Lining Engineer

Lining Engineer

Location: Nationwide

Employment type: Full Time

Working Hours: Monday to Friday (with flexibility for early starts, weekends, and out-of-hours work)

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 and progression with the opportunity to earn professional qualifications

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

Cycle to Work scheme

Discount club including supermarkets, phone bills, gyms and more

Life assurance cover

Long service recognition

Enhanced Maternity Pay

Paid volunteering opportunities in your community

About the role…

As a Lining Engineer, you will work closely with the Engineer and wider team as a skilled operative to deliver relining solutions using UV cure, steam cure, hot water cure, and ambient cure techniques across both regulatory and non-regulatory environments.

Working primarily on established frameworks with the UK’s leading water companies, you will play an active role in site operations, ensuring work is delivered safely, efficiently, and within required timescales.

You will support site activities while contributing to team performance, quality standards, and client satisfaction.

Key responsibilities include:

Supporting the Engineer with day-to-day site duties

Assisting in all relining works completed on site

Ensuring adherence to Ipsum site processes and reporting requirements

Promoting safe systems of work across health, safety, quality, and environmental standards

Acting as a role model and supporting the development of team members

Identifying and resolving issues before they escalate

Supporting delivery of high-quality work, reports, and feedback

Building strong working relationships with colleagues and clients

Ensuring all site incidents are reported appropriately

About you…

You will have experience within the drainage or utilities sector and a strong understanding of relining or patching operations, with a proactive and safety-focused approach.

Key experience and qualifications:

Previous experience within the utilities or drainage industry

Experience with UV, steam, hot water, or ambient lining techniques

Full UK driving licence

EUSR Patching and Lining

Experience working as part of a patching or relining team

NRSWA Street Works

Confined Space Level 2 or above

High-pressure water jetting

Manual handling and First Aid at Work

Banksman training

Experience patching across a range of pipe diameters using standard and pillow packers

HGV licence desirable

OS19 qualification desirable

Skills and personal qualities:

Strong communication skills with the ability to work across teams and clients

Excellent time management and ability to meet deadlines

Professional and positive attitude

Self-motivated and organised

Flexible approach to working hours

Team player with the ability to work on own initiative

Customer-focused approach

IT literate with experience using Microsoft Office

Ability to produce clear and accurate reports

Our commitment to Equal Opportunities...

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Next steps...

If you’re interested in this opportunity, please apply or reach out to the Careers Team for more information