Quantity Surveying Intern - Warrington, United Kingdom - United Utilities

United Utilities

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Warrington, United Kingdom

3 days ago

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Quantity Surveying Intern :

Job ID:

20999

Location:

Warrington, UK

Salary:

£21,030.00

Working Hours:

37.00 per week Start living your future**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.

In the Commercial department the successful student will join a large team working on real business projects, carrying out a variety of quantity surveying tasks.

There is an opportunity to develop your commercial skills whilst gaining real world experience working alongside quantity surveyors in supporting the commercial function by delivering projects within the category plan ensuring optimum value for money for UU.

You will engage with operational and senior stakeholders; support the alignment of business strategy and policy to deliver category plans.

You will ensure contractual compliance and proactively manage contractor performance throughout the contract period.

You will benefit from the shared knowledge within the Commercial Team and expertise of working with colleagues across the wider Capital Delivery Team including Engineers, Project Managers and Project Management Office (PMO) Professionals, whilst also developing your own specialist skills and providing a valuable contribution to the team.

We will help you gain an understanding of the projects being undertaken by United Utilities and the methods used to deliver them.

Specific tasks may be assigned during this time. You will be accountable for delivering these with the support of experienced quantity surveyors and your line manager.

During your 12 month Internship you may also be given the opportunity to visit some of our sites.

You'll see how we carefully produce clean safe drinking water and how we treat wastewater in order to release it safely back in to the environment.

You will also get the opportunity to mix with our current graduates who can share experiences, tips and guidance with you for the next steps in your career.

We're looking for undergraduate quantity surveyors in their penultimate year of studying BSc Quantity Surveying degree or equivalent

And to:

Be working towards at least a 2:1 in a BSc Quantity Surveying degree or equivalent.

You'll also need:

Have researched and have knowledge of United Utilities' construction activities.
Have varied technical knowledge, not only through academic experience, but also through social and professional experience.
Have Knowledge of key quantity surveying processes, tools and methodologies used across the whole project lifecycle
Have good computer skills particularly in Microsoft Office and Microsoft Excel.
Be motivated and enthusiastic, an excellent team player, possessing ambition and drive.
Possess good written and interpersonal skills and have the ability to communicate and influence across all levels.
Ability to effectively communicate with internal and external stakeholders
Be able to be comfortable working flexibly across a range of tasks and activities to deadlines as well as being able to prioritise your time.

Don't worry, you won't be going it alone.

Your mentor and manager will work with you as you progress through your placement and support you as you work towards your personal development goals.

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 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.