ScottishPower has unveiled its highest trainee recruitment drive since 2016 as it welcomed COP26 President Alok Sharma to the 539MW Whitelee wind farm on the outskirts of Glasgow.
The recruitment drive will see 180 separate opportunities for young people to join the company’s operations in Scotland, England and Wales.
The posts range from renewables to networks, procurement and IT.
They vary from graduate apprenticeships to pre-apprenticeship programmes for school leavers, as well as opportunities for those looking to retrain from other industries.
Sharma said: “Growing our economy while becoming greener provides fantastic opportunities and I am pleased to see ScottishPower, a Principal Partner of COP26, will be adding so many new green jobs to its current workforce.
“As we move towards our net zero 2050 target, it shows we don’t need to choose between cleaning up our environment and growing our economy.
“I look forward to continuing to work with ScottishPower and others as we move towards COP26.”
ScottishPower chief executive Keith Anderson said: “Roles like these will sit at the very heart of delivering the UK’s net zero ambition as well as the wider green economic recovery.
“With COP26 coming to the UK this year, there couldn’t be a better time to join us and be part of the green industrial revolution.
“Increasingly people want to work for an organisation that shares their values and strives towards a clear and common purpose they can get behind.
“Everything we do at ScottishPower is about helping tackle the climate emergency and build a better future, quicker for everyone.
“It’s a big challenge, but it also makes ScottishPower a hugely inspiring place to work with opportunities to innovate and challenge yourself at every turn.”
ScottishPower HR director Sheila Duncan said: “There are so many opportunities within an energy company that people might not think of, from project managers to quantity surveyors.
“They all share one thing in common, and that’s helping us play our part in decarbonising the UK’s energy.
“Whether someone is starting out on their career or looking to retrain from elsewhere, there’s never been a more exciting time to join us.”