Graduate Leader

Graduate Future Leader

• Salary: at least £32,250 per annum with an annual pay review & £2000 joining bonus
• Location:
  
  Warrington, Manchester, Fazakerley

• Hours:
  
  37 hours per week

Every day, we deliver one of life's most essential services to millions of people across the North West. From providing safe, high-quality drinking water to protecting the environment and supporting thriving communities, the work we do matters. We're now in the second year of our £16.5 billion investment programme, one of the largest transformation programmes in our history. It's an exciting time to join us as we improve our services, enhance environmental performance, embrace innovation and create a more sustainable future for generations to come.

There's more to us than just great water. We are where purpose flows.

Join our 3-year Graduate Programme at United Utilities as an Operational Future Leader and become an integral part of our innovative Operational teams across the North West region.

This scheme is for those who are looking to develop into key leadership roles within our operational teams, so if you see yourself managing some of our treatment works or networks and the teams that are responsible for providing water, wastewater and bioresource services to our customers, or operating within an Integrated Control Centre to coordinate real-time operational performance and incident response then this is the scheme for you.

At United Utilities we operate across five counties, each with its own unique needs and priorities. As part of the scheme, you’ll gain exposure to these diverse counties by working both on site and in an office setting. Alongside the county locations, our headquarters is based in Warrington, providing a central hub for regional planning and operations.

We pride ourselves on fostering a supportive and inclusive culture where all team member’s contributions are valued. You will benefit from a robust support network that offers extensive learning and development opportunities. You'll gain a deep understanding of what it takes to lead one of our teams and manage our operations. This includes the operation and maintenance of our assets and the regulatory and legislative framework governing the water industry.

The scheme offers fantastic learning and development opportunities through structured placements, formal leadership training, creative innovation challenges and a robust support network, helping you build a successful career in a major utility company.

As a Graduate Future Leader , you’ll enjoy structured placements across various areas like Treatment and Network Operations, County System Performance, Risk Management and our Central Integrated Control Centre, giving you a comprehensive view of our operations and preparing you to lead one of our teams.

You’ll develop an understanding of how an Integrated Control Centre coordinates operational activity across the region, building the knowledge and decision-making skills needed to become a future operational leader.

You will develop excellent communication, leadership, and change management skills, motivating teams to improve performance and meet high service standards.

You’ll learn to think strategically to drive our organisation’s growth, essential for your future success

We require our future leader graduates to have a minimum 2:1 (or 2:2 with Masters) in any relevant technical, scientific, environmental, engineering or business management degree.

• Be motivated, enthusiastic and have the potential to develop excellent leadership, influencing and communications skills.
• Have good written and interpersonal skills.
• Be…