Shell New Energies has picked Taylor Hopkinson to be its preferred recruitment partner for its global onshore and offshore wind activities following a tender.
The initial framework agreement runs for one year with potential to extend beyond 2020.
Taylor Hopkinson chief executive Tom Hopkinson said: “In the 15 years I have been working in the wind industry, a number of oil majors have come and gone.
“Today, with record low prices for wind turbines and solar panels and the energy transition finally gaining real traction, I have no doubt Shell New Energies are here for the long run this time.”
Hopkinson added: “There are great opportunities for Shell to build on their 15 years’ experience and grow their wind business.
“We are delighted to have been selected from a strong field of competitors to be their global wind recruitment partner; playing our specialist role in an oil major becoming a renewables major as the world continues to decarbonise the energy sector.”
In the past decade, Glasgow-headquartered Taylor Hopkinson has completed wind energy assignments and placed contractors throughout Europe, Asia and North America.
Shell formed its New Energies division in 2016 and has committed to invest on average $1-2bn a year in the division until 2020, across solar, wind and gas generation.