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The landmark Haweswater Aqueduct Resilience Programme (HARP) has won the Ground Investigation Project of the Year at the 2021 Ground Engineering Awards. The 110km Haweswater Aqueduct has provided drinking water for people living in North West England for over 60 years and the HARP programme sees six tunnelled sections of the aqueduct replaced. We’ve been recognised for this award thanks to the dedicated integrated HARP ground engineering team (a collaboration between United Utilities, Jacobs, Mott MacDonald, British Geological Survey and Wardell Armstrong) which was established to design, procure and manage extensive ground investigations and geophysical surveys.
We’re delighted to have been ranked 7th in the Inclusive Companies Top 50 UK Employers list, recognising our commitment to ensuring United Utilities is a diverse and inclusive workplace. As the highest ranking water and utility company in the list this year – and the only North West-based company in the top 10 – it is encouraging recognition of our work so far. Our people and our customers are at the heart of everything we do, therefore we support all of our employees to feel valued and included so they can bring their whole selves to work, regardless of their gender, age, race, disability, sexual orientation or social background. We’re proud to be supporting a workforce that’s representative of the communities we serve across the North West and where diversity is embraced.
We are proud to have once again joined forces with five high schools from Warrington to help and support potential engineers of the future. 80 students from five schools, who are part of The Challenge Academy Trust (TCAT), are working with us over a period of 16 weeks to find engineering solutions to water and wastewater problems. This special partnership is now in its fifth year and was set up to get young people interested in a STEM career. Click the link to find out more.
Fantastic news last night as our marketing and communications team took home the Best In-House Team award at the Prolific North Marketing awards. The team are responsible for all of our customer campaigns, communications, employee engagement and digital activity and have had some great successes this year. Some highlights include hosting customer and employee events, launching successful behaviour change campaigns and enhancing our digital self-serve customer channels. A big well done to all the team.
Last week we supported Brake Road Safety Week, and the theme this year was Road Safety Heroes. At United Utilities we believe nothing we do is worth getting hurt for and we want to make sure that everyone gets home safe and well. We asked our employees to pledge how they will be safer on the road this year. Not only that, we shared videos on road safety and visited our operational sites. Thank you to everyone who got involved in Road Safety Week. #RoadSafetyWeek
The deadline for our customer service and credit controller apprenticeships closes Sunday 28 November. Get your foot in the door with a company that can provide you with great opportunities for development and will support you every step of the way. You’ll be helping support our 7 million customers with their water accounts, managing payments and helping with any customer queries. This is a fantastic opportunity to learn, grow and start a career with us. This is the final week to get your application in, don’t miss out. Come and join us and apply today. To find out more, search unitedutilities.com/apprenticeships.
Looking after our employees mental health and wellbeing is very important to us, and we have recently launched two new e-learning training modules, in collaboration with Mind. These modules help raise awareness around mental health, offer sources of support and advice, and also help our people managers support employees; providing practical strategies and approaches to boost wellbeing. We want to make sure all our sure employees look after their own wellbeing as well as their colleagues, friends and family members. Well done to everyone who has taken part in the training so far! #WorldMentalHealthDay #Support #MentalHealthSupport
We have some exciting news… applications for our customer service and credit controller apprenticeships are now open! We’re looking for customer focused individuals who will provide an excellent service, going above and beyond for our customers every day. This is a fantastic opportunity to learn, grow and start a career with us. Come and join the United Utilities family, fulfil your potential and get yourself on the career ladder. Apply today!
Applications for our 2022 graduate scheme are NOW OPEN! We are very excited to be opening our doors to a new intake of graduates. We have lots of opportunities and roles available from engineers, future leaders, finance to land management. If you want to join the United Utilities family and reach your full potential, get your application in TODAY! Everyone is welcome, just give it your best shot: https://bit.ly/3A9wL2N
Our apprentices and graduates recently spent a week at Outward Bound in Cumbria. This gave them the opportunity to get to know each other, take part in outdoor activities and classroom sessions. We can’t wait to welcome them back and help them apply what they have learnt into their roles. #OpportunityOnTap
