Drainage Engineer

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

Job summary

A dedicated drainage contractor in Hereford seeks an experienced Drainage Engineer. The role involves reactive drainage work across Herefordshire and will provide a starting salary of around £35,000, negotiable based on experience. Benefits include a company van, paid travel, commission opportunities, and 29 days of holiday. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in drainage and a valid driving licence.

Benefits

Company van provided

Door-to-door travel paid

Significant commission on jobs

29 days holiday, increasing with tenure

Extra pay for Saturday work

Qualifications

• Strong background in reactive drainage work.
• Confident in using jetting equipment to unblock drains.
• Knowledgeable in upselling additional maintenance services.

Responsibilities

• Travel to sites across Herefordshire, Worcestershire, or Gloucestershire.
• Assess and complete works on drainage systems.
• Recommend additional maintenance where necessary.

Skills

Reactive drainage background

Jetting equipment proficiency

Drainage CCTV camera surveys

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 HR, WR, or GL 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.

Responsibilities

• Taking on reactive jobs from the operations centre and travelling to sites across Herefordshire, Worcestershire, or Gloucestershire
• 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

• 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 HR, WR, or GL 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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