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What Work Nottinghamshire 2015 / 2016
RENEWABLE ENERGY
& 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 Nottingham
city and Nottinghamshire meaning extra support for
‘green collar’ jobs.
Useful subjects
• Nottingham is the UK’s most energy self-sufficient
city1 and a leading centre in low carbon technology.
• Skilled people in high demand especially qualification
level 4 and above.
• 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.
Local employers
• E.ON
• Changan
Automobile
• 4energy
• Romax
Technology
• Phoenix Fuels
• The University
of Nottingham
• Alkane Energy
10
• British
Geological
Survey
• Hoval
What could you earn?*
Conservation manager
£30,200
Design engineer
£38,500
Engineering technician
£33,600
Mechanical engineer
£40,600
Lab technician
£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
1 Invest in Nottingham * Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2014. Average full-time (median) salary rounded to the nearest
£100. Doesn’t include self employed.