Engineering Summer Placements 2025 – Transmission
Start Date: 12 weeks commencing June 2025
Base Locations: Aberdeen, Glasgow, Cumbernauld, Inverness, and Perth
Salary: circa £23,422 per annum (pro-rata) + a range of other benefits to support your family, finances, and wellbeing.
Working Pattern: Fixed Term | Full Time | Flexible First options available
Degree Disciplines: Electrical Power Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Geosciences, Construction Management or Logistics Management.
What is the Role?
Working as part of our multi-disciplined teams, we have a range of opportunities for students to support projects across our Transmission business. We're at the forefront of high-profile projects which are ensuring our transmission network is structurally sound, operating safely and efficiently and providing sustainable and reliable energy to all.
We have ambitious net zero targets, and our business is growing to help us achieve our strategy. We're looking for students who can bring fresh ideas, new skills and creative thinking, to deliver innovative solutions to help us reach net zero. This is an exciting time to join SSE, you have the power to make a change and help us build a better, more sustainable world of energy for you, your family, the community you live in and for generations to come.
Our Transmission Engineering summer placements provides real hands-on experience through a 12 week placement in one of our engineering based teams. Throughout the placement, you will have the support of a business mentor and buddy, who will provide guidance and support to enable you to reach your full potential.
Our summer placement students work collaboratively in a variety of contexts, while also taking ownership of their role by working under their own direction to drive action forward. There will also be networking and presentation opportunities, specialist sessions and support from our graduates.
About our Teams
HVDC Centre: We are looking for Electrical Power Engineering students to support the power system studies to de-risk the deployment of High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) transmission technologies to deliver our net-zero targets. Over the next decade, the electricity transmission network that we operate will be dramatically reshaped by HVDC to integrate massive offshore wind power to achieve net-zero. Our team of power system experts are key to enabling and de-risking this journey. We are seeking students studying electrical power engineering. This team are based in Cumbernauld.
Project Engineering: A core technical department within SSEN Transmission. Our summer placement programme will provide you with experience of working at the centre of the transition to Net Zero. You will receive training to work on multimillion pound infrastructure projects covering innovations that will allow us to meet these technological challenges. We are looking for students studying electrical, mechanical or civil engineering. This team are based in Inverness, Perth or Glasgow.
HVDC Engineering: HVDC (High-voltage direct current) is the most efficient way to transport electricity over long distances, and it is particularly beneficial for subsea transmission. Due to the increasing need to connect more remote renewable generation schemes, such as offshore wind farms, SSEN Transmission are working on a significant number of new HVDC schemes deployed in Great Britain over the coming years. We are looking for students studying electrical or mechanical engineering. This team are based in Inverness, Glasgow, Aberdeen or Perth.
Marine Engineering: A relatively new function within SSEN Transmission, established just over 2 years ago, to be ready, and indeed be a major part of the “Net Zero” race in the UK. We have an increasing portfolio of substantial Marine Installation projects for at least the next 10 years, including the installation of critical national infrastructure and its on-going protection. The team is building the capacity for “best in class” offshore cable installation projects, putting a team together to manage all aspects of marine delivery, Safety, Logistics, Vessel Assurance, and Survey support throughout the lifetime of the marine infrastructure’s lifespan. We are looking for students studying geosciences, construction management or logistics management. This team are based in Aberdeen or Glasgow.
Offshore Engineering: The ASTI Offshore Delivery Team are seeking a summer placement student to help coordinate the successful delivery of transmission projects needed to meet the UK government's 2030 net zero targets. Working with the Project Manager, the successful candidate will be help collaborate with the wider team and contractors to manage and monitor the design development, refinement, and construction phases of the ASTI projects. We are looking for students studying chemical, mechanical, electrical or civil engineering. This team are based in Inverness, Perth, Aberdeen or Glasgow.
What do I need to join?
Our opportunities are open to students who are in their 2nd year of their degree onwards and will graduate between 2026 and 2028.
We'd love you to have some practical work or project 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 and should have a genuine interest in SSE and the prospect of a long-term future with us.
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. Home to some of the UK's greatest resources of renewable energy, SSEN Transmission is playing a critical role in the transition to a low carbon future, developing, building, maintaining, and operating a network for net zero.
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 required 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 graduates@sse.com by email or you are very welcome to request a call if you would prefer to discuss on the phone.
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.