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
Join United Utilities' 3-year Graduate Programme as a Technical Graduate in Water Resource Planning and kickstart your career! You'll work with various teams across the business, helping us meet our planning and environmental goals. You'll gain a wide range of skills by collaborating with internal and external stakeholders and approval bodies throughout the region.
You'll also develop in-depth technical knowledge of the water resources planning process and contribute to our long-term strategic plans, ensuring they meet regulatory standards. Start living your future today!
What will I be doing?
- Develop analytical models and visualisations to drive strategic and operational decisions, making a real impact.
- Identify and deliver automation opportunities to streamline processes and boost efficiency.
- Implement and manage data models, ensuring excellent data quality and an exceptional front-end user experience.
- Communicate with internal stakeholders about water resource modelling issues, becoming a key player in our team.
- Use industry best practices to develop and maintain cutting-edge water resources forecasting and simulation models, ensuring we meet all regulatory standards.
What do I need to be successful?
We require our graduates to have a minimum 2:1 degree classification in a relevant scientific or numerate degree.
You will also need:
- Strong skills in data analysis, programming, statistical analysis, and data visualisation.
- Ability to think critically and solve problems proactively.
- Exceptional written and interpersonal skills for clear, concise, and accurate report writing.
- Ability to work effectively across a large organisation to achieve goals.
- Willingness to work in various teams and travel if needed.
Additional Information
Our recruitment process requires you to complete:
- A deductive and verbal reasoning test
- A one-way video interview
- An assessment centre, which will take place between 27th November - 6th December 2024.
We are an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse environment. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or age. If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout your recruitment journey, please let us know. If you are offered a job with us, a number of pre-employment checks need to be carried out before your appointment can be confirmed. Any offer of employment with United Utilities will be subject to a satisfactory checking report from Disclosure and Barring Service/Disclosure Scotland.
Application deadline: 13th October 2024