Thermal Land & Consents Graduates

Thermal Land & Consents 2025 Graduate Programme

Start Date: September 2025 

Salary: £33,500

Glasgow, Edinburgh, Perth, Leeds

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

What is the Role?

Upon joining SSE as a Thermal Land & Consents Graduate, you'll be leading the way in contributing to an improved energy landscape for future generations.

You will benefit from exposure and real- life experience, alongside first-class guidance to develop your technical skills and our Graduate Programme will provide the supportive, yet challenging, environment to allow you to excel to reach your full potential. In doing so, this will provide the foundation for you to become our next technical, experienced, and driven future leaders - vital on our journey towards net zero. 

As a Land & Consents graduate joining SSE, you will follow a specialist pathway.  Graduates will work with experts in their specialism, gaining exposure within a business area for the duration of their graduate programme, with the aim of providing experience that will lead to a substantive post within the land and consents team.

We at SSE Thermal are currently working on a number of high- profile projects to support our vision of becoming the leading provider of flexible thermal energy in a net zero world. We create value for shareholders and society by developing, operating and owning low-carbon energy infrastructure in a sustainable way.

You will be supported in your role with a placement plan, regular meetings with your line manager and networking with key business leaders through quarterly placement reviews. Your placements may include but are not limited to the following teams; Flexible Generation, Hydrogen, Construction, Operations, gaining experience and knowledge to develop into a role within the land and consents team.

About our Business 

SSE Thermal is on a mission to deliver the flexible energy needed today while powering the transition to net zero. Our 600+ employees play a crucial role in keeping the lights on across the UK and Ireland and we're rising to the low-carbon challenge with our teams at the cutting-edge of vital technologies. We're developing ground-breaking carbon capture and storage projects and progressing plans for what could be the world's first hydrogen-fired power station, as well as a major hydrogen storage facility and exploring other exciting options as we decarbonise. We've already achieved a lot - but we're just getting started. As part of SSE, which is investing £24bn this decade, we're at the forefront of the energy transition - so come join us as we continue to grow and power change.

You can learn more about the Thermal Engineering Graduate programme here.

What do I need to join?  

You'll be on track to have a 2:2 honours degree in one of the following degree disciplines; Geography, Sustainability, Environmental Science, Surveying, Planning.

We'd love you to have some practical work experience that reflects your passion for the energy sector, as well as demonstrable experience of working in a team. You'll also be comfortable working to and setting stretching individual targets and using your own initiative to overcome challenges and should have a genuine interest in SSE Thermal and the prospect of a long term future with us.

You can find out more about what to expect during the recruitment process here. 

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.  

What’s in it for you? 

You'll receive an excellent package with 34 days holiday entitlement, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, discounted healthcare, salary sacrifice car leasing and much more, click here to view our full benefits package.

We've listened to our previous graduates, and understand the importance of maintaining a work-life balance. When you join us, you can benefit from our Flexible First approach, and this will be unique to your own circumstances. This might mean a hybrid work pattern, or flexibility across the working week, but between you and your manager, you will work together to find the most suitable approach. 

This will be a structured and challenging development programme where post-holders will have the support of the Learning and Development Graduate Programme Manager, a business manager and professional engineering mentor to assist them in reaching their full potential. The programme will support their career development into a permanent role with SSE that reflects their experience and passion.

You will also have the choice to be involved in our Education and Employability outreach events, as well as a range of volunteering opportunities to help inspire the next generation of engineers. In addition to this, some of our existing graduates are involved in the recruitment process which we find incredibly rewarding!

Next Steps

We kindly ask that all applications should be submitted online.  The closing date for applications is Sunday, 3rd November.

As an equal opportunity employer we actively encourage applicants from all protected characteristics and commit to providing any reasonable adjustments required during the application, assessment and upon joining SSE. 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. You can visit ‘Inclusion & Diversity at SSE’ to find out more about our commitments to being an inclusive employer.

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. Sponsorship is a complex process involving numerous procedures which must be followed precisely in order 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.

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