Transmission Engineering Graduate - Project Engineering

Project Engineering Graduate Programme (Transmission 2025 Intake)

Start Date: 22 September 2025

Base Locations: Inverness, Glasgow, Perth, or Aberdeen

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

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

What is the Role?

Engineering graduates joining SSEN Transmission will be at the forefront of building a better world of energy for future generations.

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 with 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, Materials and Civil Engineering.

Project Engineering Graduates will follow a ‘generalist’ pathway. Generalists will have exposure across multiple departments where advised, gaining a breadth of knowledge to return to their ‘home’ team. This pathway aims to provide relevant experience which will lead to a permanent substantive post on completion of the programme.

What do I need to join?

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 we live by the mantra ‘if it’s not safe, we don’t do it’. You should show alignment with our core values and have a genuine passion and interest in the energy sector.

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

As the organisation grows and becomes more international, our graduates need to be highly flexible in order to embrace the changes and keep up with the fast-paced evolution of the business. Our graduates are agile in their thinking and seek to address knowledge gaps. You should be comfortable working to and setting stretching individual targets and using your own initiative to overcome challenges.

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 . 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.

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 sits with UKVI and not SSE.

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