Lining Team Leader

Lining Team Leader
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 Team Leader, you will lead a team of skilled operatives delivering 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 be responsible for overseeing all site activity and ensuring works are delivered safely, efficiently, and within agreed timescales.

You will take ownership of site operations, working closely with the Project Supervisor while supporting the performance and development of your team.

Key responsibilities include:

• Day-to-day responsibility for site staff and associated site activities
• Overseeing all relining works completed on site
• Ensuring adherence to Ipsum site processes and reporting requirements
• Promoting and maintaining high standards of health, safety, quality, and environmental compliance
• Acting as a role model and supporting the development of operatives
• Identifying and resolving issues before they escalate
• Producing high-quality results, reports, and feedback
• Building strong relationships with clients and internal stakeholders
• Supporting pre-planning and preparation of works
• Ensuring all site incidents are reported appropriately

About you…
You will be an experienced Team Leader within the drainage or utilities sector with strong technical knowledge of relining and a proactive, safety-first approach.

Key experience and qualifications:

• Proven experience in a Team Leader role within drainage or utilities
• Strong experience in sewer rehabilitation and relining
• Experience with UV, steam, hot water, or ambient lining techniques
• EUSR Patching and Lining
• Full UK driving licence (HGV desirable)
• Experience managing a lining team and operating lining rigs
• NRSWA Street Works
• Confined Space Level 2 or above
• High-pressure water jetting
• OS19 qualification desirable
• Working knowledge of robotic cutters

Skills and personal qualities:

• Strong communication skills, both upward and downward
• Excellent time management and ability to meet deadlines
• Professional and positive attitude
• Self-motivated and well organised
• Flexible approach to working hours
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Customer-focused mindset
• IT literate with experience using Microsoft Office
• Ability to produce clear and accurate reports

Our commitment to Equal Opportunities...
We’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and experiences, and we’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce.

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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.