Location: Elwick, Hartlepool
Pay Rate: £28.00 per hour (CIS)
Hours: Full-time (40+ hours per week, Monday - Friday)
Duration: Ongoing contract
The Opportunity
Are you a skilled Formwork Specialist looking to secure a high-earning rate on a major civil engineering or structural project in Teesside?
Search Consultancy is recruiting an experienced Shuttering Joiner for a high-profile development in Elwick, Hartlepool. Offering a top-market rate of £28.00 per hour (CIS), this role provides excellent site continuity and steady weekly hours for a precision formwork tradesperson.
If you hold a valid Blue or Gold CSCS card, excel in traditional timber shuttering and system formwork, and want a top-tier pay rate with an established regional contractor, we want to hear from you.
Your Role & Responsibilities
Working directly alongside civil engineers, groundworks gangs, and steel fixers, you will be responsible for delivering structural formwork to precise technical specifications:
Formwork Assembly & Erection: Erecting, securing, and aligning system shuttering (such as Peri, Doka, or MEVA) alongside traditional bespoke timber shuttering for retaining walls, bases, ground beams, and structural frames.
Precision Line & Level: Setting up formwork strictly to line, level, and structural drawings, ensuring all panels are thoroughly tied, braced, and sealed to withstand concrete pour pressures.
Bespoke Timber Fabrication: Accurately measuring and fabricating timber box-outs, void formers, stop-ends, and holding-down bolt templates prior to pour schedules.
Striking & Material Care: Safely striking formwork post-cure, cleaning and repairing panels, and applying release agents to prepare materials for efficient re-use.
Site Safety & Standards: Adhering strictly to site safety guidelines around excavations, crane lifts, and pouring operations.
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.
Transport: Reliable transport to reach the project site in Elwick, Hartlepool daily.
Right to Work: Valid proof of right to work in the UK.
Why Work With Search?
Top Market Pay: Premier rate of £28.00 per hour paid under CIS.
Prime Hartlepool Location: Conveniently located site in Elwick with easy transport access via the A19 across Teesside and County Durham.
Consistent Weekly Hours: Full-time hours running Monday through Friday with long-term site continuity.
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 desk to keep top tradespeople 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
£28.00 - £28.00 per hour