Trainee Drainage Engineer

Metro Rod; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic and fast-growing company as a Trainee Drainage Engineer, where you'll receive full training and support to kickstart your career in drainage services. This role involves providing essential services to both commercial and domestic clients, ensuring high standards of customer satisfaction. You'll operate high-pressure water jetting equipment, maintain drains, and be part of an on-call rota to support clients year-round. With a competitive salary and benefits package, including training opportunities and a positive team environment, this is an exciting chance to grow within a reputable industry leader.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Auto-enrolment pension

Van/mobile and uniform provided

Structured training and development

28 days holiday including bank holidays

Formal Apprenticeship Courses available

Qualifications

• Proven experience working on-site and dealing with customers.
• Full UK driving licence required.

Responsibilities

• Carry out cleaning, clearance, repair, and maintenance of drains.
• Provide exceptional customer service and technical expertise.
• Accurately record work/job details.

Skills

Problem-solving

Customer service

Technical knowledge

Reliability

Education

Experience in civils or ground working environment

Tools

High-Pressure Water Jetting Equipment

Job description

Trainee Drainage Engineer

Metro Rod Peterborough & Lincolnshire

Peterborough area

Salary starting at £24,000 - £27,000 + DOE plus overtime, on-call & benefits

Metro Rod work with the likes of Tesco, Marks and Spencer, Mitie, Clarion, Axa, Wetherspoons and many more in the FM, Social Housing, Property Management, Retail, Industrial and Leisure sectors. Despite having been around for over 40 years, we are a fast-growing and dynamic business and part of an ever-expanding group Franchise Brands.

Founded in 1983, Metro Rod and its sister company Metro Plumb are leading providers of drain clearance and maintenance services delivered on a largely reactive basis. The services are provided by over 60 franchisees with geographical coverage across the UK. We’ve been clearing and unblocking drains for more than thirty years and we’re proud of our reputation for quality service and customer satisfaction. Major companies and leading high street names trust us to deal with all their regular drain maintenance and we’ll bring the same high standards of service to tackle your drain blockage.

Within the Waste & Water Services Division of Franchise Brands, is also Willow Pumps and Filta. Two expanding businesses that focus on sewage pumps and commercial kitchen solutions. Together, the brands provide a complete one-stop shop for keeping water and waste flowing.

What does it entail?

We are looking for someone with a ground works/civils background who is looking for an opportunity to start their career within drainage. We will provide full training. All we ask for is proven experience working on-site and dealing with customers, a good attitude and reliability.

• Carrying out a range of services associated with the cleaning, clearance, repair, and maintenance of our customers’ drains
• Operation of High-Pressure Water Jetting Equipment in line with rigorous safety standards
• Carrying out surveys
• Providing an exceptional standard of customer service and technical expertise
• Accurately recording work/job details via a range of bespoke internal/client systems and apps
• Communicate effectively with high profile commercial and domestic clients and Metro Rod Support Centre colleagues to ensure excellent customer service is always provided
• Being part of an on-call rota to help service our clients 24/7 / 365 days a year. This would be one week in four- variable according to the business needs
  
  

What are we looking for?

• Experience working in a civils or ground working environment
• Excellent problem-solving ability with sound technical knowledge
• Have a positive, flexible, can-do attitude
• Want to be part of a growing and progressive business
• Be willing to work some unsociable hours
• Full UK driving licence
• Must live in the Peterborough area
  
  

What You Will Receive

• Ability to work in a positive team environment and develop your technical skills
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Auto-enrolment pension
• Van / mobile and uniform, PPE provided
• Structured approach to your training and development
• Formal Apprenticeship Courses are also available, via our certified provider ITOL
• 28 days holiday including bank holidays