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Current Skill Requirements
As mentioned within the Net Zero section of
this report, Energy is becoming the fasted
emerging market in the UK and will become
more prominent within NPT with Baglan Energy
park and the potential for the FLOW project to
use NPT as a manufacturing and launch pad for
offshore floating wind.
The skill shortages are evident, and the Energy
sector advertised median salary has increased
30% since 2020
The key is to recruit the right skills for the right
stage of the process, skilled trade roles will be
in high demand when consenting is finally
agreed however if the project timeline to FLOW
transition is followed, we are not currently at
that stage. The first steps are:
Energy & Environment
✓ Pre-Consent
Design Procurement, Survey, early Consenting
works
✓ Consenting
Environmental Assessment / scoping
✓ Pre – Construction
Survey Design Procurement site preparation,
requiring skills as soon as possible
Therefore, skills required currently are:
• Science engineering professionals *
• Civil Engineers
• Environmental assessment
• Marine Biology
• Health and Safety
• Senior Authorised Persons
• Project planners
• Project managers
• Engineers
• Mechanical
• Electrical
• Planning
• Most advertised role in the sector 2022 / 23
Supply Chain / Indirect roles
The indirect jobs that can also be created from
this sector can be exhaustive
Roles such as:
Manufacturing:
Cables
Compound semi-conductors
Batteries and storage
Ships and boats
etc
• Managers:
• Professional Roles
• Technicians and associate professionals
• Clerical Support
• Service & Sales
• Elementary occupations
• Aquaculture & Fisheries
• Plant and machine operators and assemblers
• Craft and related trades
Building the net zero energy workforce | National Grid Group
Read our 2022 State of the Sector Report | Marine Energy Wales
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