About Express Solutions Group
Express Solutions Group is a growing specialist services group working across drainage, CCTV surveys, tanker services, hydro cutting, planned preventative maintenance, civils, and commercial infrastructure solutions.
Our teams support customers across domestic, commercial, and blue-chip environments, using specialist equipment and technical expertise to diagnose problems, prevent disruption, and deliver reliable long-term drainage solutions.
Due to continued growth, we are looking for a capable and detail-focused CCTV Drainage Survey Engineer to join our survey and drainage operations.
About the Role
As a CCTV Drainage Survey Engineer, you will carry out CCTV drainage surveys across domestic and commercial sites, using inspection, mapping, and tracing equipment to understand drainage layouts, identify defects, and produce accurate reports.
This is a technical, practical, and customer-facing role. You will be trusted to investigate drainage systems, assess problems, gather evidence, record findings clearly, and provide useful information that supports repairs, maintenance, insurance claims, construction work, and client decision-making.
The role is ideal for someone with drainage or CCTV survey experience who wants varied work, regular site exposure, specialist training, and the chance to develop within a growing technical division.
Key Responsibilities
You will be responsible for:
- Carrying out CCTV drainage surveys across domestic, commercial, and multi-site client locations.
- Using CCTV survey equipment to inspect drainage systems accurately and safely.
- Using drain mapping, tracing, and sonar equipment where required.
- Identifying flow direction, pipe routes, drainage layouts, defects, blockages, damage, misconnections, and other drainage issues.
- Recording clear evidence of survey findings.
- Producing accurate survey reports, supported by images, video, plans, and technical notes where required.
- Diagnosing issues and recommending practical next steps.
- Communicating findings clearly to supervisors, clients, and internal teams.
- Working safely around drainage systems, confined spaces, live sites, roads, homes, and commercial environments.
- Maintaining survey equipment, vehicles, tools, and reporting systems.
- Completing job records, site notes, and documentation accurately.
- Supporting the wider drainage team with technical insight and practical problem-solving.
- Representing Express Solutions Group professionally while working on client premises.
Essential Experience and Qualifications
You will need:
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience in drainage, CCTV drainage surveying, drain inspection, drainage engineering, or a closely related role.
- Full UK driving licence.
- Strong understanding of drainage systems and common drainage defects.
- Ability to carry out accurate site investigations and interpret what you find.
- Good understanding of health and safety procedures.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to produce clear, accurate survey reports.
- Practical problem-solving ability.
- Reliable, professional, and customer-focused approach.
- Right to live and work in the UK.
Desirable Training and Qualifications
The following are desirable but not essential. Training may be available for the right candidate:
- WinCan experience.
- CSCS card or equivalent.
- Confined Space training: Low, Medium, or High Risk.
- High-Pressure Water Jetting certificate.
- OS19X Pipe Classification qualification.
- NRSWA / Street Works.
- EFAW: Emergency First Aid at Work.
- Drain mapping or sonar tracing experience.
- Experience working on commercial drainage surveys.
- Experience supporting remedial recommendations or quote preparation.
What We Offer
- Competitive hourly pay of £15.00–£18.00, depending on experience and qualifications.
- Full-time work with varied domestic and commercial survey projects.
- Company vehicle and fuel support for work duties where applicable to the role.
- Company events.
- Access to an on-site gym.
- Opportunities to gain further qualifications and specialist training.
- Exposure to modern drainage survey, mapping, and reporting technology.
- A growing technical division with clear progression potential.
- Support from experienced drainage, survey, tanker, civils, and commercial teams.
- Additional hours available where operationally suitable.
- A role where your technical judgement directly helps clients understand and solve drainage problems.
Career Development
This role offers strong progression potential for someone who wants to become a highly capable drainage survey specialist.
Depending on experience and performance, development routes may include advanced CCTV surveying, WinCan reporting, drain mapping, commercial survey work, project coordination, technical quoting support, supervisory responsibility, confined space work, OS19X classification, or broader drainage engineering roles.
We are particularly interested in people who are curious, accurate, safety-conscious, and keen to build specialist technical knowledge.
Who This Role Suits
This role would suit someone who:
- Has drainage or CCTV survey experience.
- Enjoys technical investigation and practical problem-solving.
- Is comfortable working on different sites each day.
- Takes pride in accurate reporting.
- Wants to develop specialist qualifications.
- Communicates well with clients and internal teams.
- Wants to join a growing company with varied work and long-term development opportunities.
How to Apply
To apply, please send your CV or a brief summary of your drainage and CCTV survey experience, including any WinCan, OS19X, confined space, NRSWA, jetting, or first aid qualifications.
Please include your availability, relevant work history, and any examples of commercial or domestic survey experience.
Equal Opportunities Statement
Express Solutions Group is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to fair, inclusive, and merit-based recruitment. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds who meet the essential criteria and are interested in developing their technical skills within the drainage industry.
Pay: £15.00-£18.00 per hour
Experience:
- CCTV Drainage: 2 years (required)
Licence/Certification:
- Full UK driving licence (required)
Work Location: On the road
