Transmission Electrical Engineering Graduate Programme
Electrical Engineering Graduate Programme 2025 - Transmission
Start Date: 2 year programme, commencing September 2025
Base Locations: Perth, Glasgow, Aberdeen or Inverness
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
Degree Disciplines: Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering, Renewables, or Computer Science.
What is the Role?
Electrical engineering graduates joining SSEN Transmission will be at the forefront of building a better world of energy for future generations. Graduates will follow a specialist pathway, working with specialists in their field to gain a depth of knowledge and exposure to equip them for a substantive post at SSEN Transmission.
We have various commercial positions based across Perth, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Inverness. These positions range across our Investment Planning, Control Centre, and Strategic Energy Planning teams.
About our Teams
1. Investment Planning: A team of power system and investment engineers and industry experts who are responsible for growth-related capital investment throughout the lifecycle of a project from initial development through to energisation, undertaking power system analysis to specify system requirements and inform detailed engineering designs. The team are also the custodians of the network models across SSEN Transmission.
2. Control Centre: The heart of SSEN Transmission's daily operations for the overall secure transmission of electrical energy and for the safety of SSE field engineers working on-site. The team are constantly balancing various key factors including the availability of electrical components found at over 150 substations, planned outages for repairs and maintenance, and response to disasters and faults.
3. Strategic Energy Planning: Responsible for the strategic system planning of the transmission network in the north of Scotland in compliance with the national electricity planning standards, ensuring security and quality of electricity supply to consumers.
What do I need to join?
You will 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.
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.
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.
Next Steps
All applications should be submitted online.
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.
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