Drainage Engineer

Bennett and Game Recruitment LTD; Crawley; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading drainage contractor in Crawley is looking for a Drainage Engineer experienced in reactive drainage. The role involves traveling to sites to unblock systems and recommend additional maintenance services. The position offers a basic salary of £35,000 with opportunities for commission, a company van, and paid travel. Candidates should be based within specific postcode areas and hold a valid UK driving licence.

Benefits

Company van provided

Commission on works

29 days holiday

Paid travel

Qualifications

• Strong reactive drainage background is essential.
• Must hold a full UK driving licence.
• Confident in recommending additional maintenance services.

Responsibilities

• Travel to various sites to unblock drainage systems.
• Assess and fix customer drainage issues on-site.
• Upsell additional drainage maintenance services.

Skills

Reactive drainage experience

Drainage CCTV surveys

Customer service

Tools

Jetting equipment

Drain surveying equipment

Job description

Overview

Drainage Engineer opportunity available with our client, a residential and commercial drainage contractor that specialises in both reactive drainage unblocks/repairs and planned drainage surveying and maintenance.

This opportunity is ideal for an experienced Drainage Engineer based within BN, PO, GU, or RH postcodes, as the majority of the work will be carried out there. The basic salary on offer is around £35k depending on experience.

Responsibilities

• Take on reactive jobs from the operations centre and travel to sites across Sussex.
• Assess customer drainage issues on site and complete necessary works to unblock drainage systems, using jetting equipment and drain surveying equipment.
• Recommend additional drainage maintenance work where necessary (commission paid for successful jobs brought on).

Requirements

• Strong reactive drainage background and confidence in completing internal and external drainage unblocks using jetting equipment.
• Ideally confident in completing drainage CCTV camera surveys.
• Based within the BN, PO, GU, or RH postcode areas.
• Holding a full UK driving licence with a maximum of 6 penalty points.
• Confident and knowledgeable enough in drainage to recommend and upsell additional maintenance services.

Salary & Benefits

• Basic salary £35,000, negotiable depending on experience.
• Company van provided.
• Door to door travel paid.
• Significant commission paid – 10% paid on works brought on.
• 29 days holiday (including bank holidays), rising by 1 day per year of tenure.
• Working hours: 7am - 5pm (50 hours guaranteed per week).
• Saturday work involved, paid at an extra rate.

About the Agency & Privacy

Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries.

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