Drainage Operative in Essex

FM Conway is recruiting for a Drainage Operative to join our Water and Drainage Division as part of our Wastewater Team. As our Drainage Operative, you will work in a team to support the essential cleaning works required on various sewage treatment sites. This is a full time, permanent position, based from our Colchester depot.

The duties of the Drainage Operative role will include:

• Working within existing cleaning teams on low, medium or high-risk entry works, where an entry is required into various assets for cleaning purposes in order for the client to carry out any essential mechanical repairs.
• Assisting the HGV Drainage Operatives with a variety of drainage tasks, including high-pressure water jetting (HPWJ), vacuumation to inspect, clean, and maintain drainage networks.
• Carrying out drainage cleaning and investigation activities to identify and resolve onsite issues.
• Responding to reactive and emergency callouts, helping to resolve urgent onsite drainage problems.
• Learning to maintain and correctly use our fleet of specialised Combination jetting/vacuumation units.

What skills and experience do you need?

You will ideally have experience in high pressure water jetting, working in confined spaces and working at heights, however, this is not essential, as full training will be provided. A full UK driving license is essential.

What benefits will you receive?

As our Drainage Operative, we will offer you a range of fantastic benefits including career and professional development (including our HGV apprenticeship program), 23 days holiday plus bank holidays, company pension, life assurance, opportunities for internal and external training and access to a wide range of shopping discounts through our Rewarding Great People platform. We will also offer you a range of health and well-being benefits including 24-hour advice lines, and support from our in-house mental health first aiders.

A brief introduction to FM Conway and the Water and Drainage Division:

FM Conway is a business of families with over 60 years’ experience of creating sustainable and innovative transportation solutions. We pride ourselves on our core values, creating a culture around Care, Innovation, Integrity and Excellence. The heart of FM Conway has, and always will be, its great people and we are always searching for talented individuals to join our family. You will be joining our Water and Drainage Management Division, one of the fastest-growing and most innovative areas of our business. This dynamic division delivers a full range of services, including drainage surveys, maintenance, and rehabilitation across the entire highway network. As part of this forward-thinking team, you will be working on the front line of infrastructure maintenance, supported by one of the UK’s largest and most technically advanced specialist transport fleets. It is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a team that is not only growing rapidly but also shaping the future of water and drainage solutions.

So, if you want to join our family as our Drainage Operative, click apply today!

FM Conway is an award-winning equal opportunities employer. We recognise that our workforce should reflect our diverse communities and we are proudly committed to creating an inclusive culture in which we celebrate and value individuals from all walks of life.

At our heart we are a business that recognises and embraces individuality, so if you are excited about this role but you are unsure if you meet all of the criteria, we encourage you to apply anyway as you may still be the right candidate for this or another role we are recruiting for. We believe in people, not algorithms. That’s why every application is personally reviewed by a member of our Recruitment Team - never by AI. We look forward to receiving your application!