Energy sectors
Energy Jobs Board covers ten sectors across the UK energy system. Choose a sector to see current vacancies, typical roles and the qualifications employers look for.
Offshore Wind
Wind turbine technician, high voltage, marine and project roles on UK offshore wind farms, from construction ports to long-term operations bases.
Read about this sectorRenewable Energy
Jobs in onshore wind, solar, hydro, bioenergy and tidal power, from installers and technicians to engineers, developers and asset managers.
Read about this sectorOil & Gas
Offshore production, drilling, engineering and decommissioning jobs, plus onshore roles at gas terminals, LNG terminals and refineries.
Read about this sectorNuclear
Engineering, operations and project jobs in nuclear generation, new build, decommissioning, fusion research and the defence nuclear supply chain.
Read about this sectorPower & Utilities
Transmission, distribution, generation, smart metering and retail energy jobs, from cable jointers and linespeople to control and design engineers.
Read about this sectorHydrogen & Carbon Capture
Process, pipeline, subsurface and project roles in low carbon hydrogen and carbon capture, utilisation and storage across UK industrial clusters.
Read about this sectorEnergy Storage & EV Charging
Battery storage and EV charging jobs: electricians, installers, commissioning and field service engineers, grid designers and project managers.
Read about this sectorHeat & Energy Efficiency
Heat pump, heat network, retrofit, insulation and building services jobs, from installers and engineers to retrofit coordinators and assessors.
Read about this sectorDomestic Energy Sales
Field sales, telesales and retention roles selling energy tariffs, solar panels, batteries, heat pumps and insulation to UK households.
Read about this sectorEnergy Sales
Business energy sales: broker and supplier account managers, new business, procurement and bids, plus commercial solar, storage and EV charging sales.
Read about this sectorThe ten sectors we cover
Each sector page explains the kind of work involved, the roles employers advertise and the certificates or qualifications that help you get started or move up.
- Offshore wind – construction, installation, operations and maintenance of wind farms at sea, from turbine technicians to marine coordinators.
- Renewable energy – onshore wind, solar and other renewable generation, including development, construction and asset management.
- Oil and gas – offshore and onshore production, maintenance, wells, subsea and decommissioning work.
- Nuclear – power station operations, new build projects, decommissioning and waste management, often with security clearance.
- Power and utilities – electricity and gas networks, substations, metering and generation, with many field engineering roles.
- Hydrogen and CCUS – hydrogen production and carbon capture, utilisation and storage projects, drawing heavily on process and pipeline skills.
- Energy storage and EV – battery storage sites and electric vehicle charging infrastructure, from design to installation and maintenance.
- Heat and energy efficiency – heat pumps, heat networks, insulation and retrofit, plus energy assessment and surveying.
- Domestic energy sales – selling tariffs, solar panels, batteries, heat pumps and insulation to households, in the field, by phone and online.
- Energy sales – selling gas and electricity contracts and energy services to businesses, through suppliers, brokers and consultancies.
Moving between sectors
Many skills transfer. Electrical and mechanical technicians, control and instrumentation specialists, project managers and health and safety professionals work across several of these sectors. Offshore experience in oil and gas is valued in offshore wind, and process skills carry over into hydrogen and carbon capture.
Employers often value people who understand more than one part of the system, because projects increasingly connect generation, networks and storage. When you create a profile you can select more than one sector, and you can search every energy vacancy at once if you are open to a change.