Tanker Driver

  • 3110
  • Bristol
  • Wessex Water
  • £32,600 Plus 20% Shift Allowance
  • Permanent
  • Operations and maintenance
  • 2025-10-20
  • 2025-11-03

Are you looking for a new opportunity, with flexible working opportunities and a dynamic environment? Are you reliable and motivated? If so this could be a great opening for you! 

What you'll do

As a tanker driver, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the safe and timely transport of fluid to and from specified sites. But what makes this position truly unique, is the opportunity to work a permanent shift pattern of 4 on 4 off, days and nights, keeping your work schedule fresh and exciting. Working this shift pattern will allow you to plan your personal/work life balance well in advance. 

With over 400 water recycling centres and 2,000 sewage pumping stations, we treat over 888 million litres of sewage every day. You will be responsible for transporting this sewage sludge while ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and keeping costs low by collecting the product from the correct place and on schedule. In addition to transporting sewage sludge, you may also be called upon to engage in emergency driving in the event of breakdowns. 

What you'll need

This role requires you to have:

  • a clean Class 1 HGV licence
  • experience with vacuum/pressure tankers or similar equipment is advantageous
  • a qualification or working towards your drivers CPC
  • knowledge of VOSA and EU driving regulations
  • confidence in lone working, while ensuring all health and safety expectations are met
  • flexibility in working schedule as this role will cover a 24hr shift pattern, 4 on 4 off days and nights. 

What you'll receive

  • A combined pension contribution of up to 20%.
  • Career progression and professional development opportunities.
  • 25 days' holiday rising to 28 with length of service.
  • The opportunity to sell up to five days of holiday every year.
  • The opportunity to buy up to ten days of holiday each year (subject to conditions).
  • A healthcare package that allows you to claim back healthcare costs.
  • Life assurance of up to eight times your salary.
  • The opportunity to lease a new electric car through salary sacrifice (subject to conditions).
  • Cashback and discounts from more than 3,000 retailers.
  • One paid volunteering day each year.
  • Enhanced family leave and pay arrangements.
  • Access to an interactive health and wellbeing platform.
  • Support from trained mental health first aiders.
  • A £1,000 referral fee if you recommend someone who is successfully recruited by us. 

Who we are

YTL UK is part of the international YTL Group based in Kuala Lumpur. The UK companies include:

  • Wessex Water – one of the top-performing water and sewerage companies in England and Wales, serving 2.9 million people across the South West
  • YTL Developments – a major UK developer currently redeveloping a 350 acre former airfield into an award winning, exciting mix of houses, apartments, schools, commercial space, restaurants and hotels, to make a truly sustainable new community
  • YTL Construction UK – a top 20 UK contractor providing fully integrated services to infrastructure, residential, commercial, industry, energy and environmental sectors
  • YTL Arena – the development and operation of an entertainment complex that includes a 19,000 capacity arena, conferencing and exhibition space
  • plus a number of other retail, environmental and specialist businesses.

Our people tell us that YTL UK is a great place to work, which is why so many of them stay with us! You will have a unique opportunity to develop and progress your career within such a diverse group.

We are passionate about diversity and inclusion – with that in mind, all applicants are welcome. We are delighted to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a Disability Confident Employer.  

If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process, please inform a member of our Recruitment team.

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