
• Mixing and pouring concrete to make foundations, beams or floors
• Digging trenches for foundations
• Fixing scaffolding and building frames
• Laying pavements and resurfacing roads
• Assisting bricklayers, carpenters and other colleagues on-site, by providing materials
• Marking out the area for the site using string lines and putting up barriers and safety signs
• Laying drainage pipes, pavements and manhole covers
• Operating hand machinery such as drills, pumps and compressors
• Operating machinery such as excavators and dumper truckers
• Working outdoors in all weathers.

Qualifications and experience required:

• Must hold a valid CSCS card
• Some exposure to a construction environment or experience at a site would be desirable. 

Salary: £11.95 per hour, and the role is self employed
Start date: Ongoing opportunities available.
Duration: Ongoing
Hours: Monday - Friday: 8:00am - 6:00pm
Location: Canada Water, London Borough of Southwark
Requirement: Please note you must be a Southwark resident to apply for this position.
Training: Provided, additional training will be available once trial period successfully completed. 
For full details please click here. 

Application deadline: Ongoing

Please note you must be a Southwark resident to apply for the positions above. 

2. Apprenticeships / Graduate opportunities

Role: Paint & Decorating Apprentice at Cousins Group (Wates Subcontractor)

Description of the role: To work as part of the site-based team of skilled tradespeople providing painting and decorating support.

Responsibilities:

• Preparation to all surfaces including walls and woodwork (rubbing down, scraping, using sandpaper and removing old paint)
• Fill cracks and holes with appropriate material • Mix paint and other materials to prepare the right colour or texture
• Apply paints to ceiling, wall areas and all woodwork according to instructions with various tools
• Apply specialist coatings to areas including internal and external floors, walls, ceilings.
• Measure and calculate areas for paint coverage.
• Assist with reading instructions, specification and examining surfaces to determine work required.
• Guarantee all safety precautions and quality standards are met.
• Build on-site preparations such as scaffolding or covering fixtures.
• To carry out any tasks within the employee’s skill and ability.

Person specification: 

• Willing to learn a new trade and skills for painting techniques.
• Capacity to develop knowledge of painting materials and how to select, mix and apply them.
• Aptitude in using appropriate tools (brushes, sandpaper etc)
• Manual dexterity to balance on scaffolding and ladders
• Ability to work at height or in dusty environments (appropriate PPE provided)
• Good level of Maths and English

Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 - 16:00 (40 hours)

Pay: National Minimum Wage (depending on age)

For full details please click here. 

CV's to be emailed to [email protected]

3. Training and mentoring

If you’re thinking about a career in construction but aren’t sure where to start, then we would encourage you to get in touch with the Southwark Construction Skills Centre to explore training opportunities and careers advice. Here you can also apply for your Construction Skills Certification Scheme card which enables you to go on site.

If you’re aged 16-25 and are interested in a career in construction, or know someone who might be, please contact Wendy Heller ([email protected]) or visit the Construction Youth Trust (CYT) website and sign up to their newsletter to receive information about their upcoming training courses and programmes in Bermondsey.

Free pre-employment training with Southwark Construction Skills Centre to prepare you for upcoming construction jobs in Canada Water
  
The Southwark Construction Skills Centre, now in Canada Water on the former Hawker House site, is offering FREE pre-employment training courses for Southwark residents to prepare candidates to apply for construction roles as part of the Canada Water development.  The two week programmes will give you basic construction skills and experience to help you get on site including a CSCSC card and Level 1 Health and Safety. 
 
For more information and how to book your place please click here. Alternatively, please call 020 3621 1940, email [email protected], or drop by the site on Surrey Quays Rd between 8:30-17:30 Monday to Friday. 

Benefits and Welfare Support Clinics

For those who may need welfare and benefits support whilst seeking new job opportunities, local charity, Big Local Works, runs a weekly one-to-one benefits and welfare support clinic in Canada Water. The clinic is run from Thrive’ and complements its existing business support and advice services.

Appointments will focus on helping clients receive the right benefits and improving financial security. Advisors can also help clients to identify alternative options such as employment and training programmes, many of which are run from The Blue (click here for more information on employment training programmes that Big Local Works runs).

Specifically, Big Local Works advisors can assist with:

• Form filling for benefits/universal credit applications – including helping you to build the understanding, confidence and abilities to manage this yourself moving forward
• Benefit checks (making sure people are in receipt of the right amounts)
• Accompanying you at assessment centres and when decisions are wrong filling in appeal forms
• Attending appeal hearings, something which Big Local Works specialises in
• Helping to identify support and training opportunities to support clients into employment

The weekly clinics take place every Wednesday from 10am-4pm at Thrive, Surrey Quays Shopping Centre, SE16 7LL. To book an appointment, email [email protected] or phone 07526 84770. For more information, you can also visit their website here.

4. Business and enterprise

Business and start-up support and low-cost worker and maker space at Thrive

Do you have a business idea but not sure where to start? Are you self-employed or working from home and need low-cost workspace?

We’ve partnered with local charity Tree Shepherd to create Thrive, a community business hub based in Surrey Quays Shopping Centre. The project offers free start-up and business advice, support and training, as well as providing low-cost flexible co-working and maker space. The project is part of our commitment to supporting local residents and businesses to access the potential opportunities generated by the masterplan.

Find out more about what’s on offer on Tree Shepherd’s website here or call 020 3948 3020. Its current opening times are Monday – Friday, 10am – 6pm.