Engineering 2024 Graduate Programme

Base Locations: UK & ROI

Salary: Circa £33,000 / €35,500 per annum

Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time | Flexible First options available

Start Date: September 2024

What is the Role?

Engineering graduates joining SSE can work within one of our five different business areas where you'll be at the forefront of building a better world of energy for future generations. Graduates will follow either a generalist or specialist pathway depending on your degree discipline, preferred business area and career aspirations. Generalists will gain exposure across multiple departments throughout a 2-year programme, shaping the programme to suit your individual interests and career goals. Specialists will work with experts in their specialism, gaining exposure within a business area for the duration of their graduate programme which can last between 12 months and 2 years. Both pathways have the aim of providing experience that will lead to a substantive post.

Distribution

Our Distribution engineering programme has opportunities for electrical engineering graduates in Aberdeen, Inverness, Perth, Melksham, Slough, Swindon, Reading and Portsmouth. Candidates for the distribution programme must be willing and able to relocate to the role location for the full duration of the programme. Candidates for this programme should have a degree in Electrical Engineering, Control and Instrumentation or Power Systems.

Enterprise

Our Enterprise engineering programme has opportunities for engineering graduates in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Slough, Reading, Newcastle, Sunderland, Birmingham, Melksham, London, Manchester and South East. To be considered for these roles, candidates should have degrees in Electrical, Power Systems, Renewable, Mechanical Engineering, or Environmental Sciences. Opportunities are within EV, Slough Heat and Power and Assets, Heat and Assets and within the Engineering function. When applying and at interview you will be considered for all of these different areas.

Renewables

In our Renewables engineering programme, graduates will have the opportunity to experience placements in our onshore, offshore, and solar and battery teams, based in Glasgow, Dublin, Perth or Reading. To be considered for these roles, candidates should have degrees in Electrical, Civil/Structural, Mechanical, Materials, Renewables engineering, Geoscience or Naval Architecture. As a graduate engineer in Renewables, you will follow a generalist pathway.

Thermal

In our Thermal business, we have operational and engineering positions based at our sites in Leeds, Aldborough, Atwick, Peterhead, Keadby, Medway, and Great Island. We are looking for candidates with degrees in Control and Instrumentation, Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, Chemical Engineering or Asset Management.

Transmission

In our Transmission business, we have engineering positions based in Inverness, Glasgow, Cumbernauld, Perth and Aberdeen. Graduates will add value to a number of our teams including Project Engineering, HVDC, Power Systems, Onshore Development and Delivery. We are looking for candidates with degrees in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Subsea, Construction, Materials, Marine Engineering, Naval Architecture, and Computer Science.

What do I need to join?

Youll have a minimum of a 2:2 BEng in the degree relevant to the business area and location you are applying for. Please refer to the programme overview contained here for more information.

Whats in it for you?

An excellent package with 34 days holiday entitlement, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, discounted healthcare, salary sacrifice car leasing and much more, view our full benefits package on our careers site.

As an equal opportunity employer we encourage diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We actively encourage applicants from all protected characteristics and commit to providing any reasonable adjustments required during the application, assessment and upon joining SSE.

Next Steps

All applications should be submitted online.

If you would like to discuss any working differently requirements or adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment and selection process, please contact us.

Before commencing employment with SSE, you'll be required to fully complete our pre-employment screening process consisting of a basic criminal records and credit check.

SSE welcomes applications from all nationalities. Please note that any successful candidate must be able to evidence a valid right to work prior to commencement of employment. If sponsorship is required, we may be able to provide support. Sponsoring international candidates is a complex process involving numerous procedures which must be followed precisely to comply with immigration legislation. We look at requests on a case-by-case basis. Please note the overall decision on visa applications sit with UKVI and not SSE.