Transmission Engineering Graduate Programme

Transmission Engineering Graduate Programme

Engineering Graduate Programme 2025 - Transmission

Start Date: 2 year programme, commencing September 2025

Base Locations: Inverness, Glasgow, Perth or Aberdeen

Salary: circa £33,500 per annum + a range of other benefits to support your family, finances, and wellbeing.

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

Degree Disciplines: Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Power Engineering, or Material Science.

What is the Role?

Engineering graduates joining SSEN Transmission will 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 chosen team and degree discipline. Generalists will gain exposure across multiple departments, gaining a breadth of knowledge to return to your 'home' team. Specialists will work with experts in their specialism, gaining exposure within a business area for the duration of the programme and a depth of knowledge to utilise in their substantive post. Both pathways have the aim of providing relevant experience that will lead to a substantive post.

About our Teams

HVDC: HVDC (High-voltage direct current) is the most efficient way to transport electricity over long distances, and it is particularly beneficial for subsea transmission. Due to the increasing need to connect more remote renewable generation schemes, such as offshore wind farms, SSEN Transmission are working on a significant number of new HVDC schemes deployed in Great Britain over the coming years.

This also includes work on our Eastern Green Link projects - planned HVDC submarine power cables from the East coast of Scotland to Northeast England to strengthen the National Grid. The two links combined will deliver 4 GW of renewable energy from Scottish wind farms to England. This is a Specialist Pathway seeking degrees in Civil, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering.

Project Engineering: Project Engineering is a core technical department within SSEN Transmission. Our Graduate programme will prepare you for a challenging and exciting career at the centre of the transition to Net Zero. You will receive training to work on multimillion pound infrastructure projects covering innovations that will allow us to meet these technological challenges.

Year one of the programme will focus on providing you will the foundations of technical and business experience which you will build on in your second year with a focus on design and project experience. This is a Generalist pathway, seeking graduates with degrees in Electrical, Electronic, Mechanical, Material Science, and Civil Engineering.

What do I need to join?

You will have a minimum of a 2:2 in the desired degree disciplines listed above.

At SSE we're proud to celebrate difference. We all have different skills, experience and backgrounds and we strive to have a friendly and inclusive culture where you can be yourself. Safety is at the heart of everything we do at SSE, and you should show alignment with our core values and have a genuine passion and interest in the energy sector.

About our Business

SSEN Transmission owns and operates the electricity transmission network in the north of Scotland, transporting energy from where it is generated to where it is needed, providing a safe and reliable supply of electricity to the communities it serves. Home to some of the UK's greatest resources of renewable energy, SSEN Transmission is playing a critical role in the transition to a low carbon future, developing, building, maintaining and operating a network for net zero.

What's 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 graduates@sse.com. If you would prefer a call to discuss adjustments let us know by email and we can arrange a call for a time that suits you.

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.

Due to recent immigration rule changes to the Skilled Worker route, our electrical engineering roles falls below the minimum 'New Entrant' salary threshold and therefore does not meet the requirements to allow for sponsorship.

Our Benefits

• Sharesave Scheme
• 34 days of annual leave
• Option to purchase up to 10 days holiday
• Interest-free technology loans
• 24/7 free and confidential employee counselling service
• Private healthcare discounts
• Subsidised gym memberships
• 21 weeks full pay maternity leave
• Cycle to Work scheme with generous £2500 limit
• Interest-free salary advance to cover transport season tickets

Explore our full list of benefits:

UK benefits booklet

ROI Benefits Booklet

NI Benefits Booklet