Drainage Trainee

  • Ipsum
  • Jul 27, 2026
Full time Engineering

Job Description

Drainage Trainee

Location: Leicester

Employment type: Full Time

Working Hours: Monday to Friday, with overtime opportunities available

What s in it for you

We believe in looking after our people, and it shows. When you join Ipsum, you re not just taking a job you re starting a career with real support behind it.

20 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Option to buy up to 5 additional holidays

Group Personal Pension Plan

Career development & progression with the opportunity to earn professional qualifications

24/7 access to a virtual GP and Mental health support & counselling services

Cycle to Work scheme

Discount club - supermarkets, phone bills, gyms & more?!?

Life assurance cover

Long service recognition

Enhanced Maternity Pay

Paid volunteering opportunities in your community

About the role

Joining Ipsum as a Drainage Trainee you will need a full driving license and a keenness to
learn new skills in a fast paced and reactive environment. A mentality of working safely is pivotal, as is the ability to quickly pick up new skills.


Working alongside our crews in environments where training will be given as well as working as part of a 2 person team in delivering work on low complexity schemes and work types.


This is a full-time permanent role based from our Leicester Office.

As a Drainage Trainee you will


• Work closely with associated Technicians & Engineers, ensuring all aspects of work are completed on site.
• Contribute towards producing high quality results, reports and feedback.
• Ensure compliance with respect to Health and Safety, Quality and Environment
• Ensure Company policies are always adhered to.
• Ensure all site related incidents are reported.
• Contribute and react swiftly to resolve problems before they escalate.
• Always establish good relationships and communication and resolve issues and early resolution of any potential problems.
• You need to be flexible too: we operate 24/7 so there will be early starts, weekend working and an out-of-hours working across the UK.

About you

? Experience in any industry in delivering tasks to a high standard.
? Customer focused with a good standard of verbal and numerical reasoning.
? Working knowledge of Health and Safety.
? IT literate and proficient in Microsoft Office package.
? Full Clean Driving Licence

Our commitment to Equal Opportunities

We re proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and experiences, and we re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce.?
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Next steps

If you re interested in this opportunity, please apply or reach out to the Talent Team for more info!