Drainage Jobs: Oxfordshire

Drainage jobs in Oxfordshire

Are you on the hunt for an exciting and challenging new role in the Oxfordshire area, leading to long-term career development, stability and a supportive team environment? If so, Lanes Group, the UK’s largest privately owned specialist drainage contractor, has a range of drainage industry jobs in Oxfordshire, available to enthusiastic and skilled professionals. We’re always looking for committed, skilled individuals to join our Kidlington workforce.

Our Oxfordshire team is part of a local network of more than 900 wastewater engineers. We play a key role in delivering drainage services across the South East, working closely with our Slough utility hub. Together, we support Thames Water’s 15 million customers with planned and emergency maintenance. From civil engineering repairs to domestic drain maintenance, our work keeps communities connected and critical systems functioning safely.

Our teams in the region operate more than 350 specialist drainage vehicles, tackling more than 1,000 maintenance jobs every day on the largest and most complex utilities contract in the UK. We offer full training and development for everyone who joins our team.

Explore our latest jobs in Oxfordshire below, and discover how you can be part of something bigger.

Open roles at our Kidlington operating centre

HGV driver/operators

Looking for a driving job that does more than just transport? Our HGV driver/operator roles combine professional driving with hands-on drainage engineering. You’ll get behind the wheel of a modern, fully equipped vehicle, and use cutting-edge equipment to assist with repairs, clear blockages and maintain infrastructure for homes and businesses across Oxfordshire.

These roles don’t require prior drainage experience, just a clean HGV licence and a desire to expand your skills - we will provide full training and development to help you succeed.

Roles include:

• Tanker drivers
• HGV drivers
• Jet vac operators

Drainage engineers and operatives

Our drainage engineers in Oxfordshire are essential to everything we do. You will be responsible for imaging, repairing and unblocking sewers and drains, supporting both emergency response and routine maintenance.

From using advanced CCTV technology to working on complex civil engineering projects, no two days are the same. You’ll also be the friendly face customers see first when they need help most.

Roles include:

• CCTV drainage engineers and assistants
• Drainage engineers and assistants
• Jetting engineers and assistants

Office-based

We couldn’t tackle 1,000 maintenance jobs from our Slough hub alone without the support of our highly organised office-based staff in Kidlington. This team is responsible for planning, scheduling, customer service and operational support. They keep our field teams moving and make sure customers stay informed and at ease during the work.

If you have an aptitude for problem-solving and enjoy building a rapport with colleagues and customers, an office-based position at Lanes could be perfect for you.

Roles include:

• Depot leads
• Depot managers
• Administrators
• Operations managers
• Field support workers and technical specialists
• Transport leads​​​

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Our Kidlington depot offers a highly engaging work environment in which no two days are ever the same, and where each member of the team is valued for their unique expertise. 

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