Drainage Engineer

Bennett and Game Recruitment LTD; England; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

A drainage solutions provider in the UK is looking for a Drainage Engineer to handle reactive jobs, conduct assessments of drainage issues, and recommend additional services. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in drainage and be located within specific postcode areas. A salary of £35,000 with potential commissions is offered, alongside benefits including a company van and paid travel time.

Benefits

Company van provided

Paid travel time

29 days holiday

Commission on additional works

Saturday work paid at an extra rate

Qualifications

• Experience with internal and external drainage unblocks.
• Ability to recommend additional maintenance services.
• Full UK driving licence with up to 6 penalty points.
• Knowledgeable in draining systems.

Responsibilities

• Travel to sites across Sussex to complete reactive jobs.
• Assess and resolve customer's drainage issues.
• Recommend and upsell additional drainage maintenance.

Skills

Reactive drainage expertise

Use of jetting equipment

CCTV camera survey confidence

Customer service skills

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

The role will involve completing reactive work including unblocks and jetting, and then assessing customer's needs for additional services including camera surveys and further drainage repairs such as patching and lining services.

Responsibilities

• Taking on reactive jobs from the operations centre and travelling to sites across Sussex
• Assessing customer's drainage issues on site and then completing necessary works to unblock drainage systems, using jetting equipment and drain surveying equipment
• Recommending additional drainage maintenance work where necessary (Commission paid for successful jobs brought on)

Qualifications / Requirements

• Strong reactive drainage background and confident 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
• Currently hold 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

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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