Wind Energy Recruitment

Building the teams delivering offshore, onshore and floating wind at scale.

Wind continues to expand rapidly worldwide, with record new installations over recent years and a multi-year pipeline shaped by auctions, grid build-out, and supply chain investment.

Acre partners with developers, utilities, OEMs, tier-one suppliers, investors and EPCs to secure the leadership and specialist capability required to take projects from early-stage development through construction and into high-performing operations.

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Market summary

Wind is a cornerstone of the energy transition

Wind generation continues to grow strongly year on year, and the next phase is defined by scale, speed and system integration – grid connection, balancing, storage, and digital operations are now central to project viability.

Offshore wind is maturing, floating is accelerating

Offshore wind is scaling globally, while floating wind is moving from demonstration to early commercial deployment in markets with deeper waters and constrained seabed availability. In the UK, government policy continues to emphasise offshore wind deployment as a pillar of clean power ambitions.

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Why these roles are emerging

Auction and route-to-market complexity is increasing, requiring stronger commercial, regulatory and offtake capability
Grid connection constraints are forcing more sophisticated development strategies and stakeholder engagement
Supply chain and delivery risk has intensified (ports, vessels, manufacturing capacity, quality, schedule assurance)
Repowering and life extension are becoming major value drivers for onshore wind fleets
Operations excellence is under the spotlight – availability, predictive maintenance, spares strategy and digital performance are differentiators
ESG, biodiversity and community impact are shaping consenting and project timelines

Key segments we recruit across

Offshore wind

Project development and consenting
Foundations and structures (monopile, jacket, suction bucket)
Subsea cables, export systems, offshore substations, HV and HVDC
Installation and marine operations (ports, logistics, vessels)
Commissioning, O&M and asset performance
Floating wind (floaters, moorings, dynamic cables, offshore construction)

Onshore wind

Greenfield development and repowering
Land, planning, environmental and community engagement
Civil works and balance of plant
Grid connection and network strategy
Asset management, O&M, and performance optimisation
Hybridisation (wind plus storage, co-located solar, grid services)

Supply chain, OEMs and services

Turbine OEM leadership and key account teams
Manufacturing and industrialisation
Quality, HSE and certification
Service operations, parts and logistics
Digital, data and condition monitoring

Roles we recruit for

Executive and leadership

CEO, COO, CTO – Wind platform / developer
VP Development – Offshore or Onshore Wind
Head of Offshore Delivery / Construction Director
Managing Director – Wind Services / OEM Region
Head of Asset Management – Wind portfolio
Commercial Director, Power Markets, Route-to-market Lead

Commercial and project delivery

Development Manager, Land and Consents Lead
Package Manager (foundations, cables, WTG, OSS)
Contracts and Commercial Manager (NEC, FIDIC, EPC)
Grid Connection Manager, Transmission Interface Lead
Supply Chain Manager, Logistics Lead, Port Readiness Lead
HSE Director, Quality Director, Project Controls Lead

Technical and specialist

WTG Engineering (mechanical, electrical, controls)
Foundations and geotechnical engineering
Subsea cable engineering, HV and HVDC specialists
SCADA, cyber security and digital performance
Reliability engineers and condition monitoring leads
Marine assurance, warranty, claims and dispute specialists

Where we support clients globally

Acre recruits internationally, with particular activity across:

UK and Ireland – offshore wind expansion, consenting reform, ports and supply chain
Northern Europe – mature offshore markets, life extension and repowering
USA – fleet growth, onshore scale, offshore market development
APAC – offshore auctions and industrial build-out, growing service markets
LATAM and Africa – onshore growth, grid integration and operational capability

We tailor every search to local permitting and labour market realities, while leveraging global candidate networks.

Why partner with Acre

Acre has over 20 years’ experience recruiting across sustainability and clean energy. Our wind clients range from early-stage developers to global utilities, OEMs, infrastructure funds, and tier-one delivery partners.

We provide:

Executive search – C-suite, board, critical leadership
Professional recruitment – technical, commercial, delivery and operations talent
Interim and contract solutions – delivery peaks, project phases, turnaround and transformation
Advisory and market mapping – team design, capability mapping, salary benchmarking, succession planning