Lead Driller

Ground Control
📍 Dartford, England, United Kingdom 💼 Permanent 🕒 Posted June 09, 2026

Job Description

LEAD DRILLER - CABLE PERCUSSION (CP)

Location: Dartford

Salary: Competitive

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: 40 hours per week

At Ground Control Geotechnical Solutions (GCES), we deliver innovative, sustainable, and high-quality geotechnical solutions that support major infrastructure projects. We’re looking for an experienced Lead Cable Percussion Drilling Operative to lead safe, efficient, and high-quality CP drilling operations on site.

What you’ll do

  • Operate and maintain Cable Percussion (CP) drilling rigs

  • Lead and supervise on-site CP drilling teams

  • Prepare sites, set up plant and equipment, and carry out drilling works

  • Complete open-hole drilling, core drilling, and rock coring

  • Ensure accurate sampling, logging, and daily records

  • Act as the on-site representative, providing progress updates to management
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    Job Details

    • Location Dartford, England
    • Job Type Permanent
    • Category Extraction Workers
    • Posted Date June 09, 2026
    • Application Deadline July 19, 2026