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Vacancy Foundation Worker

(M/F/X)

Salary

18,23 - 21,94 / hour

Contract type

Fix job

Work time

Full-time

Work regime

Day shift

Last modified

23/09/2026

Reference

569824

3 reasons to choose this job

1
Job security
2
A lot of variety
3
Working on prestigious projects

Must-haves for this job

The following requirements are important for this position:

  • You are physically fit and have sufficient strength to handle outdoor work in all weather conditions.
  • You work safely and are risk-aware, especially in an environment with heavy equipment and deep water, and you possess a VCA certificate.
  • You have technical insight into construction plans, materials such as steel and concrete, and basic techniques such as welding.
  • You are flexible regarding long-distance travel and are willing to stay overnight away from home.

Salary and extra-legal benefits

Our client pays you according to the official wage scales of PC124 (Construction sector):

  • Hourly wage between €18.23 gross per hour and €21.94 gross per hour
  • Clothing allowance of €0.50 per day worked
  • Commuting and mobility allowance
  • Eco vouchers
  • Overtime is correctly compensated according to the sector regulations
  • Hospitalisation and group insurance
  • Accrual of supplementary pension

Vacation days

  • Statutory vacation days: you are entitled to your vacation days according to Belgian legislation, accrued based on your performance in the previous year. This amounts to approximately 20 days of annual vacation, depending on your contract hours and performance.
  • Construction leave: in the construction sector, there is a tradition of collective construction leave in the summer, which lasts 3 weeks.
  • Christmas holiday: between Christmas and New Year, you also have 2 weeks of leave.
  • Compensatory rest days: in addition to your statutory vacation, there are compensatory rest days that are set at sector level. On these days, you do not work and do not take vacation days, but compensatory rest days.

Extra perks

Training and further education to strengthen your professional knowledge.

Together with your colleagues, you drive a van to various locations throughout Flanders. You always work outdoors, even when the weather is not so good. Your working hours often vary and sometimes you sleep away from home.

As a foundation worker, you work in a team together with crane operators and drilling foremen on foundation works.

  • You assist with driving, vibrating or drilling sheet pile walls, sheet piles and tubular piles into the riverbed.
  • You help set up the piling rig and work with equipment such as vibratory hammers, pile hammers and drilling rigs.
  • You place reinforcement and pour concrete into drilled or driven foundations.
  • You flame-cut, cut and weld steel sheet pile walls or tubes to size on site.
  • You attach loads and assist with the crane operator’s lifting operations from the ground or from a pontoon.

Our client specializes in port, river and maritime works. Think of the demolition and construction of quay walls, bridges, locks and jetties, as well as the execution of dredging and salvage works. The company’s location in Antwerp, one of the largest ports in Europe, is ideal and at the same time constitutes an asset for carrying out work all over the world. The company continuously invests and innovates in specific equipment such as vessels, lifting islands and both floating and non-floating equipment. In addition, the employees’ high level of expertise, dynamism and creativity also ensure that the company can take on complex and prestigious challenges.

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