General Operative — Water & Wastewater Maintenance
Join UCL Ltd working on the repair, protection, cleaning and maintenance of critical water infrastructure — full training provided where needed.
Pay
£14–£20 per hour, depending on experience
Location
Projects primarily across the Wessex Water and Thames Water regions — ideally based within about an hour of Purton, Swindon
We're looking for skilled, practical and motivated people to join UCL Ltd, working on the repair, protection, cleaning and maintenance of critical water infrastructure. Whether you already have experience in concrete repair, coatings, confined spaces or water industry maintenance, or you have transferable trade skills and want to develop into specialist infrastructure work, we want to hear from you.
What kind of work will you be doing?
The work is varied and can include:
- Concrete repair and structural maintenance
- Trowel-applied repair and finishing work
- Waterproofing systems
- Hand-applied and spray-applied protective coatings
- Working within confined spaces
- Working within sewage, wastewater and clean-water treatment environments
- Cleaning and maintaining water and wastewater assets
- Jet washing and other specialist cleaning techniques
- Cleaning and chlorinating clean-water assets
- General operative and maintenance duties across water infrastructure sites
Projects can involve challenging working environments and specialist procedures, so a practical approach, attention to detail and willingness to work safely as part of a team are important.
You don't need to tick every box
We're not expecting every applicant to have experience in every discipline above. You may already be an experienced water industry operative, or you might come from concrete repair, coatings, construction, civils, industrial cleaning or another hands-on trade. What matters is that you have relevant practical skills, the right attitude and a willingness to learn. Where additional skills or certifications are required, further training can be provided.
Experience we're interested in
We'd particularly like to hear from people with experience in one or more of the following:
- Concrete repair
- Structural maintenance
- Protective coatings
- Waterproofing
- Trowel work
- Spray application
- Confined-space working
- Water or wastewater treatment sites
- Industrial cleaning
- Jet washing
- Civil engineering or construction
- General infrastructure maintenance
Experience in several of these areas is an advantage, but it's not essential to have them all.
What we're looking for
We're looking for people who:
- Take pride in practical, hands-on work
- Can work effectively as part of a site team
- Understand the importance of following safe working procedures
- Are comfortable working in demanding industrial environments
- Are reliable and willing to travel to different project locations
- Want to develop additional specialist skills
- Are prepared to undertake further training where required
Previous water industry experience is valuable, but candidates with relevant transferable skills are also encouraged to apply.