HGV Driver & Operator
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…
At Ipsum, our vision is to be the leading customer service-focused provider of specialist utility and infrastructure solutions, operating on both public and private networks. As an HGV Driver & Operator, you will play a vital role in maintaining and improving drainage systems, ensuring the efficient operation of essential services for our communities.
As a HGV Driver & Operator you will…
• Operating HGV jetting units to carry out drainage cleaning and maintenance.
• Responding to emergency call-outs and planned maintenance schedules.
• Conducting CCTV surveys to assess drainage conditions.
• Liaising with clients and internal teams to report findings and recommend solutions.
• Ensuring all work complies with health and safety regulations and company policies.
• Maintaining accurate records of work completed and materials used.
• Performing routine checks and basic maintenance on equipment.
About you…
• Valid HGV Class 2 (Category C) driving licence.
• High-pressure water jetting certification.
• Confined space entry certification.
• Experience in drainage maintenance and jetting operations.
• Familiarity with CCTV drainage survey equipment and software.
• Knowledge of health and safety practices in utility operations.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills.
• Flexibility to work varied shifts, including nights and weekend
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!
At Ipsum, we provide specialist engineering services across the UK’s regulated water and energy companies and private sector businesses.
We work with our customers to maintain, optimise and develop their above and below ground assets to ensure security and resilience, and with our smart systems and ways of working, we ensure we deliver on time, on budget and safely.
At Ipsum, we develop long-term working relationships with our customers by providing essential utility services on both public and private networks. We have many long-term contracts and framework arrangements in place which are built upon great customer service, safe working practices and the ability to flex and deploy specialist skillsets at short notice.
The growth of Ipsum has been built upon our people and our ability to meet the demanding and ever-changing needs of our customers. The UK utility sector is evolving and expanding to meet increasing customer demand, regulatory-driven outcomes and to exploit new innovative technologies, at Ipsum we will continue to grow in this sector by being a reliable, flexible and agile service partner that helps customers meet these new challenges.
As we know, utility service provision is not a 9 to 5 business, our customers don’t switch off their networks or assets at night, or at the weekends, or on holidays, or when things are quiet. They need them to work round the clock – and we at Ipsum are right beside them 24/7 to make sure they do.
We pride ourselves in providing specialist scheduled maintenance services, being able to respond to an individual call-out or mobilise onto a major upgrade project and that our customers can rely on Ipsum 24/7/365.
