Distribution Land and Consents Graduate Programme

Locations: Portsmouth or Reading

Base Salary: circa £33,500 + a range of other benefits to support your family, finances and wellbeing.

Degree Disciplines: Land & Consents, Land Designations & Geography.

Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time.

We have ambitious net zero targets, and our business is growing to help us achieve our strategy. We're looking for graduates who can bring fresh ideas, new skills and creative thinking, to deliver innovative solutions to help us reach net zero.

What is the Role?

Land and Consents Graduates joining SSEN Distribution will be at the forefront of building a better world of energy for future generations. Our programme provides real hands-on experience through a rotation of placements in different projects and teams to support your development into a Land Consents Manager role.

Our Land Consents Managers play a crucial role in ensuring the successful delivery of our project portfolio to support a net carbon zero future across our electricity distribution network. In this role, you will be responsible for obtaining, maintaining, and managing strategic land and property rights for underground cables, overhead lines, and ground-mounted equipment on both public and private land.

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.

What do I need to join?

At SSE we're proud to celebrate difference. We all have different skills, experience and backgrounds and 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 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.

You’ll have a minimum of a 2:2 in the desired degree discipline listed above.

As the organisations grows, our graduates need to be highly flexible 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.

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