Total 1 engineering job vacancies in Transportation / Logistics category in WA - Perth - Inner and Western Suburbs

Join our SSEN Distribution electrical engineering graduate programme

Base Locations

Scotland: Perth/Aberdeen

Salary: £33,000 plus a range of other benefits to support your family, finances and wellbeing.

Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time

Start Date: September 2024

What is the role?

We have ambitious net-zero targets, and our business is growing to help us achieve our strategy. We're looking for graduates with a degree in an Electrical Engineering discipline who have original ideas, methods and solutions to help us reach net-zero. You'll contribute to some exciting projects where you'll be at the forefront of developing, improving, and maintaining our network. You'll be involved in projects and activities that help us ensure our network is not only running effectively, but also is considering innovative new technologies and efficient ways of providing energy to all customers.

Our distribution engineering graduate programme provides real hands-on experience through a rotation of placements in different projects and teams. Throughout the 2-year programme, you will have the support of our Graduate Programme Manager and a business mentor, who will provide guidance and support to enable you to reach your full potential. You will work towards your chartered engineer status and be provided with the support of a professional chartered engineer to share their experience with you. We have an exciting role available for a graduate to begin their training in our Control Room based in this Perth. For this role you must be based within a 35 mile radius of the Perth office. Alternatively, we have an opportunity to be based in Aberdeen in an engineering position that will be predominantly field based in an operational engineering role.

You will bring enthusiasm, and innovative thinking to problem-solving, and will develop a detailed understanding of the SSEN business and the technology needed to ensure it meets the ever-changing demands facing the UKs energy infrastructure. You will contribute to keeping the lights on, and be part of achievement of net-zero.

What do I need to join?

Safety is at the heart of everything we do at SSE and we live by the mantra 'if it's not safe, we don't do it'. You should show alignment with our core values and have a genuine passion and interest in the energy sector.

As the organisations grows and becomes more international, our graduates need to be willing to adapt in order to embrace the changes and keep up with the fast-paced evolution of the business.

Our graduates are agile in their thinking and seek to address knowledge gaps. You should be comfortable working to and setting stretching individual targets and using your own initiative to overcome challenges.

Youll ideally have a minimum of a 2:2 BEng in an Electrical Engineering degree discipline.

- Candidates for the Control Room position must be based within a 35 mile radius of the Perth office by the start of the programme in September 2024. Candidates for this role will also be required to obtain vetting to SC level through UK Government. The criteria normally includes 5 years UK residency, further information can be found here: United Kingdom Security Vetting: Applicant - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

You can find out more about what to expect during the recruitment process here.

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, view our full benefits package on our careers site.

As an equal opportunity employer we encourage diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We actively encourage applicants from all protected characteristics and commit to providing any reasonable adjustments during the application, assessment and upon joining SSE. Search for 'Inclusion & Diversity at SSE' to find out more.

Next Steps

All applications should be submitted online.

If you would like to discuss any working differently requirements or adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment and selection process, please contact If you would prefer a call to discuss adjustments let us know by email and we are arrange a call with you at a time that suits you.

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 needed, we may be able to provide support. Sponsoring international candidates is a detailed process involving procedures which must be followed precisely in order to comply with immigration legislation. We look at requests on a case-by-case basis. Please note the overall decision on visa applications sit with UKVI and not SSE.

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