Construction Labourer jobs in Ireland
Labouring is the most common way onto an Irish site and we place more labourers than any other single role. Work is concentrated around the Dublin commuter belt, with ongoing demand in Cork and Galway on the larger pharma and residential schemes.
- Typical rate
- €16.50 to €19.50 an hour
- Tickets needed
- Safe Pass, Manual Handling
- Busiest counties
- Dublin, Kildare, Wicklow, Meath
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What the work involves
- General labouring across groundworks, civils and build
- Assisting bricklayers, carpenters and steel fixers
- Loading out materials to the working face
- Housekeeping and waste segregation
What you need
Sites across Ireland will ask to see the following before you start. Tickets are checked and verified by us before you are put forward, so there are no surprises at the gate.
- Safe Pass
- Manual Handling
Pay
Labourers placed through O&B typically earn €16.50 to €19.50 an hour. What you earn depends on the site, the hours and the tickets you hold, and overtime is common on the larger schemes.
Common questions
Can I get labouring work with no experience?
Yes. A Safe Pass and a willingness to turn up on time is the baseline. We place first timers every week, usually starting on a larger site where there is a foreman to work under.
Looking for construction labourer work?
Register once with your trade, tickets and the counties you will travel to. Your consultant will call you when the right job comes in, and you will not fill in another form.