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About United Utilities 

United Utilities is the UK's largest water-focused utility company regulating water and wastewater management. United Utilities is involved in supplying and providing 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:

• As part of the planning & ecology team, you'll have the chance to work alongside a dedicated team of planners, ecologists, and landscape architects.  
• As an ecologist in United Utilities, you’ll play a vital role in ensuring ecological support and advice are provided across the business and, working closely with the engineers, is integral to the design and delivery of all the capital works.  
• The team of ecologists is responsible for a wide range of surveys and assessments and helps identify any measures necessary to ensure they protect and enhance biodiversity. 

Training & development

During your 12-month placement, your mentor and manager will work with you as you progress through your placement and support you as you work towards your personal development goals. Under the guidance of your mentor and manager, you will gain an overview of the type of work undertaken, moving around the team to gain experience in all relevant aspects. This will give you good working experience with the planning and regulatory system and will also include site visits to see the type of projects the firm designs and constructs. 

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 
• You'll also be eligible for a bonus of up to 7.5%.
• 26 days holiday 
• Dedicated training and ongoing support
• Innovative science labs
• coffee shops
• Onsite gym
• Access to an award-winning pension scheme - you'll pay 5% into your pot and you'll get an extra 10% from the company
• Employee share buy scheme.

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. Interns have the opportunity to connect with potential mentors and fellow interns, which can be beneficial for networking. This can also provide them with valuable insights into the industry they are working in.

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 Ecologists in their penultimate year of studying an ecology-related degree.
• The successful applicant will have an interest in ecology and an awareness of the water industry.

To apply you need to:

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

Sources

The following sources were used in researching this page:

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