We are a specialist job board that focuses on jobs and careers in the sector both in the United Kingdom and globally. Each month we promote hundreds of job postings across a variety of sectors including environmental jobs, environment jobs, renewable energy jobs and renewable jobs.
For Jobseekers
Each month thousands of highly qualified active and passive professionals use our job board as it has been designed to be user friendly and intuitive for the jobseeker to use and provides them with widest choice of suitable vacancies and the best possible functionality. Our job search functionality allows candidates to specify the exact type of role that they are interested in finding out more about as they can narrow their job search criteria by job title, job type, job sector, job category, salary, education level and location. When a candidate registers with us they are given access to a free candidate management system. This allows the candidate to upload and edit their CV, set up job alerts by email that immediately notifies them of suitable job opportunities, add jobs to a wish list and track all the applications that they have made to suitable job postings. Furthermore the "Smartsearch" technology that we have developed ensures that job seekers find the exact type of vacancy that they want as well as receiving automatic recommendations on other suitable positions and being able to email suitable job opportunities to friends and colleagues.
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For Employers
Market leading organisations use our job board as an integral part of their candidate attraction strategy as we make the recruitment process quick, easy, and cost effective for them. Furthermore, our tailored recruitment solutions such as featured jobs, featured employers and newsletter sponsorship allow organisations to highlight their employer brand proposition and win the war for talent. The recruiter management system has been designed to be extremely user friendly and gives our clients full control of their recruitment campaign as well as being fully integrated with job posting distribution services such as Broadbean, Idibu and Logic Melon. Clients can easily manage their recruitment process with functionality such as being able to post, edit and delete their job postings. Furthermore, applications to their advertised job postings are sent straight to their inbox meaning that active job seekers can be contacted immediately. Our recruiter management system allows our clients to pre-qualify candidates by asking them to complete several important questions when they apply to their jobs. This information allows them to make a quick judgement call on whom the most suitable candidates are to take to the next stage of the recruitment process.
If you are an employer interested in finding how we can assist with your candidate attraction strategy or if you are looking to advertise your vacancies, please contact us by email at info@windjobsuk.com
Wind Industry Overview
The wind energy industry has experienced rapid growth in the past decade. As wind energy continues growing in popularity, the construction of new wind farms will inevitably increase. Currently, most of the jobs in the wind sector are within manufacturing, followed by construction, operations, management, and maintenance. However, as new wind farms come online and existing sites are improved, and manufacturers take advantage of returns to scale, the other sectors also are likely to experience rapid growth.
One of the most popular jobs roles in the wind industry is a wind turbine technician. They are responsible for the maintenance and repairing of onshore and offshore turbines. Typical duties of a turbine technician include fitting electrical, mechanical, and hydraulic equipment, testing turbine blades and control systems, regular inspections, safety and maintenance work.
Wind industry salaries are dependent on experience, the role and which sector of the industry you are working in. A wind turbine technician working on an offshore installation will typically have a higher salary than on an onshore wind farm. A newly trained wind turbine technician can earn in the region of £20,000, but earnings can easily exceed £40,000 depending on experience and location. Senior-level wind turbine engineers can expect upwards of £80,000. Self-employed wind turbine engineers can define their day rates. Mechanical and electrical engineering roles tend to start between £28,000 to £34,000, and project management roles typically average at £52,000.
Overall employment in the UK offshore wind industry for full-time in-direct and direct employees currently stands at approximately 26,000. Employment in the onshore wind industry has stayed relatively stable, with 4,400 full-time employees recorded for the same period. Studies predict an accelerated surge in offshore wind industry jobs, with estimates predicting over 69,000 jobs generated by 2026. Over 80% of offshore wind jobs are situated outside London and the southeast. Scotland has the highest number (30%), followed by Yorkshire and the Humber (15%), the northeast (10%) and eastern England (10%). The range of jobs expected to increase in the next few years include engineers, project managers, manufacturers, turbine technicians, welders, divers, boat crews and pilots. Most of these jobs are technical or managerial positions and require skilled professionals. The UK offshore wind industry is actively looking for new talent in electrical and civil engineering, project management, surveying, data analysis and digital.
