Drainage Industry Jobs in Stoke-on-Trent

Drainage jobs in Stoke-on-Trent

If you are a driver looking for more variety or an engineer looking to develop new in-demand skills, Lanes Group has a wide range of drainage industry jobs to offer you. As the UK's largest privately owned specialist drainage contractor, all of our roles offer job security, a competitive salary and plenty of benefits.

Our Stoke hub plays a vital role in serving the needs of domestic and commercial customers across the West Midlands. Working on behalf of local water supplier Severn Trent Water, which serves around 4.5 million households and businesses, we keep the region’s drains and sewers clean and flowing. We also take care of septic tank servicing, flood management and specialist waste management for customers across the region.

When you join our team in Stoke-on-Trent you will be helping us to provide the responsive, high-quality services for which Lanes is known, working as part of a skilled multidisciplinary team. In return, you will have unbeatable access to long-term training and personal development opportunities, allowing you to build a lasting career at Lanes. Flexible or out-of-hours work is a particular focus in Stoke-on-Trent, with a variety of shift patterns - including 7-on-7-off and 4-on-4-off arrangements - available in addition to more standard Monday-to-Friday working.

Our Stoke-on-Trent site employs people in drainage jobs from across the surrounding areas, including: 

• Hanley
• Keele
• Newcastle-under-Lyme
• Stockton Brook
• Trentham
• Tunstall
• Werrington

Types of roles we have at our Stoke-on-Trent hub

HGV driver/operators

If you are looking for a professional driving job that offers much more variety and responsibility, then our HGV driver/operator roles are ideal for you. At Lanes, our tanker and HGV drivers get involved directly in our essential engineering work.

The successful candidate will receive extensive training to provide you with all the skills required to operate our state-of-the-art equipment and carry out drain repairs. You will also be a first point of contact for customers, providing the reassurance and information they need to put them at ease during a disruptive time.

You don't need prior drainage industry experience to take on this role. If you are a qualified HGV driver looking to expand your skills and embrace new challenges, you should explore our driver roles, including:

• HGV drivers
• Jet vac operators

Drainage engineers

As one of the biggest employers of drainage engineers in the UK, Lanes Group is always looking for skilled candidates to expand our team in Stoke-on-Trent, helping us better meet the needs of the community we serve.

You will work alongside some of the most experienced colleagues in the sector, taking on imaging, repairing and unblocking work on drains and sewers for homes and businesses. Expect to develop technical skills in this role, because our engineers get to work with the most cutting-edge equipment in the industry.

The ideal candidate for these roles will have relevant qualifications and a passion for engineering, alongside a desire to build a long-term career and the ability to work well in a team.

Roles include:

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

Office-based

Our talented office-based staff are the planners behind our operations, often playing a crucial role in organising our work and making sure everyone within Lanes has access to the right information at the right time. By joining this team, you’ll be responsible for communicating with customers and our engineers in the field, making sure everything is going smoothly.

If you are well-organised and have strong people skills, we have suitable full-time permanent roles available now. Explore specific jobs here:

• Administrators
• Area development managers
• Depot managers
• Customer coordinators
• Operations managers

Supporting women in engineering and utilities

At Lanes Group we’re serious about keeping things fair. That means giving everyone the same chance at building a career. We treat people with respect and give them what they need to move forward.

We are committed to helping address historic gender imbalances within the engineering, transport and utilities sectors through initiatives like making sure our leadership is fully representative, and making sure our working practices support all our staff. It helps everyone - but it’s especially useful for people juggling work with family or caring responsibilities.

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

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By taking up one our Stoke-on-Trent job vacancies, you will gain access to a wide range of professional possibilities and opportunities. Our workers can build long, fulfilling careers at Lanes, diversifying their range of talents and moving upwards into exciting new roles over time.

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