Solar recruitment

Solar PV recruitment, from development to energisation.

We recruit the people who develop, build, commission and operate utility-scale solar farms across the UK, on a permanent or contract basis. Specialists since 2009, working with developers, IPPs, EPCs, asset owners and investors.

Roles we recruit

From first site survey to energisation and beyond.

We cover every stage of a solar farm's life, from development and grid through construction, HSE and commissioning to operations and asset management.

Development & grid

  • Project development managers
  • Planners
  • Design engineers
  • Grid connection managers
  • Heads of grid

Construction & HSE

  • Construction project managers
  • Senior project managers
  • Commissioning engineers
  • Heads of HSE
  • HSE managers

Operations & commercial

  • Asset managers
  • O&M technicians
  • Senior authorised persons
  • Business development managers
Contract site teams

Experienced people on site, for the life of your build.

We supply construction and site managers, electrical and civils project managers, HSE professionals and commissioning engineers to UK solar farms, client-side or contractor-side. Our contractors have helped deliver over 1GW of UK solar and storage, and we stay in touch with experienced professionals as they move between projects, so we can put the right people on site fast.

Client-side or contractor-side
Engaged for the full duration of your project
Payroll and online timesheets managed by us
Fully insured
Why Earth Wind & Hire

We follow the pipeline, so we know who's hiring next.

Every day we track UK solar projects as they move through planning, financing, construction and completion. That tells us where hiring pressure is building and when experienced people are about to come free.

Combined with deep sector experience, it means better-timed searches, honest advice on the market and faster access to the right people.

Questions

Solar recruitment FAQs

Also see BESS recruitment and our contract site teams.

Do you recruit contract site teams for solar farms?

Yes. We supply experienced construction and site managers, electrical and civils project managers, HSE professionals and commissioning engineers, client-side or contractor-side, for the full duration of your build. We manage payroll and online timesheets, and we're fully insured.

Do you recruit permanent roles as well as contract?

Yes. We recruit permanent technical and commercial roles at every level, from graduate engineers to directors, across development, construction, operations and investment.

Which types of company do you work with?

Developers, IPPs, EPCs, asset owners and investors in utility-scale and commercial solar PV.

Where do you recruit?

We're based in London and recruit across the UK, and we have recruited for clients in the US, Europe and Asia Pacific.