Ocean Winds (OW) is recruiting for 20 new posts for the operations and maintenance (O&M) phase of the 950MW Moray East offshore wind farm, including apprenticeships.
These posts will be in addition to the approximately 60 posts that the wind turbine supplier has indicated will be needed to service the wind turbines.
The construction teams will hand over to the O&M team in 2022, but recruitment is needed now to build and train the team so that there is full capability at handover.
The existing marine co-ordination team in Fraserburgh (pictured) will become part of the wider O&M team as the construction of a new facility at the harbour allows all Fraserburgh-based staff to work from the same purpose-built facility.
In addition to growth in Fraserburgh, OW is increasing its recruiting at the UK headquarters in Edinburgh.
The office hosts over 140 staff, working across Moray East, Moray West and New Opportunities.
From a team of 30 at the beginning of 2021 dedicated to the Moray West project there are currently around 10 vacancies being filled.
Although Covid has meant that most staff are remote working, the recruitment process has continued including eight interns in 2020 and another eight being sought currently.
Additionally, OW has also just launched the graduate recruitment programme for 2021, with international placements for the 15 selected graduates.
OW UK Director Dan Finch said: “I am delighted that we are growing the recruitment for the O&M phase of Moray East, currently Scotland’s largest infrastructure project.
“The lead in to the O&M phase will see a new part of the team growing around our state-of-the-art base in Fraserburgh.
“Despite the challenges caused by COVID-19 this recruitment is in addition to ongoing recruitment in the Edinburgh office as the projects mature and we prepare for new projects.”