Thermal Land & Consents 2025 Graduate Programme
Start Date: September 2025
Salary: £33,500
Locations: 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. Our Graduate Programme will provide the supportive, yet challenging, environment to allow you to excel and reach your full potential. 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.
Whats 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, which 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 a 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.
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 us here.
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