Up to 180 Jobs Created at Port of Nigg in Green Energy Sector Boost
The roles will support turbine pre-assembly and installation for the 3.6GW project, which is expected to generate £6.1 billion for the UK economy.
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Scottish port to create 180 jobs
Up to 180 new jobs are being created at Maraen Port of Nigg, near Inverness, to support construction of the 3.6GW Dogger Bank offshore wind farm. The roles include project managers, port operators and mechanical and electrical technicians. Maraen Port of Nigg was selected as the marshalling harbour in May, with turbine components being pre-assembled there before being transported offshore. The wind farm is being developed by SSE in partnership w…
Up to 180 skilled offshore wind jobs created at Maraen Port of Nigg
Up to 180 new skilled jobs are being created at Maraen Port of Nigg in the Scottish Highlands as work ramps up on the 3.6GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm. The roles will support the delivery of the North Sea development, described as the world’s largest offshore wind farm currently under construction, with the port near Inverness set to prepare turbine components before they are transported offshore for Dogger Bank’s B and C phases. The recruitment prog…
Highlands set for jobs boom to support £9 billion wind farm build
Steve Wilson, offshore wind director at SSE Renewables; Stephen Gethins MSP; and Yoshihiro Hayakawa, CEO and MD at Maraen UP to 180 new jobs are to be created in the Highlands to support the delivery of the world’s largest offshore wind farm, SSE Renewables has said. Dogger Bank Wind Farm is a £9 billion joint venture between SSE (40%), Equinor (40%), and Vårgrønn (20%) being built 80 miles off England’s north east coast. The project is being de…
Up to 180 Offshore Wind Jobs Coming to Port of Nigg
Up to 180 new skilled jobs are being created at Maraen Port of Nigg as the Highland facility takes on a major role in delivering the world’s largest offshore wind farm currently under construction. The positions will support the Dogger Bank B and C phases, with recruitment already underway and activity expected to continue until the wind farm is completed in mid 2028. Jobs include project managers, port operators and mechanical and electrical te…
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