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What Work Derbyshire 2015 / 2016

LOW CARBON &
THE ENVIRONMENT

The focus is very much on the future when it comes to low carbon or
‘green’ technology. The government has targets it has to meet to help
reduce climate change around the world. It’s not just about constructing,
assembling and monitoring – engineers and technicians will be designing
and testing the buildings, vehicles and mobile phones of the future!

What is happening?

Skills & qualities

• Huge growth area driving economy forwards: wind
and wave power; energy and waste management;
sustainable construction; carbon capture; bio
energy and plug-in electric vehicles.
• Green economy is a priority sector for the UK
meaning extra support for ‘green collar’ jobs.
• Skilled people in high demand especially
qualification level 4 and above.

Useful subjects

• Demand for skilled workers in renewable
technologies.
• Shortage of mechanical, structural, aeronautical,
electrical engineers; wind turbine technicians;
geologists.
• We’ll also need landscape, forestry
and fisheries managers; energy
managers and analytical chemists.
• Demand for more ‘eco-friendly’
goods means more people to
certify products – especially around
technology.

What could you earn?*

• Green Build
Energy
• The Renewable
Shop

10

• Aspire Eco
Energy
• EBS Energy

£38,500

Engineering technician

£33,600
£40,600

Lab technician

• Isys

£30,200

Design engineer
Mechanical engineer

Local employers

Conservation manager

£21,900

Energy plant operative

£28,800

Environmental services manager

£34,400

On the web
www.bconstructive.co.uk
www.futuremorph.org
www.euskills.co.uk/careers
www.sciencecareerpathways.com

* Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2014. Average full-time (median) salary rounded to the nearest £100.
Doesn’t include self employed.