Lining Technician
Location: Leicester
Employment type: Full Time
Working Hours: Monday to Friday, with overtime opportunities available
Vacancies: x11 roles available
What’s in it for you…
At Ipsum, you’re joining a team that values your development as much as your day‑to‑day work. Whether you’ve worked in utilities before or you’re looking for a new hands‑on career path, we’ll give you the training, support and opportunities to grow.
20 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Option to buy up to 5 additional holidays
Performance Bonus Scheme
Group Personal Pension Plan
Career development with opportunities to gain recognised qualifications
24/7 virtual GP access, mental health and counselling support
Cycle to Work scheme
Discount club for supermarkets, phone bills, gyms and more
Life assurance cover
Long service recognition
Enhanced Maternity Pay
Paid volunteering days
About the role…
As a Lining Technician, you’ll work from one of our custom‑equipped Patching Vans, travelling to a range of sites across the UK — including commercial, residential, industrial, rail, road and utility settings.
You’ll carry out repairs on underground pipe systems using specialist equipment, check the condition of pipes, analyse survey results and produce clear, accurate reports. At times, you’ll work alongside our Jetting Units and help ensure that all site activity is carried out safely, efficiently and within agreed timeframes.
This is a full-time permanent role based from our Leicester office with the opportunity to grow and develop your career. We also offer a performance bonus scheme to enhance your earning potential.
As a Lining Technician you will…
Use patching rigs, lining kits and specialist tools to carry out repairs
Assess pipeline condition using survey footage and diagnostic results
Write accurate reports on completed works and recommendations
Follow all health and safety procedures on site
Work with Jetting Units when required to support the job
Keep equipment maintained and ensure job records are completed
About you…
You’ll be a practical, motivated person who enjoys hands‑on work and learning new skills. A full UK driving licence is essential.
You don’t need drainage experience to be considered — if you’ve worked in construction, utilities, labouring, engineering, or any hands‑on technical role, those skills transfer well. What matters most is reliability, good problem‑solving skills and a willingness to get stuck in.
Experience with patching rigs, lining equipment or cutting tools is helpful but not essential. Certifications such as NRSWA Streetworks, Water Hygiene, Banksperson training, High‑Pressure Jetting and Confined Space Entry are beneficial, but training can be provided for the right person.
Some weekend and night work is included, so flexibility is important.
Our commitment to Equal Opportunities…
We welcome applications from all backgrounds and experiences and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. Before applying, please review our Privacy Policy to understand how we process your data in line with GDPR.
Next steps…
If this sounds like a great next step for you, please apply — or reach out to the Talent Team for more information.
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.
