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More than ever before we need inspiring talent to join us and make the North West stronger, greener and healthier. We all know the challenges of climate change and by joining our internship you'll play a role in securing efficient, reliable water resources for customers across the North West.
At United Utilities, we're not only essential service providers to over 7 million customers across the region but we're also at the forefront of tackling some of the biggest climate and environmental challenges in a generation. All our people are essential in achieving our net zero targets and creating a more resilient North West.
It's a big job and a lot of work goes on behind the scenes to keep things running smoothly for our customers. From operating our pipes and improving water quality, to embracing new technologies and safeguarding the local environment – whether you're in our head office or out on site, there's always plenty going on. Our internship programmes will give you the opportunity to learn first-hand how we make this happen.
In 2020 we were awarded the Glassdoor Employees' Choice Award Best Places to Work based solely on feedback from our colleagues.
About the role
You will be joining our Dynamic Network Management (DNM) team at a hugely exciting time, as we look to develop our DNM capability and improve the performance of our industry leading and innovative technology solution to managing wastewater flows and prevent the impacts to customers and environment that we see and hear so much about in the media.
Our DNM system consists of a widely deployed sensor network which utilises machine learning and discrete logic based alerts to tell us when something is starting go wrong in our Network. We have the technology and systems in place and we want you to help us develop it to its full potential.
The role will involve you partaking in and leading on things like:
- Reviewing alert performance and making proposals for how we could respond quicker or identify failure earlier
- Working and engaging with all manner of internal and external teams to develop our operational process' and governance procedures as we transition to adopting DNM as a business as usual system
- Embedding operational change in a large organisation
- Learning and testing new skills to identify root causes of problems, identify the key factors that need addressing and developing business cases for approval then seeing the changes through to delivery
- Developing our bespoke web based platform to make it intuitive and useful for obtaining the insight we need to manage the Network
- Measuring the effectiveness of our system and identifying where we have gaps in process', systems or skills
- Testing what other technologies are available in the market place that can be integrated in to our supplier agnostic solution
We have a really dedicated and passionate core team working on DNM, we work collectively and in a matrixed manner to influence what information we need and what we deliver across all areas of our organisation and beyond.
You'll receive a structured 12 month placement programme which will cover a variety of areas within the DNM team.
Don't worry, we won't throw you in at the deep end. You'll have mentors and managers with you as you progress through your placement and support you as you work towards your personal development goals.
Who you are
You'll be joining a team based at the United Utilities head office in Warrington and an organisation just voted the 19th best place to work in the UK as voted for by users of Glassdoor. You'll enjoy life on our leafy campus surrounded by over 2,000 colleagues who all help to provide great service for our 7 million customers.
- You will be aiming for a minimum of a 2:1 in any environmental sciences degree and a student in your penultimate year at university.
- You should possess excellent written and interpersonal skills and have the ability to communicate and influence across all levels within the organisation.
- You must be motivated and enthusiastic, understand the importance of teamwork and possess ambition and drive to succeed and make the most out of your 12-month placement.
- You should be able to be comfortable working flexibly across a range of tasks and activities to deadlines, be able to prioritise your time and be proficient with Microsoft Office applications.
What we offer
When you join our intern scheme you'll receive a good salary, and you'll also be eligible for a bonus of up to 7.5%.
You get 26 days of holiday to take during your placement, and at our fantastic Lingley Mere site we have an onsite gym, coffee shops and other great facilities. And while access to an award-winning pension scheme might not be top of your priorities right now, responsible employers like us make sure you get one anyway – you'll pay 5% in to your pot and you'll get an extra 10% from the company. And that's not the only way to save, as you'll be able to buy company shares as part of the employee share buy scheme.
Internship duration
- 12 months
We need fantastic people to enable us to deliver a great service to the public. We are committed to reaching and recruiting from every community and then supporting employees to achieve their full potential ensuring they feel valued and included, regardless of their gender, age, race, disability, sexual orientation or social background.
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 the Disclosure Scotland / the Disclosure and Barring Service.
