Be part of the change
Whatever programme you choose, you'll gain hands-on experience across a number of exciting business areas. You'll develop invaluable practical skills. You'll build a supportive network. And you could obtain professional qualifications or charterships, such as IMECHE, ICE and IET.
Transitioning from student life to your first big career break may feel a little daunting. But we understand the need for work-life balance. So when you join SSE, you’ll benefit from our commitment to flexible working. We call it Flexible First. This could mean a hybrid approach with a blend of working from home and in the office or it could mean flexibility across the working week, where operational requirements allow. One size will not fit all – each employee, manager and team will work together to find the most suitable approach.
Engineering
SSE's engineering graduate programmes offer you a structured and challenging development programme where you'll have the support of the Learning and Development Graduate Programme Manager and a business mentor to help you reach your full potential. Our programmes are accredited by the IET, ICE and IMechE and offer a route to Professional Registration. All our engineering graduate programmes are two years long, offering a variety of placements that allow you develop your knowledge and skills.
Commercial
On our commercial graduate programmes, you will play a critical role in the transition to a low carbon future. Whatever programme you choose, you will undertake a series of placements in various departments across the business such as:
- Business planning & performance
- Strategy & sustainability
- Innovation & commercial policy
- Corporate affairs
IT
The SSE IT graduate programme offers you a unique opportunity to shape your own learning. This is a two-year programme split into four six month placements across the SSE business units, with a variety of areas available for you to focus on during the programme including:
- Security
- Service Delivery
- Data and Analytics
- Software Engineering
- Business Analysis
- Agile and Dev Ops
Finance
Our three-year finance graduate development programme gives you the opportunity to operate at the heart of our critical a finance functions whilst attaining a prestigious Chartered Accountant (CA) professional qualification. Across the programme, you will work across several businesses within SSE and by the end of your third year you’ll have the opportunity to become a Chartered Accounting Professional.
Land & Consents
As a land & consents graduate at SSE, you will be working to secure, maintain and manage strategic land and property rights across a portfolio of projects within your chosen business unit. You’ll gain hands-on experience, travel to different SSE sites across the UK and develop your skills. There’s also the opportunity to work towards a recognised environmentalist accreditation with IEMA.
Once you complete the two-year programme, many graduates choose to continue their career at SSE as Land Managers, Consents Advisors, Forestry Managers amongst other roles.
HR
HR is a critical function in SSE, allowing us to drive towards our ambitious net zero goals. That's why we need talented, ambitious graduates to join our team and help us to power change.
Throughout the two year programme, you will work across various areas of HR and have the opportunity to get involved in different projects. You'll be supported every step of the way too.
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