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The Green Energy Sector Making Great Headway

Article by Steven Hayes

Energy recruitment has received a new impetus with growing investments in the green energy sector. The invested amount is indeed a staggering one. With such a good start and increasing support for green collar jobs, there is an obvious demand for professionals for handling diverse sectors such as operations, design, maintenance, manufacturing process and installation of renewable energy technology. As per governmental estimates, the number of jobs is expected to increase and touch 160,000 at the end of 2020.

The current trends for the green energy sector are quite positive but it also poses its share of challenges especially when it comes to aspects such as recruitment and training. The increasing demands of the industry imply that the sector has to discover new and innovative ways of fulfilling the current vacancies and thus help those who are inclined towards building a successful career.

Green energy jobs have increased in all kinds of enterprises, be it micro, medium or small enterprises. Each of the businesses call for the employment of skilled workers. However, the increasing number of small businesses does not imply a recruitment crisis. These niche businesses know that they have to recruit qualified professionals. Electronic, electrical and mechanical engineering skills are in great demand when it comes to recruitment for the sector.

The industry is expanding rapidly and apart from been trained in the domain, it is necessary that the incumbent is capable of multi-tasking. Project management and development professionals are also necessary, especially if the latest technologies are to be completely exploited and new opportunities created for business. Contract management skills are also deemed necessary in this regard, more specifically when it comes to small companies who may have to take the help of third party sub contractors in order to fulfil their business goals. There is no point denying the fact that the sector indeed has a global appeal and therefore proper language skills are an added advantage for any candidate. Bilingual speakers thus have an edge over others.

The skills required for seeking employment at green energy firms are more or less the same as the traditional power generation companies. People are trained on the job, as there is a continuous need for sector specific knowledge. On the job training, takes into account two important aspects of operations. These include the need to lower the costs involved in the process and setting the practical skills as priority. As enterprises continue to flourish, it is necessary to ensure that a structured training programme is put into place. This will eventually guarantee that a more formalised approach is adopted as the training is carried out on an ad hoc basis. It is necessary that people looking for jobs in the energy sector make their applications through an established recruitment agency in order to get a proper breakthrough.

The investments and the consequential growth of the industry translate into unparalleled scope for employment, especially those who are looking for a 'green' career. Estimates furnished by the British Wind Energy Association suggest that the recent investments in the sector have created room for another 19,000 jobs.