- GMFJ Reference
254644
- Wages
£30,000 p/a
- Hours
37.00 per week
- Date Posted
02/10/2024
- Start Date
01/09/2025
- Duration
Not Specified
- Location
Warrington
- Status
Now Taking Applications
- Sector
Engineering
- Opportunity Type
Graduate
- Employer
United Utilities
Description
- Job Description
Who are United Utilities?
We are known for keeping the taps flowing and toilets flushing throughout the North West, but we also pride ourselves on delivering excellent customer service, protecting and enhancing the environment and caring for our communities. We invest in the region to support future growth, address climate change and work in partnership to improve river health.
We are looking for motivated graduates from all backgrounds to help make the North West greener, healthier, and stronger. By joining our graduate scheme, you’ll play a crucial role in securing efficient, reliable water resources for customers across the North West.
Whichever scheme you join, you’ll be at the heart of bringing innovation and positive change to the water industry. Ready to live your future?
Why choose United Utilities for your graduate journey?
Career Progression Opportunities: Our graduate scheme offers clear pathways for advancement, structured programmes, and mentorship to help you develop into an outstanding leader. You’ll receive a tailored development programme, with opportunities for placements in other areas of the business.
Personal and Professional Development: You’ll have the chance to work within a highly motivated team, gaining a wealth of experience and creating a fantastic professional network. From specialist training to mentoring and coaching to internal support networks for LGBTQ+, Gender Equality and Neurodiversity, we’ll support you every step of the way. There is also potential for sponsorship for a master’s or other postgraduate qualifications.
Work-Life Balance: We understand the importance of maintaining a healthy work-life balance. Our flexible working policies and supportive work environment ensure you can achieve this balance while pursuing your career goals.
Our Reputation and Culture: United Utilities is proud to be one of the UK’s top inclusive employers. We are a responsible business that cares about delivering great customer service, protecting the environment, and investing in the region to support future growth.
Competitive Salary and Benefits: We offer a competitive starting salary of £30,000, 26 days of annual leave (increasing to 30 days after four years), plus bank holidays. Our benefits package includes private healthcare, discounted gym membership, flexible holidays, and an award-winning pension scheme.
About the scheme
On this 3-year scheme we’ll provide you with a host of development opportunities to support you in working to chartered status. You will be getting involved in a series of projects designed to help you get to grips with the breadth of the business and the diverse challenges we face in managing our wastewater network. We’re looking for inspiring individuals to help deliver our ambitious plans, drive performance and improve customer service in a safe working environment.
Start living your future today!
What will I be doing?
Developing leadership, financial and communications skills to support regulatory compliance and capital programmes. - Growing in ability to work across a matrix organisation to deliver desired outcomes.
- Be given opportunities to build, maintain and use network models for solving wastewater network problems using advanced integrated catchment modelling software such as InfoWorks ICM.
- Contribute to root cause analysis and continuous improvement activities
For more information about this vacancy please contact Energy & Utility Skills on +441217138264 (Ref ID: 254644)