Drainage HGV Driver – Gateshead

Ready to make a splash in your career?

At Green Spark Environmental, we’re passionate about keeping things flowing while protecting the planet. If you’re hands-on, love solving problems, and want a role that truly matters, this is your chance!

What You’ll Do:
✔ Driving and operating specialised vehicles that are used for the cleaning and maintenance of sewers, drains, and other related systems including industrial tanks

✔ Utilise a range of tankers, hose systems, CCTV operations, jetvac and other drainage and industrial tank decontamination and repair tools and methods.
✔ Diagnose and troubleshoot issues on-site
✔ Work with a supportive, eco-conscious team

What We’re Looking For:
✔ Experience in drainage systems or environmental services (or willingness to learn!

✔Confident working independently or as part of a team

✔A proactive, can-do attitude

✔Physically fit and able to work in confined spaces and all weather conditions

✔ Full UK driving licence

Required

  • At least a Class 2 HGV driving licence
  • Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC)
  • ADR licence (carrying hazardous goods)
  • Confined Space entry certificate
  • Water Jetting Certificate
  • Working at heights

Desirable

  • Up-to-date Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) card
  • Experience in the drainage sector.

What we offer

  • Competitive salary (based on experience and technical ability)
  • 40-hour week with plenty of overtime opportunities
  • Enhanced pay for nights, weekends, and standby work
  • Overnight allowance when staying away
  • Monthly mobile phone allowance
  • 22 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
  • Life insurance cover
  • Employee Assistance Programme (including mental health and wellbeing support)
  • Most Importantly…..A role where your work makes a real difference!!

Why Join Green Spark Environmental?

At Green Spark, you’ll be part of a supportive, growing company that values your skills and hard work. We provide opportunities to learn, progress, and make a real difference to our clients and the environment.

Apply today to join a company that keeps the nation’s infrastructure flowing — and your career moving forward.

Green Spark Environmental – Where Every Day Makes a Difference.

We are committed to creating an inclusive recruitment process. If you have a disability or require any adjustments to participate fully in the application or interview process, please let us know. This will allow us to provide reasonable accommodations to support you

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

  • Company pension
  • Free parking
  • Health & wellbeing programme
  • Life insurance
  • On-site parking

Licence/Certification:

  • Class 2 Driving Licence (required)

Willingness to travel:

  • 100% (required)

Work Location: In person

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