Thermal Project Engineering 2025 Graduate Programme Start Date: September 2025
Salary: £33,500
Location: Leeds, Reading, Glasgow, Perth
Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time | Flexible First options available
What is the Role? Upon joining SSE as a Thermal Project Engineering 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 a supportive, yet challenging, environment to allow you to excel and reach your full potential, providing the foundation for you to become our next technical, experienced, and driven future leaders - vital on our journey towards net zero.
About Us In our Thermal business, you'll experience the opportunity to spend time across the wider Thermal business, including Project Engineering, Operations, Project Delivery, and Asset Management.
What do I need to join? You'll have a minimum of a 2:2 BEng in an engineering discipline.
Please note, you must be willing and able to independently relocate to the role location prior to the start of the programme.
At SSE, we're proud to celebrate difference.
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.
Throughout our recruitment process, we are looking for individuals who can demonstrate the ability to decide and initiate action, work with people, relate and network, adapt and respond to change, create and innovate, learn and research, adhere to principles and values, and show signs of entrepreneurial and commercial thinking.
What's in it for you? Our programmes are accredited by the IET, ICE, and IMechE and offer a route to Professional Registration.
You'll also 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, unique to your own circumstances.
This might mean a hybrid work pattern or flexibility across the working week, but together with your manager, you will 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.
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.
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 ******.
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 that must be followed precisely to comply with immigration legislation.
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