Thermal Land & Consents 2025 Graduate Programme
Start Date: September 2025
Salary: £33,500
Location: 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 to reach your full potential.
As a Land & Consents graduate, you will follow a specialist pathway, working with experts in your specialism. Graduates will gain exposure within a business area for the duration of their graduate programme, aiming to provide 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'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.
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.
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 would 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.
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. 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 circumstances.
This will be a structured and challenging development programme where post-holders will have the support of a Learning and Development Graduate Programme Manager, a business manager, and a professional engineering mentor to assist them in reaching their full potential.
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.
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