Joshua Davies

Drainage engineer

Ware, England, United Kingdom

About

I am a conscientious and professional person, with extensive experience in Drainage roles. Highly organised and efficient individual, with a thorough and precise approach to projects, which has yielded excellent results to date. Able to manage own time effectively, and prioritise workload. Experienced at working to tight deadlines and under considerable pressure. Friendly and approachable with excellent interpersonal and customer relations skills, I work well within a group and as an individual. Currently working within a FM sector on retail and commercial works but have previously worked on residential also. Some of my skills are of that below; - Most aspects of drainage/plumbing/pump work - Use of EMM machines - Confined space certified - WJA Certified - A keen eye for detail - Exceptional customer care and service delivery - Ability to prioritise workload - Excellent time management - Exceptional social skills, building rapport easily and professionally - Negotiation

Experience

  • Drainage Engineer at Thermatic Technical FM
    Sep 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 10 mos

    Carry out reactive callouts and PPM services. This can include external areas using jetting and mechanical machinery and internals of commercial/industrial/retail buildings to include cleaning stack pipeworks, small bore, urinals and float pipework, basic plumbing install and repairs , pump work and replacement. Some civil work. HPJW CCTV SURVEYS REPAIRS

  • Drainage Engineer at Technical Drain Solutions
    Aug 2018 - Sep 2021 · 3 yrs 2 mos

    Working for TDS no day was ever the same, I was mainly employed to work in the civil department, repair acco Channels, manhole cover replacement and re builds, to complete new installations of soak aways and new cast pipe work installs, and then I became a supervisor and moved on to project works such as working with a team and installing a complete new drainage system at places like RAC call Centre in Manchester and BPs head office in the south. As well picking up day to day call outs which could of been either in social housing contracts or in Canary Wharf as we worked in most of the banks there, where we would work nights doing stacks cleans using emm and picote millers ect. And general everyday drainage/plumbing tasks. Experience and knowledge of; Spartan 300 EMM Machines Picote Milling Machines Plumbing Cctv Surveys Excavations/repairs Cast pipework repairs Knowledge of fusion weld pipe Assisting pump engineers on repairs and services ect. Assisting tanker drivers on jobs. Traveling and working away on large project jobs. Worked on and cleaned grease traps/ bags Roof gullys / valleys cleaned/repaired Team supervisor Trained in; Confined Space (in date) Working At Height Asbestos HPWJ (

  • Drainage Engineer at KG Drains
    Sep 2012 - Aug 2018 · 6 yrs

    Originally started KG Drains as a trainee, and worked my way up to doing all the surveys for the company and assisting on repair works. Most contracts were for insurance companies such as Homeserve, plus contracts with BT, all schools in Essex and Hertfordshire and local authority works such as parks, communal toilets, housing associations. Day to day call outs including drain rodding, jetting, 1st fix repairs, renewal of such things like, interceptors, gully’s, and general waste pipes

  • Senior Buyer at Sopra Steria
    Nov 2010 - Sep 2012 · 1 yr 11 mos

    Sopra Steria, European leader in digital transformation, provides one of the most comprehensive portfolios of end to end service offerings in the market: Consulting, Systems Integration, Software Development and Business Process Services. Sopra Steria is trusted by leading private and public organisations to deliver successful transformation programmes that address their most complex and critical business challenges. Combining high quality and performance services, added-value and innovation, Sopra Steria enables its clients to make the best use of information technology. A selection of my main duties as a Senior Buyer are • Working with new and existing suppliers • Supporting the Manager on key projects • Negotiations with new / existing suppliers • Contract Management

  • Purchasing Administrator / Travel Buyer at CDW UK
    Apr 2010 - Nov 2010 · 8 mos

    Working at Kelway I purchased all travel requirements needed by members of Kelway whilst dealing with internal procurement. Acting on tight deadlines and arranging the safe and quick travel of all employees, whilst cutting cost were applicable. Making cost effective decisions whilst providing a duty of care. Checking that I'm gaining the most cost effective product at a high standard, using softwares such as Navision on a daily basis and using custom made online tools. Running reports using Excel and and all aspects of Microsoft Office. Making sure my colleagues get the best possible experiences, from making sure they have the best table at a top restaurant at short notice, to arranging last minute changes and additions to diary's/ itinerary's