Drainage Engineer

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

Job summary

A recruitment agency in the drainage sector is seeking a Drainage Engineer for reactive and planned drainage work. The role involves traveling to sites in Herefordshire, Worcestershire, or Gloucestershire, and performing unblocking tasks. Candidates should have a strong reactive drainage background, be confident with jetting equipment, and possess a full UK driving license. The position offers a basic salary of £35,000, a company van, commission on work brought in, and 29 days of holiday that increases with tenure.

Benefits

Company van provided

Door to door travel paid

Significant commission on additional work

29 days holiday plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• Strong background in reactive drainage.
• Confident using jetting equipment for internal and external unblocks.
• Ability to recommend and upsell maintenance services.

Responsibilities

• Complete reactive jobs as assigned.
• Assess drainage issues on site and perform necessary unblocking.
• Recommend additional maintenance services.

Skills

Reactive drainage background

Jetting equipment usage

CCTV camera surveys

Customer assessment 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.

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.

Job 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)

Job 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 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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