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Jobs in offshore wind

Job roles in the offshore wind sector cover many different types of activities. From office desk based roles to constructing and operating offshore wind assets at sea in one of the most inhospitable environments, all with the aim of harnessing wind power

Opps In Scotland In Offshore Wind

Offshore wind roles

To help you learn more about the type of roles that are available in the offshore wind sector a number of documents have been produced by industry bodies in Scotland and at UK level. The Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council (SOWEC) and the Offshore Wind Industry Council (OWIC) have both released helpful guides to the type of roles you can expect to see in the industry.

The Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council (SOWEC) and Skills Development Scotland (SDS) have produced a handy brochure covering this topic. 
A PDF copy of the brochure (image on the left) is available to view and download from the SDS web site.
Career Opportunities in Scotland in Offshore Wind

OWIC Occupational Profiles (2)

OWIC - Occupations in offshore wind

The Offshore Wind Industry Council (OWIC) have partnered with the Energy and Utility Skills (EU Skills) body to deliver more detailed offshore wind occupational profiles but covering a smaller number of in demand job roles than the SOWEC/SDS guide above. 

Each profile includes:​

  • Narrative description of the occupation​
  • Salary range​
  • Description of entry pathways for new entrants and experienced workers​
  • A descriptions of the main tasks and duties of the role​
  • Routes to competence across the UK, considering variations in the devolved nations, focusing on apprenticeships, qualifications, industry schemes and National Occupational Standards​
  • Mapping of tasks/duties to units of learning from each identified route to competence​
  • Progression and feeder occupations​
  • A short summary of supply and demand issues for the occupation

Their 'Occupational mapping for offshore wind' section is on the OWIC web site and can be accessed by using the button below. 

Occupational mapping for offshore wind

Links to more information

Find out more about the industry and the job roles

The Scottish Offshore Wind Industry

The industry is represented at senior level by the Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council which brings together all the elements that go to make up the offshore wind sector.

Jobs roles in offshore wind

Here you will find a list of the main job roles in the offshore wind industry with further information on each of them

Why work in offshore wind?

What's in it for me? Find out more about a rewarding career in the offshore wind industry both in monetary and job satisfaction terms

Climate Change

Find out more about the role that offshore wind is playing in helping combat climate change and the importance of developing floating wind technologies on a global scale