Drainage Engineer

Arcus FM; North East; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Drainage Engineer, responsible for managing drainage tasks in the North East. You'll ensure compliance with safety standards, support colleagues, and provide emergency responses. Enjoy competitive benefits, including a salary of £36,713 and various perks.

Benefits

Door-to-door pay

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Van and fuel card

Smartphone, tools, uniform, PPE

Up to 4% discretionary bonus scheme

Group personal pension scheme

Life Assurance

Access to advanced training academy

Cycle to Work Scheme

Health Cash Plan

Qualifications

• Full UK driving license is essential.
• Experience in fast-paced environments dealing with store teams and the public.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned and reactive drainage tasks safely.
• Provide first-line response to emergencies during normal hours.
• Sponsor and complete drainage surveys and technical reports.

Skills

Understanding of commercial drainage systems

Ability to work independently

Education

CSCS card

High-pressure water jetting qualification

Job description

Why Join Us

We have a great opportunity for a Drainage Engineer to join our team covering Sedgefield, County Durham, and North East Areas.

The main purpose of the role is to carry out planned and reactive drainage tasks safely and to a high standard. You will provide a first-line response to emergencies during normal hours and offer out-of-hours service when on call, ensuring our customers' trading is not disrupted.

Benefits

• Salary: £36,713 per annum
• Door-to-door pay
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Van (with optional personal use from day 1) and fuel card
• Smartphone, tools, uniform, PPE
• Up to 4% discretionary bonus scheme, based on targets

What You'll Be Doing

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Diagnose and identify faults with equipment and systems; provide solutions and escalate as needed.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety requirements and follow best practices as per company policies.
• Sponsor and complete drainage surveys and technical reports; communicate key data to relevant personnel.
• Represent Arcus professionally, maintaining a good appearance, dress code, and vehicle condition.
• Support colleagues through training, upskilling apprentices, and team communication.

What We're Looking For

To succeed in this role, you will need:

• Full UK driving license (Essential)
• CSCS card (Desirable)
• High-pressure water jetting qualification (Desirable)
• Understanding of commercial drainage systems, ideally from a retail environment
• Ability to work independently using CCTV and handle fast-paced environments dealing with store teams and the public

Additional Information

• 45-hour workweek
• On-call rota: 1 week in 4

Benefits upon Joining

• Group personal pension scheme with 5-6% matched contributions
• Life Assurance
• Access to advanced training academy
• Funded training sponsorship
• Refer-a-Friend reward scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Health Cash Plan
• Up to 10% discount at B&Q/Trade Point
• 20% discount at Nuffield Fitness & Wellbeing Centres

At Arcus, we prioritize individual development through industry-leading Learning & Development opportunities. Our National Training Academy in Stevenage offers extensive safety and technical training, supporting ongoing skill enhancement and industry-leading service capabilities.

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Requisition ID: 2025-7197