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At SSEN we're powered by skilled, enthusiastic people - supporting, coordinating, and driving the business to keep the power on for homes, hospitals, schools and businesses. As a part of our business, you become part of something bigger – and established company with reputation for looking after our people, offering secure and rewarding roles where safety is our number one priority. That’s why we’re looking for motivated individuals with bags of energy who get the job done. Join us and you’ll be part of a unique task force dedicated to looking after our customers.

Our featured roles

  • Linesperson

    We’re looking for qualified and experienced Linespeople to join our core teams. Using your skills, judgement and experience, you’ll work alongside a skilled team maintaining the network and responding quickly to faults, including during major storm events. There are strong opportunities to develop your skills and gain further qualifications as your role progresses within the team.

  • Utility Arborist

    We’re growing our team and looking for people who enjoy working outdoors and have experience climbing or working at height. Using your skills, judgement and experience, you’ll work alongside a skilled team clearing trees and vegetation near our overhead network, helping keep the lights on for customers. There are strong opportunities to develop your skills and move into specialist roles within the arborist team, with full training provided.

  • Cable Jointer

    We’re looking for skilled Cable Jointers to join our operational teams. Using your skills, judgement and experience, you’ll work alongside a skilled team carrying out LV and HV jointing for maintenance and repair work across the network. There are strong opportunities to develop your skills and build your career within a role that offers varied and hands-on work.

Apprentice and Trainee opportunities

Earn while you learn and help us power change.

Kick off your career working in an exciting role where you’ll learn, grow, and make your mark on the future. We’re making big shifts to cleaner, more efficient ways of creating energy and we need the next generation of apprentices and trainees to power the change.

Join SSE as an Apprentice or Trainee Engineer and you’ll earn a salary while you work towards an accredited qualification – one that will set you up for a rewarding career in a thriving industry. Our programmes take around three to four years to complete and we welcome applications from ambitious people from all kinds of backgrounds.

SSEN Apprentice at work

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What's in it for you?

As a major UK employer with a long heritage in the energy business, we’re proud of the support and benefits we offer as part of a career with SSE. Our teams have highlighted some of the things that make SSEN such a great place to grow and develop in a stable, secure working environment.

There's lots more, click on the icon below to visit our webpage and download our benefits booklet. 

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