SSE
Transmission Land Graduate Programme
Job Location
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Job Description
Land Graduate Programme - Transmission 2025 Intake
Duration:2 year programme, commencing September 2025
Base Locations: Glasgow, Perth, Aberdeen or Inverness
Salary:Circa £33,500 per annum + a range of other benefits to support your family, finances and wellbeing.
Degree Disciplines: Land Management, Real Estate Management, or Rural Surveying.
Working Pattern:Permanent | Full Time | Flexible First options available
What is the Role?
As a Land graduate joining SSEN Transmission, you will follow a specialist pathway. Specialists will work with experts in their specialism, gaining exposure within a business area for the duration of their graduate programme withthe aim of providing experience that will lead to a substantive post.
Working as part of our multi-disciplined Land team, we have the opportunity for a recent or upcoming graduate to join our graduate programme and gain the knowledge and experience needed to work towards an Assistant Land Manager position.
At SSEN Transmission, we are currently working on a number of high-profile transmission projects which are ensuring our transmission network is able to transmit clean renewable energy whilst being safe, efficient, and structurally sound, therefore providing sustainable and reliable energy to all.
SSEN Transmission are looking for Graduate Land Managers to help secure the land rights required to build and maintain overhead lines, underground cables and substations needed to meet the UK government's 2030 net zero targets. The work will essentially be that of a trainee land agent. A typical day will involve working within busy project teams, liaising with landowners and occupiers over proposed route and site selection for infrastructure schemes, assessing the impact of the proposed infrastructure over rural land and businesses, agreeing accommodation works, carrying out valuations and assessing compensation claims, and negotiating a range of rights over land and property such as wayleaves and options for servitudes or land purchase.
Stakeholder engagement is an important element of this role, and you will have an opportunity to learn from a wide array of stakeholders, both internal and external. You will develop and maintain positive working relationships with stakeholders in relation to policy over land and property rights, access and management of land, securing and maintaining rights in land and dealing with matters of valuation and compensation.
The main stakeholder groups include SSEN Transmission project team members, landowners, tenants, their agents and relevant bodies such as local authorities, the Scottish Government Energy Consents Unit, Forestry and Land Scotland, and local planning authorities.
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.You will have the opportunity to enter into the RICS APC and CAAV training programmes, with dedicated support from other RICS and CAAV members within the SSE business.
What do I need to join?
You will have a minimum of a 2:2 bachelor's degree in Land Management, Real Estate Management, or Rural Surveying. This should be an RICS accredited degree in order to progress the RICS APC and/or gain professional membership into the Central Association of Agricultural Valuers.
We'd 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 and should have a genuine interest in SSEN Transmission and the prospect of a long-term future with us.
You can find out more about what to expect during the recruitment process here .
Aboutour 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 . 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 required, we may be able to provide support. Sponsoring international candidates is a complex process involving numerous 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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Location: Glasgow, GB
Posted Date: 9/27/2024
Duration:2 year programme, commencing September 2025
Base Locations: Glasgow, Perth, Aberdeen or Inverness
Salary:Circa £33,500 per annum + a range of other benefits to support your family, finances and wellbeing.
Degree Disciplines: Land Management, Real Estate Management, or Rural Surveying.
Working Pattern:Permanent | Full Time | Flexible First options available
What is the Role?
As a Land graduate joining SSEN Transmission, you will follow a specialist pathway. Specialists will work with experts in their specialism, gaining exposure within a business area for the duration of their graduate programme withthe aim of providing experience that will lead to a substantive post.
Working as part of our multi-disciplined Land team, we have the opportunity for a recent or upcoming graduate to join our graduate programme and gain the knowledge and experience needed to work towards an Assistant Land Manager position.
At SSEN Transmission, we are currently working on a number of high-profile transmission projects which are ensuring our transmission network is able to transmit clean renewable energy whilst being safe, efficient, and structurally sound, therefore providing sustainable and reliable energy to all.
SSEN Transmission are looking for Graduate Land Managers to help secure the land rights required to build and maintain overhead lines, underground cables and substations needed to meet the UK government's 2030 net zero targets. The work will essentially be that of a trainee land agent. A typical day will involve working within busy project teams, liaising with landowners and occupiers over proposed route and site selection for infrastructure schemes, assessing the impact of the proposed infrastructure over rural land and businesses, agreeing accommodation works, carrying out valuations and assessing compensation claims, and negotiating a range of rights over land and property such as wayleaves and options for servitudes or land purchase.
Stakeholder engagement is an important element of this role, and you will have an opportunity to learn from a wide array of stakeholders, both internal and external. You will develop and maintain positive working relationships with stakeholders in relation to policy over land and property rights, access and management of land, securing and maintaining rights in land and dealing with matters of valuation and compensation.
The main stakeholder groups include SSEN Transmission project team members, landowners, tenants, their agents and relevant bodies such as local authorities, the Scottish Government Energy Consents Unit, Forestry and Land Scotland, and local planning authorities.
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.You will have the opportunity to enter into the RICS APC and CAAV training programmes, with dedicated support from other RICS and CAAV members within the SSE business.
What do I need to join?
You will have a minimum of a 2:2 bachelor's degree in Land Management, Real Estate Management, or Rural Surveying. This should be an RICS accredited degree in order to progress the RICS APC and/or gain professional membership into the Central Association of Agricultural Valuers.
We'd 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 and should have a genuine interest in SSEN Transmission and the prospect of a long-term future with us.
You can find out more about what to expect during the recruitment process here .
Aboutour 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 . 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 required, we may be able to provide support. Sponsoring international candidates is a complex process involving numerous 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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#LI-TRM
Location: Glasgow, GB
Posted Date: 9/27/2024
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