The green transformation is inevitable. The European Commission aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 55% by 2030. By 2050, the European Union is to achieve full climate neutrality. This requires, among other things, construction of wind farms, thermal modernization of buildings and many other changes that need to be carried out. Therefore, new specialists are needed.
Gap in the labor market. There may be up to 300,000 people in this industry. jobs
There is a gap in the labor market. According to the Lewiatan Confederation The energy transformation is expected to create approximately 300,000 jobs in Poland. new jobs by 2030. We are talking about industries such as renewable energy, nuclear energy and electromobility. WITH report The “ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Barometer” shows that companies operating in the energy industry are indeed feverishly looking for employees.
In the third quarter of 2024 (from July to the end of September), almost half of companies (48%) in the energy and municipal services industry planned to increase employment. One of the main impulses for employment growth was “growing investments in renewable energy, which contribute to increasing demand for specialists in photovoltaics, wind energy and green hydrogen.”
What professions are most in demand?
“Alternative energy sources make it necessary to modernize the existing infrastructure or create it from scratch very quickly. The implementation of an increasing number of projects requires an increased number of staff,” writes Karolina Grula, recruitment partner at Manpower, on the website. The most wanted are:
- specialists in the design and implementation of photovoltaic and wind systems,
- technicians responsible for maintaining and repairing energy systems,
- people responsible for planning, implementation and supervision of renewable energy projects,
- specialists coordinating investments in new energy installations,
- people responsible for optimizing energy consumption and improving energy efficiency,
- professionals dealing with compliance with legal regulations and certification of energy systems,
- experts conducting energy audits and assessing compliance with standards,
- people analyzing the costs and profitability of renewable energy investments,
- specialists responsible for obtaining funds and subsidies for energy projects.
– This is a great opportunity for the Polish economy, but also a big challenge and an investment that will require commitment from labor market institutions and employers – he says in an interview with the portal. banker.pl Luiza Luranc Jaworek, labor market expert at ManpowerGroup. – The key will be acquiring and, above all, supplementing the necessary qualifications of employees (…) At the same time, green competences and jobs will be available cross-sectionally in many branches of the economy – she explained.