Drainage Engineer

Arcus FM; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading facilities management company based in the UK seeks a Drainage Engineer to perform planned and reactive drainage tasks. The successful candidate will diagnose faults in drainage systems, ensure compliance with health & safety standards, and maintain high service quality. Applicants should hold a full UK driving licence and have a solid understanding of commercial drainage systems. Benefits include a competitive salary, company van, and comprehensive training opportunities.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Group personal pension scheme

Life Assurance

Cycle to Work Scheme

Qualifications

• Full UK driving licence is essential for the role.
• Understanding of commercial drainage systems is preferred.
• CCTV knowledge and ability to work unsupervised in a fast-paced environment are required.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and identify faults in equipment and systems.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations.
• Conduct drainage surveys and prepare technical reports.
• Support and train apprentices.
• Act as a Brand Ambassador for Arcus.

Skills

Full UK driving licence

Understanding of commercial drainage systems

CCTV operation

Teamwork and up-skilling of apprentices

Job description

Overview

We have a great opportunity for a Drainage Engineer to join our team that covers Reading & the surrounding areas! The main purpose of the role will be to carry out planned and reactive drainage tasks safely and to a high standard.

Responsibilities

• Effectively diagnose and identify faults and failures with equipment and systems and provide effective solutions and escalates where necessary.
• Ensure compliance with all health and safety requirements and adhere to best working practices at all times, following processes laid down by the Health and Safety policy.
• Sponsor and complete drainage surveys and technical reports as necessary and cascade all key data to relevant personnel throughout field operations.
• Be a Brand Ambassador for Arcus, you are what the client sees first; making a good impression, complying with the dress code and maintaining your vehicle in good condition.
• Actively support colleagues building a teamwork approach e.g. supporting with training and up‑skilling of apprentices and communicating regularly and assisting when required.

Qualifications

• Full UK driving licence (Essential)
• CSCS card (Desirable)
• High pressure water jetting qualification (Desirable)
• Confined space certification (Desirable)
• Understanding of commercial drainage systems ideally gained within a retail environment
• Understanding of CCTV and the ability to work unsupervised in a fast‑paced environment dealing with store teams and members of the public, Disability Confident

Disability Confident

A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high‑volume, seasonal and high‑peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non‑disabled people. For more details please go to .

Salary & Benefits

• Salary: £36,713 per annum
• Door to door pay
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Van (with option for personal use from day 1) and fuel card
• Smartphone, tools, uniform, PPE
• Up to 4% discretionary bonus scheme, subject to achievement of targets, 45‑hour working week
• 1 in 4 week on call rota

Benefits

• Group personal pension scheme of matched contributions between 5% and 6%
• Life Assurance
• Access to state‑of‑the‑art training academy
• Funded Training Sponsorship Scheme
• Refer a Friend reward scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Health Cash Plan
• Up to 10% off B&Q/ Trade Point
• 20% off Nuffield Fitness and Wellbeing Centres

About Arcus

At Arcus we are passionate about individual development which is why we are proud to offer industry leading Learning & Development opportunities to our colleagues. At our National Training Academy in Stevenage we have our own in‑house team of experienced technical trainers who focus on up‑skilling and cross‑skilling our rapidly expanding mobile engineering team. Colleagues can expect to receive significant investment in safety and technical training to ensure ongoing development of their skills and expertise and to ensure we retain our industry leading self‑delivery capability.