Why is Clean Energy important for the UK?

Clean energy is vital to the UK’s goals of achieving net zero emissions by 2050, improving energy security, and creating green jobs across the country. It helps reduce carbon emissions, lowers energy costs over time, and supports innovation in sectors like offshore wind, solar, and nuclear. Clean energy also strengthens the UK’s leadership in climate action and supports regional regeneration through infrastructure investment..

Why is the Clean Energy Sector important for the Armed Forces Community?

 Clean energy offers a purposeful and rewarding second career for veterans and service leavers, aligning with their values and skillsets. The industry values traits such as:

• Discipline and reliability

• Dynamic environments

• Technical and mechanical expertise

• Leadership and teamwork

• Safety awareness and operational resilience

• Teamwork environments

Many veterans thrive in roles across engineering, logistics, project management, and health & safety, making clean energy a natural fit for those seeking meaningful work that contributes to a national progress and environmental stewardship

 Key employment benefits?

•  Skills Transfer – This is a skills-based industry.  Companies spend significant proportions of their budgets to train their workforce and develop skills and further technical qualifications.  Service leavers tend to have soft skills such as effective communication, problem-solving, and the ability to work in teams. Therefore, with specific trade training, service leavers can offer renewable companies a well-rounded package that few other candidates will be able to match.

  Top tip – Make your skills obvious by putting them at the top of your CV. Hiring managers do not have the time to read through your experiences and try and pick out the relevant skills and experiences, so do the work for them.

• Salary – Annual wage across the industry tends to be above the UK national average, however, this is to be expected due to the industry’s highly skilled workforce.  An example of this could be an Offshore Wind Electrical technician who could reasonably expect to start on a salary between £30,000 - £60,000 depending on technical experience.

• Global Industry – Skills and experiences gained will be valued throughout the world. Opportunities for working abroad exist, as several of the larger renewable companies have projects in Europe, Asia, and America.

• Role Variety – There is a large variety of jobs available across the renewable energy industries. Crucially, there is a comparable role in renewable energy industries for most positions in the military. There are examples below of positions that are currently in demand across the industries:

• Stores

• Project Management

• Operations Management

• Stakeholder Management

• Environmental Consent

• Logistics

• HSE

• Electrical Technicians

• Mechanical Technicians

Renewable Energy Sector Guide

Does it sound like there could be a job for you in the Renewable Energy Sector? Mission Renewable has worked alongside industry and the CTP to put together a ‘one-stop-shop’ for service leavers, veterans and spouses/partners who might be looking to better understand the sector. Click the image to take a look!

Top Tip – When looking at a specific industry, don’t focus just on immediately visible technology - e.g., a wind farm.  Remember that there are lots of companies from several industries that have worked together to reach that end goal.  The job you are looking for could be with the supplier, not the company that is operating the technology.