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Land, Consents and Environment Graduate Programme

Shape the future of the electricity network

Turn your passion for land, planning and environmental management into a career that makes a real difference. At SSEN Transmission, you'll help support some of the UK's most significant electricity infrastructure projects, developing specialist knowledge while contributing to the clean energy transition.

Whether you're interested in land management, environmental planning, consenting, sustainability or stakeholder engagement, you'll gain experience working alongside experienced professionals on projects that help connect communities and strengthen the electricity network. It's an opportunity to build valuable skills, grow your expertise and create the foundations for a rewarding long-term career.

Careers in land, consents and environment

Land, consents and environmental management play a vital role in delivering the infrastructure needed to support the clean energy transition. Without the right land rights, planning permissions and environmental approvals, projects cannot move forward. That's why we're looking for talented, ambitious people who want to help shape the future of the UK's electricity network.

A graduate career in this area offers a wide range of opportunities to develop your expertise and make a lasting impact. Many graduates continue to build their careers with SSE, progressing into roles across land, consents, forestry and environmental management. With opportunities to grow, take on new challenges and contribute to major infrastructure projects, it's a career path that can take you in many different directions.

Meet our land & consents graduates

What’s it like to work at SSE? Well, we could tell you about the training opportunities, the exciting projects, career progression routes, our commitment to your personal wellbeing, fantastic benefit packages, and the opportunities to socialise at work.

But life at SSE is all about our people, so let’s hear straight from our rising stars.

Catch up with some of our graduates talking about how they’re making an impact with SSE – and imagine what you career could look like with the UK and Ireland’s green energy champion.

My Journey as a geography graduate

Rachel studied geography and sustainability development at university. She was really keen to work in the renewable energy industry but wasn't sure if there was a graduate programme that suited her degree and experience.

She chose the land and consents graduate programme as she was really interested in the environment side of things and was excited at the prospect of getting involved in the planning of large renewable projects.

A focus on Green Energy

Adam was looking for two things in a graduate programme: he wanted to work with a company with a green energy mission and have the opportunity to be involved in the delivery of renewables projects.

Since joining SSE, he's had lots of opportunities to network with his peers and with directors too. He's also be able to visit many renewables sites at different stages of development, which he has really enjoyed.

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