HGV Drainage Engineer

Metcor; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime paid 1.5x

Stay away bonuses

Company pension

Free uniform

Company mobile phone

Life insurance

Virtual GP

Early Christmas pay

Employee assistance programme

Metcor Hub benefits

Job summary

Metcor Environmental Ltd is seeking an experienced HGV Drainage Engineer to operate drainage tankers on client sites, carrying out scheduled maintenance and emergency works. This is a full-time role with a 4 on / 4 off pattern, including nights and away from home as required.

You will work with a team, ensuring safety standards are met, and support other drainage operations across sites. A Class 2 licence and drainage experience are essential.

Qualifications

• At least 1 year experience in drainage industry.
• Minimum Class 2 licence.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Willing to work nights, early mornings and stay-away travel up to 1 week.

Responsibilities

• Operate an HGV tanker to carry out pre-planned maintenance works.
• Maintain the vehicle and equipment to the best possible condition.
• Carry out vacuum tanker and high-pressure water jetting operations and wastewater management.
• Adhere to all health and safety policies at all times, following safety protocols for HGV drainage tanker operation.
• Work alongside an assistant, ensuring all information is fed back correctly to the office.
• Support the CCTV and drainage teams by facilitating surveys, inspections and detailed investigation works.

Skills

Experience in drainage

Problem solving

Communication skills

Willing to work nights

Staying away when required

Education

Class 2 licence

Job description

About the role

Are you an experienced HGV Drainage Engineer? Are you happy working nights, early morning starts and staying away when required?

Metcor Environmental, part of Metcor Group, is currently recruiting for HGV Drainage Engineers to join the team. This is a full-time, permanent opportunity operating HGV drainage tankers across client sites, carrying out pre-planned maintenance and emergency response works.

Shift pattern

Week 1: Monday to Thursday working, Friday to Monday off.

Week 2: Tuesday to Friday working, Saturday to Tuesday off.

Contract

48-hour contract, working an average 42-hour week on a 4 on / 4 off shift pattern.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and overtime paid at time and a half
• Stay away bonuses
• Company fuel card for performance of duties
• Free uniform
• Company mobile phone for performance of duties
• Personal accident cover, subject to eligibility after one year’s service
• Life insurance, subject to eligibility after one year’s service
• Access to virtual GP, subject to eligibility after one year’s service
• Early Christmas pay, with December pay usually paid one week earlier
• Employee assistance programme, including access to a 24-hour advice line
• Metcor Hub benefits, savings and perks
• Company pension, with auto-enrolment after three months’ service; contributions made via salary sacrifice, subject to eligibility and scheme rules
• Social events

Key responsibilities

• Operate an HGV tanker to carry out pre-planned maintenance works.
• Maintain the vehicle and equipment to the best possible condition.
• Carry out vacuum tanker and high-pressure water jetting operations and wastewater management.
• Adhere to all health and safety policies at all times, following safety protocols for HGV drainage tanker operation.
• Work alongside an assistant, ensuring all information is fed back correctly to the office.
• Support the CCTV and drainage teams by facilitating surveys, inspections and detailed investigation works.

About you

• At least one year’s experience in the drainage industry.
• Minimum Class 2 licence.
• Strong problem-solving skills and excellent attention to detail.
• Flexibility to work nights, early mornings and frequent stay away work, typically once or twice per month for up to one week at a time.
• Experience working on commercial sites.
• Good communication skills.

About Metcor Environmental

Metcor Environmental was founded in the mid-1980s. Formally known as Metro Mechanical Services, we quickly grew focusing first on fast food customers, and then working with facilities managers and large commercial property owners in London and the Southeast. Over time, the company expanded and launched its principal hub for the North, based in Leigh, Greater Manchester.

Metcor Environmental Ltd Today

Today, under its group ownership model, Metcor Group encompasses Metcor Environmental, Metcor Pumps, and Metcor Electrical, each offering a comprehensive suite of solutions. We offer robust maintenance programmes for drainage, plumbing and pumps as well as providing national reactive emergency coverage for a range of issues. As part of our service, we offer technical diagnostic services, including drainage mapping, water testing, CCTV surveying, flows and loads analysis and site inspections. Across all these services, we focus on continuous improvement, marrying our decades of operational experience with new ways of harnessing data and driving our performance to the next level. Metcor Environmental Ltd now service across the UK 24/7 through our circa 600 directly employed engineers and counting.