What Work – Suffolk 2015 / 2016
ENERGY (INCLUDING
RENEWABLES)
The focus is very much on the future when it comes the energy
sector with low carbon or ‘green’ technology high on the agenda. 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
• Lowestoft (and Great Yarmouth) is home to England’s
largest cluster of energy businesses. An Enterprise Zone
has been created in this area creating up to 13,500 jobs1.
• Despite the current downturn in the sector due to the
fall in energy prices, it’s likely that new jobs will be
created over the coming years.
Useful subjects
• Green economy is a priority sector for the UK meaning
extra support for ‘green collar’ jobs in wind and wave
power; energy and waste management; sustainable
construction; carbon capture; bio energy, nuclear and
plug-in electric vehicles.
• Skilled people in high demand especially qualification
level 4 and above.
• Shortage of mechanical, structural, aeronautical,
electrical engineers; wind turbine technicians;
geologists.
• Demand for more ‘eco-friendly’ goods means
more people to certify products – especially
around technology.
• Several wind farms built or planned off the East
Anglian coast such as Galloper and East Anglia
One; others are in the pipeline.
• Potential local large scale developments in
nuclear energy to create thousands of new jobs.
On the web
www.bconstructive.co.uk
www.futuremorph.org
www.euskills.co.uk/careers
www.sciencecareerpathways.com
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
Local employers
• Flow Energy
• Haven
• UK Power
Networks
• Siemens
• Smartest
Energy
• SSE
• EDF Energy
• GTC (Gas Transportation Company)
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1 Suffolk County Council * Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2014.
Average full-time (median) salary rounded to the nearest £100. Doesn’t include self employed.