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About United Utilities 

United Utilities is the largest water-focused utility company in the UK that regulates water and wastewater management. United Utilities is involved in the supply and provision of billions of liters of drinking water and recycled wastewater to the residents in North West England. The utility company also has an electricity distribution subsidiary.

Your role

Role overview:

• In the engineering department, the successful students will join a team working on real business projects, carrying out a variety of engineering tasks.
• There is an opportunity to develop your civil engineering skills whilst gaining real-world experience working alongside technical specialists and operational engineers solving problems that could impact customers and the environment.
• You will gain an understanding of a wide range of projects from reducing storm spills to a developer services project where the firm needs to divert or protect the assets, for example, to accommodate a flood defense scheme, you may also experience a large project such as a major pipeline project.
• You will benefit from the shared knowledge within the civil engineering team and the expertise of working with colleagues across the wider engineering disciplines whilst also developing your specialist skills and providing a valuable contribution to the team.
• During your 3 month internship, you may also be allowed to visit some of the sites.
• You'll see how the firm carefully produces clean safe drinking water and how they treat wastewater to release it safely back into the environment.

Training & development

During your 3 month Internship, you will have the dedicated training and support to help you develop and reach your potential. You gain an understanding of the projects being undertaken by United Utilities and the methods used to deliver them. Specific tasks may be assigned during this time. You will be accountable for delivering these with the support of experienced engineers and your line manager.

Compensation & benefits

United Utilities offers competitive salaries and benefits and a working environment where you’re valued as part of the team. 

• Salary: £23,152 per annum 
• Holiday entitlement is 26 days per leave
• Dedicated training and ongoing support
• Innovative science labs
• Award-winning contact centers
• Onsite gym
• If you want to join an FTSE 100 company that wants to disrupt the water industry and you want to make a positive change in the world United Utilities would like to hear from you.
• United Utilities celebrates and supports diversity and is committed to ensuring equal opportunities for both employees and applicants.
• Due to the length of your program being 3 months, you will be engaged via the resourcing partner Reed Talent Solutions.

Career progression

United Utilities is a company that offers brilliant career prospects for fresh graduates and interns. Its internship programs will allow you to gain a firsthand understanding of how the business operates. You will also get the opportunity to mix with current graduates who can share experiences, tips, and guidance with you for the next steps in your career. 

Work-life balance

United Utilities supports and is truly inclusive of its colleagues, It seeks to adapt and offer a range of options to help people balance their home and work life including flexible working arrangements to support part-time working and hybrid working, where possible. The working hours for this role are 37 hours per week.

Culture & vibe

United Utilities values diversity, providing equality of opportunity to everyone. The firm aims to create a workforce that’s representative of the region and customer base. It’s essential to them that they can create an inclusive and supportive working environment where all the employees feel valued and free to contribute to their full potential.

About you

What United Utilities is looking for:

• United Utilities is looking for undergraduate Engineers in their penultimate year of studying for an engineering degree.
• The successful applicant will have an interest in engineering in the water sector.

To apply you need to:

• Have researched and know about United Utilities' engineering activities
• Be working towards at least a 2:1 in an ICE accredited Civil Engineering degree
• Have varied technical knowledge, not only through academic experience but also through social and professional experience
• Have a strong foundation in maths and science A-levels
• Have good computer skills, particularly in Microsoft Office
• Be motivated and enthusiastic, an excellent team player, possessing ambition and drive
• Possess good written and interpersonal skills and can communicate and influence across all levels
• Be able to be comfortable working flexibly across a range of tasks and activities to deadlines as well as being able to prioritise your time

Sources

The following sources were used in researching this page:

• youtube.com/@unitedutilities
• unitedutilities.com/corporate/careers/graduates/internships/
• unitedutilities.com/corporate/responsibility/employees/diversity/
• unitedutilities.com/corporate/careers/why-work-for-us/diversity-and-inclusion/