HGV Sludge Driver

Lanes Group

The Role

Overview

Drive vacuum tanker to transport non‑hazardous liquids for wastewater contracts.

Key Responsibilities

  • vehicle checks
  • customer liaison
  • vacuum operations
  • job reporting
  • safety compliance
  • site management

Tasks

-Conduct daily vehicle checks and basic maintenance, reporting any faults promptly. -Communicate professionally with customers -Operate HGV-mounted vacuum and tankers for drainage and waste management tasks. -Accurately complete job reports and system updates -Maintain high health and safety standards, including proper PPE use and regulatory compliance -Independently manage job sites, ensuring safe practices and high-quality work.

Requirements

  • hgv licence
  • class 1
  • class 2
  • cpc
  • taco

What You Bring

-HGV class 1 or class 2 driving licence -Valid in date CPC and up to date taco

Benefits

-Pension, Death in Service -Training and progression opportunities -Full PPE provided -Full training / PPE / use of company equipment will be provided to ensure that all our drainage engineers have the right tools, competency, and confidence to undertake the work to Lanes’ high standard of operation regardless of background or previous experience. -21 Days holiday including Bank Holidays

The Company

About Lanes Group

-It grew through strategic acquisitions and expansion into new service areas. -It secured major contracts with Thames Water and Southern Water, handling citywide sewer maintenance. -Its work spans large‑scale infrastructure including railway drainage on Crossrail and UV trenchless sewer relining on UK motorways. -Today, it operates a national network of depots, utility hubs and specialist divisions like Lanes‑i, Sapphire and AQS.

Sector Specialisms

Drainage

Sewer

Septic Tank

Wastewater

Water Utilities

Gas Supply Networks

Rail Sector

Commercial

Domestic

Infrastructure

Utilities