Trainee Drainage Engineer

Job description

Are you interested in starting a career as a Trainee Drainage Engineer?

We need your help to keep Coalville and surrounding areas flowing freely!

This is a great opportunity to join a small, established family-owned business. They offer a friendly yet professional working environment, whilst priding themselves on providing an honest and knowledgeable service to all their customers, offering cost effective drainage solutions.

They really do look after their employees and ensure they feel valued and supported

On offer is a generous starting salary and an opportunity to progress and be developed in the role.

Our client offers a range of drainage solutions to domestic, commercial, and industrial markets.

What we need from you as a Trainee Drainage Engineer:

• You must live within a 20-minute drive to the main office
• Willingness to learn new skills
• Excellent attitude
• Must be reliable & flexible
• Driving licence required
• Must be willing to have DBS and Enhanced Police Check
• You must be able to work on your own and as part of a team while supporting other operatives or engineers
• Able to carry out daily and weekly maintenance checks on your vehicles and equipment to ensure all is fully operational

What the role involves:

• Working within a two-man team operating high pressure jetting and CCTV surveying equipment
• Attending drainage related issues, including emergency callouts to deal with blockages or cleaning pipes during regular maintenance programs
• Carry out drain CCTV surveying on both small and large projects to a high standard or reporting using WinCan software
• Accurately record and feedback from works completed
• Deliver a high standard of customer service.

Salary: £28,665 - £35,000 basic + on call Bonus OTE £40K on average per year.

Hours: Working 45 hours per week Monday to Friday, core hours are from 7.30am 4.30pm some flexibility is needed on start/finish times. Overtime and weekend work is also available.

On call rota 1 week in 4 (Monday - Friday), however depending on number of employees this may change. You will also be required to be on call for either a Saturday or Sunday once every 4 weeks. Bank Holidays also need to be covered; however, these are shared out between all engineers.

Benefits:

• 20 days holiday, plus Bank Holidays
• Full PPE & uniform provided
• Call allowance is paid
• Mobile phone allowance

Please apply now!

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Donington Le Heath

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Salary indication

£35,000 Per Month

Published at

29-04-2026

Profession type

Engineering

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English