Drainage jobs: Slough

Drainage jobs in Slough and West London

If you're looking for drainage jobs in Slough, this is your opportunity to join one of the most established drainage teams in the UK. Lanes Group is recruiting for a wide range of full-time and part-time roles, from HGV driver/operators and drainage engineers to schedulers, coordinators and surveyors.

Our Slough depot is the operational centre of our partnership with Thames Water, the UK’s largest water supplier. With over 900 staff and 350 specialist vehicles operating from this site, we provide 24/7 drainage services to more than 15 million customers across the Home Counties and London, delivering more than 1,000 planned and emergency maintenance jobs each week. 
The work here is varied, meaningful and essential. You’ll work in a collaborative team, gain access to industry-leading tools and training, and be supported to thrive in a structured and rewarding workplace. Whether you're ready to develop new skills or looking for a new challenge in a fast-paced environment, we're ready to hear from you.

Our Slough facility employs people in drainage jobs from all over the region, including: 

• Windsor
• Bracknell
• Twyford
• Maidenhead
• Hayes
• Ascot
• Reading

Available roles at our Slough depot

HGV driver/operators

These roles go far beyond basic driving. As a driver/operator, you’ll be responsible for using high-pressure jet vac units and supporting reactive maintenance work across the region. You’ll interact directly with customers, help diagnose site issues and carry out drainage-related tasks with your field team.

No prior experience in drainage is required - just a clean licence and a commitment to succeed. Full training is provided on all systems and equipment.

Roles include:

• Tanker drivers
• HGV drivers
• Jet vac operators

Drainage engineers and operatives

We’re one of the UK’s leading employers of drainage engineers and operatives, and our Slough team is always growing. You’ll work with some of the most advanced equipment in the industry - including CCTV inspection rigs, lining systems and high-capacity jetting machines.

Whether you’re just starting or ready to step into a lead role, we offer long-term progression,  specialist training and a chance to make a real difference.

Roles include:

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

Office-based roles

The scale of our Slough operations requires a large, highly capable office team. From route planning and customer scheduling to data management and commercial admin, these roles are crucial to keeping our services running smoothly.

We offer a professional but flexible environment, with a variety of shift patterns and a strong focus on career development.

Roles include:

• Customer coordinators
• Administrators
• Quantity surveyors
• Fleet administrators
• Human resources
• Schedulers
• Commercial administrators
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Supporting women in engineering and utilities

Lanes Group is working to make the drainage industry a place where everyone can build a meaningful career. We know that achieving a more balanced workforce requires active effort, and we’re making that effort - through our recruitment practices, workplace policies and how we support each other day to day.

We’re creating flexible roles, opening new progression routes, and offering training to help people of all backgrounds succeed. Whether you're looking to return to work, retrain or progress within your field, there's space for you here.

Read more about how we recruit and support women in engineering and utilities.

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Keep checking back

Don’t see the right job today? We regularly post new roles at our Slough depot - including drainage operatives, driver/operator positions and office roles - so be sure to check back regularly.
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Slough staff stories

Our Slough utility hub offers a highly dynamic, fast-moving work environment in which no two days are ever the same, and where each member of the team is valued for their unique expertise. It’s a workplace that has proven to be an ideal environment for many employees to thrive, and we have the success stories to prove it.

Carole Gallo, a street works manager at the Slough site, has been with the organisation since 2012 and leads a dedicated team in managing busy traffic flows, allowing wastewater engineers to work safely on drains and sewers. It’s a job she has grown to love, giving her an opportunity to liaise with colleagues and local authorities to deliver a safe working environment for our crews and for the public.

You can read more of Carole’s story here, or check out our full list of staff stories for more first-hand accounts of what life at Lanes Group is really like.