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    United Utilities Reviews

    Updated 9 April 2018
    37 reviews

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    United Utilities CEO Steve Mogford
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    15 Ratings

    37 Employee Reviews

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    1. Helpful (1)

      "Good employer, good benefits and opportunities"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at United Utilities part-time

      Pros

      Good working enviroment and Bonus Incentives

      Cons

      Inflexible management and focus on process

      Advice to Management

      Some Need to improve some people skills

    2. "Good culture and values"

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      Former Employee - Programmer/Analyst in Warrington, North West England, England
      Former Employee - Programmer/Analyst in Warrington, North West England, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at United Utilities full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Good overall company to work for. The company values its workforce and does well to look after each employees health and well-being with good benefits and work place initiatives. The head office facilities were very good.

      Cons

      The career progression was non-existent and would be reliant on somebody leaving or changing roles. Whilst working flexibly and remotely was available this would be dependent on department and individual management styles. There isn’t much of a social side outside of the office, most likely due to the location and most people commuting by car.

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    3. "Business Analyst"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at United Utilities full-time

      Pros

      Good offices, easy commute, excellent pay

      Cons

      Constant restructure adds to role uncertainty

    4. "Programme Manager"

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      Former Employee - Programmer Manager in Warrington, North West England, England
      Former Employee - Programmer Manager in Warrington, North West England, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at United Utilities full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      North west based utility provider

      Cons

      Limited work in other sectors

    5. Helpful (1)

      "Don't treat temps well at all"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Warrington, North West England, England
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Warrington, North West England, England
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at United Utilities full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Nice team environment, nice office

      Cons

      Only seem to be able to move up if you are friends with management, very cliquey, feels like you are constantly being watched with no trust in employees

      Advice to Management

      Stop the cliques

    6. "Great place to work. Excellent work environment and benefits"

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      Current Employee - Human Resources Generalist in Warrington, North West England, England
      Current Employee - Human Resources Generalist in Warrington, North West England, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at United Utilities full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Great CEO with a clear and engaging vision. Good benefits package and opportunities to progress your career by getting involved in a variety of work.

      Cons

      Pace of change can be slow.

      Advice to Management

      I think the management team are very engaged and committed. Keep doing what you are doing!

    7. "Good Pay"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Negative Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at United Utilities part-time

      Pros

      Company benefits include free eye tests and a good pension.

      Cons

      Most management have been there a while but are very inexperienced in staff management.

      Advice to Management

      Treat staff fairly.

    8. "Good job that management try their best to ruin"

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      Current Employee - Network Customer Inspector in Stockport, England
      Current Employee - Network Customer Inspector in Stockport, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at United Utilities full-time (More than 8 years)

      Pros

      Good salary.
      Good benefits and pension.
      Great colleagues.
      Opportunity for progression.

      Cons

      Higher management constantly changing job roles.
      Not enough investment into infrastructure.
      Outsourcing of improtant manual work to contractors.
      Penny pinching managers.

      Advice to Management

      Let staff settle in roles for at least 5 years before reorganising.
      Spend money on the network.
      Bring contracted staff back in house to control quality.

    9. "Great Company all-round"

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      Current Employee - PMO Analyst in Warrington, North West England, England
      Current Employee - PMO Analyst in Warrington, North West England, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at United Utilities full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Location, environment, benefits, salary, opportunities.

      Cons

      People with lots of years at the company who don't deal well with change.

    10. "Good employer. Excellent benefits package"

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      Former Employee - Senior Project Control Engineer in Warrington, North West England, England
      Former Employee - Senior Project Control Engineer in Warrington, North West England, England
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at United Utilities full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Large organisation. Lots of opportunities to change roles or careers. Good personal development and overall package. Lots of friendly people.

      Cons

      With it being a large organisation there isn't a lot of opportunity to take much responsibility. Also it is highly political at a senior level.

      Advice to Management

      Stop constant reorganisations every few years.

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