Drainage Engineer

Linaker Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 Days annual leave

Buy and sell holiday

Volunteer day

Company van for site travel

Employee assistance programme

Pension scheme

Full training by a supportive team

Annual events

Job summary

Linaker Limited is recruiting a Mobile Drainage Engineer to support our maintenance portfolio across commercial, retail, healthcare, education, industrial and public sector environments. You will perform both planned preventive maintenance and reactive drainage work, including fault finding, CCTV surveys, and high-pressure jetting, while ensuring safety and quality on every site visit.

Join a collaborative team and benefit from full training, a company van for site travel, and a supportive

Qualifications

• Desirable safety and drainage qualifications listed in the job spec.
• Experience with CCTV drainage surveys and high‑pressure jetting.
• Capability to work across multiple sites and maintain records in CAFM/Joblogic.

Responsibilities

• Complete PPM tasks in line with contract schedules and drainage programmes.
• Routine cleansing and jetting of drainage systems.
• Inspect below-ground and above-ground drainage assets.
• Attend drainage emergencies and reactive callouts.
• Diagnose faults and identify root causes; perform repairs as required.
• Carry out CCTV inspections and prepare drainage reports.
• Produce accurate quotations with correct parts, labour estimates and scope of works.
• Maintain safe, compliant operations reducing disruption to clients.

Skills

HPWJA Water Jetting Safety Awareness

Basic plumbing skills

CCTV Drainage Survey Qualification

Confined Space Medium Risk

Confined Space High Risk & Rescue

NRSWA Street Works Qualification

First Aid at Work

IOSH Working Safely

Asbestos Awareness

IPAF

PASMA

Environmental Awareness Qualification

Experience using CAFM systems

Experience using Joblogic

Tools

Joblogic

CAFM systems

Job description

WELCOME TO LINAKER

For over 30 years, Linaker has built a reputation for delivering dependable, high-quality mechanical engineering services across a wide range of client environments. Our strength lies in keeping critical systems operational - supporting organisations with technical precision, responsive maintenance, and long-term reliability. Founded on trust, care, and reliability, we're more than a service provider-we're a fully embedded partner in our clients' operations.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for a reliable and experienced Mobile Drainage Engineer to support our growing maintenance portfolio across commercial, retail, healthcare, education, industrial and public sector environments.

The successful candidate will deliver both planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive drainage services across a wide range of drainage assets and systems. The role requires a technically competent engineer who is comfortable carrying out fault finding, blockage clearance, CCTV surveys, drainage repairs and remedial works whilst ensuring all work is completed safely, compliantly and to a high standard.

You will work across multiple client sites providing a professional service while maintaining strong communication with clients, helpdesk teams and account management teams, ensuring contractual obligations, SLAs and KPIs are achieved.

This role requires a proactive engineer who can operate independently, identify remedial opportunities, produce quotations where required and maintain accurate records using the CAFM system.

WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR WITHIN YOUR SPECIFIED AREA

• Completion of PPM tasks in line with contract schedules and drainage maintenance programmes.
• Routine cleansing and jetting of drainage systems.
• Inspection of below-ground and above-ground drainage assets.
• Attend drainage emergencies and reactive callouts.
• Diagnose drainage faults and identify root causes.
• Clear blockages using mechanical and high-pressure water jetting equipment.
• Carry out drainage repairs and minor excavation works.
• Conduct CCTV drainage inspections.
• Repair damaged pipework, chambers and associated infrastructure.
• Ensure breakdowns are diagnosed quickly and resolved safely.
• Minimise disruption to client operations.
• Ensuring all maintenance activities are delivered efficiently and proactively.
• Production of accurate quotations ensuring,
• Correct parts and materials identification,
• Labour estimates.
• Clear scope of works.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Desirable Qualifications

• HPWJA Water Jetting Safety Awareness.
• Basic plumbing skills
• CCTV Drainage Survey Qualification.
• Confined Space Medium Risk.
• Confined Space High Risk & Rescue.
• NRSWA Street Works Qualification.
• First Aid at Work.
• IOSH Working Safely.
• Asbestos Awareness.
• IPAF.
• PASMA.
• Environmental Awareness Qualification.
• Experience using Joblogic or CAFM systems.

Experience

• Minimum 3-5 years drainage industry experience.
• Strong diagnostic and fault-finding capability.
• Experience operating high-pressure jetting equipment.
• Experience carrying out drainage repairs and blockage clearance.
• Experience within a mobile facilities maintenance environment.
• Experience producing drainage reports and recommendations.

THE PACKAGE

• 25 Days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Buy and sell holiday to suit your schedule.
• One paid volunteering day per year, empowering you to support causes that matter to you.
• Company Van for site travel.
• Access to our Employee assistant programme for wellbeing support.
• Auto enrolment in the company pension scheme.
• Full training by a supportive friendly team.
• Annual events.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

Linaker Limited is an equal opportunities employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age