Integrated Water Management Internship

About Us

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 investing £16.5 billion over the next five years in one of the biggest 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.

What you’ll be doing

As an Integrated Water Management Intern, you'll play a key role in supporting the planning and delivery of sustainable water management solutions across the North West. Working closely with an Integrated Water Manager and collaborating with teams across United Utilities and external partner organisations, you'll use data analysis and GIS mapping to identify opportunities for collaboration and inform strategic decision-making. You'll create and analyse spatial datasets, produce reports and presentation materials, support workshops, and help maintain key programme data and partnership records. This is an exciting opportunity to gain hands-on experience in data-driven environmental planning, develop valuable technical and stakeholder engagement skills, and contribute to United Utilities' innovative Catchment Systems Thinking approach.

Day-to-day responsibilities:

• Create new spatial data sets where needed by geographically representing data through digitisation.
• Provide analysis of spatial data through GIS and determine the best way to represent it visually to stakeholders (internal and external) who may be non-technical.
• Use the spatial analysis to identify collaborative opportunities.
• Run queries, produce reports and create slide pack materials in a timely manner.
• Report partnership working through updating the Partnership Opportunity Pipeline with new opportunities or progress of existing.
• Support the delivery of workshops through data analysis, interpretation and production of materials.
• Identify and obtain additional (or new) datasets that could be used to support analysis.
• Review and update a programme data catalogue for the county/ies, including programme data from other organisations.
• Establish and maintain a strong working relationship with internal and external stakeholders and embrace partnership working.

What you’ll bring to the team

• Aiming for/achieved a minimum of a 2:1 in an environmentally focused degree such as Geography, Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, or Natural Science.
• Graduated in the past year, or are still at university but can demonstrate the required skills.
• Researched knowledge of the water industry and United Utilities.
• Strong and well-developed analytical skills, with attention to detail.
• Ability to interpret and analyse data and contribute towards recommendations that consider the needs of the environment, customers and businesses.
• Ability to use GIS is strongly desirable.
• Excellent written and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to communicate and influence across multiple stakeholder groups.
• Creatively use a range of media and presentation skills for qualitative and quantitative information.
• Highly computer literate (in particular word processing, spreadsheets, presentations and GIS).
• Willingness to learn and genuine interest in/curiosity about Catchment management.
• Motivated and enthusiastic, understanding the importance of teamwork, with ambition and drive to succeed.
• Comfortable working flexibly across a range of tasks and activities to deadlines and able to prioritise time.

Why join United Utilities as an intern?

• First-class training and support.
• In-depth understanding of your business area.
• Develop skills to progress your career.
• Make a real contribution to the communities we serve.

Benefits

• Salary of at least £25,950 per annum (pro rata).
• 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata).

Application Process

• Online application form.
• Online tests.
• In-person interview and presentation.

Note: You must be available to attend an in-person recruitment stage during the period 17th November – 11th December.