Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
Pay Rate: £25.00 per hour (CIS)
Hours: 49 hours per week (Monday - Friday)
Duration: Ongoing contract
The Opportunity
Are you a skilled Formwork Specialist looking to secure high-volume hours on a long-term civil engineering project in Tyneside?
Search Consultancy is recruiting an experienced Shuttering Joiner for a major infrastructure and concrete frame development in Newcastle upon Tyne. Operating on a steady 49 hours per week schedule across Monday to Friday, this role offers high earning potential and strong site continuity for a precision formwork trades person.
If you hold a valid Blue or Gold CSCS card, take pride in clean, accurate shuttering, and want a top-tier £25.00/hr CIS rate with a major regional main contractor, we want to hear from you.
Your Role & Responsibilities
Working closely with civil engineers, steel fixers, and concrete gangs, you will be delivering structural formwork to exact technical specifications:
Formwork Assembly & Erection: Building, setting up, and securing proprietary system shuttering (such as Peri, Doka, or MEVA) alongside traditional bespoke timber shuttering for retaining walls, ground beams, columns, and heavy bases.
Precision Setting Out: Erecting shuttering strictly to line, level, and structural drawings, ensuring panels are thoroughly tied, braced, and sealed to handle high-pressure concrete pours.
Bespoke Fabrication: Accurately measuring and fabricating timber box-outs, void formers, stop-ends, and holding-down bolt templates prior to pour schedules.
Striking & Re-Use: Safely striking shuttering systems post-cure, cleaning and repairing panels, and applying release agents to prepare materials for efficient re-use.
Safety & Site Standards: Adhering to strict site safety rules around excavations, crane lifts, and pouring operations across full 49-hour weekly schedules.
What We're Looking For
To satisfy site entry rules and civil engineering safety standards, applicants must possess:
CSCS Card: A valid Blue (Skilled Worker) or Gold (Advanced Craft / NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Formwork) CSCS card is strictly mandatory.
Trade Background: Proven, hands-on experience as a Shuttering Joiner across civil engineering, commercial RC frames, or heavy groundworks.
Tools & Kit: Full set of professional formwork hand tools, power tools (saws, impact drivers, levels, lasers), and standard 5-point PPE.
Reliability: Commitment to maintaining high productivity and safety standards across daily schedules to reach your full 49 hours each week.
Right to Work: Valid proof of right to work in the UK.
Why Work With Search?
Top Earning Potential: High-market rate of £25.00 per hour paid under CIS.
High Weekly Hours: 49 hours per week scheduled Monday through Friday, giving you maximum earning capacity while keeping your weekends clear.
Prime Tyneside Location: Convenient site location in Newcastle upon Tyne with easy transport access across Tyne & Wear.
Reliable Weekly Payroll: Dependable, transparent CIS payments hitting your bank account every single Friday.
Dedicated Regional Support: Direct contact with our North East construction recruitment team to keep you continuously working on premier local jobs.
Search is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age
Salary description
£25.00 - £25.00 per hour