Skip to main content

Christmas Closure
The College will be closed from 5:00pm on Thursday 18th December 2025, until Monday 5th January 2026, with students returning on Tuesday 6th January 2026. 
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Boston College 🎅🎄🎁

Boston College logo
Boston College logo
0

Time to Switch Up!

Construction Operatives

Overview

£19,926 Entry Level Salary

£27,809 Average Salary

£42,235 Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

  • Installs electrical lighting in streets, homes and business/manufacturing settings.
  • Tests joints with electronic test equipment or by filling piping with water, smoke or compressed air.
  • Joints pipe by sealing with rubber, cement, lead, etc., connects piping to manholes and attaches pipe junctions as required.
  • Selects appropriate asbestos, clay, concrete, plastic or metal pipe sections and lowers them into prepared trenches using hoisting equipment.
  • Cuts, shapes and fits wood, lays bricks and tiles, cleans exterior surfaces of buildings and resurfaces eroded stone or brickwork, and performs other tasks in the construction, alteration, repair and demolition of buildings.
  • Fills machine with insulating mixture, positions hose, drills access hole and fills cavities or coats surfaces to prevent loss or absorption of heat and provide fire protections.

Education Requirements

Required Level Percentage achieved
Level 0 14%
Level 1 16%
Level 2 30%
Level 3 27%
Level 4-5 (Higher Education) 8%
Level 6 (Bachelors) 4%
Level 7 (Masters or equivalent) 1%

14 Annual Openings

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

No courses related to this career has been found

Available Courses

View more

You may also be interested in these careers...