Virtual Career Chat: Renewables
Join us to hear from our veterans sharing their journeys from service life to a career in Renewables. A great session to better understand the different roles and the transferable skills required.
An opportunity to hear from Connected Kerb, RWE & Altrad.
Connected Kerb: An electric vehicle charging company on a mission to change the world for good, one charge at a time. They want to make charging inclusive, convenient and reliable and become the UK’s favourite charging network. They deliver on-street community charging, working with local councils to support homeowners unable to charge their vehicle at home. They also install future-proof EV charging infrastructure at workplaces, retail destinations, car parks, commercial real estate and for residential developers. As smart cities of the future develop, their charging points support IoT, 5G and other future technologies created to have a positive impact on the planet. They are naturally connected by the products they make, the community they nurture and the planet they help sustain. They are committed to the future of sustainable mobility, relentless in their goal to use technology for the good of the planet.
RWE is leading the way to a clean energy world. With its investment and growth strategy Growing Green, RWE is contributing significantly to the success of the energy transition and the decarbonisation of the energy system. Around 20,000 employees work for the company in almost 30 countries worldwide. RWE is already one of the leading companies in the field of renewable energy. RWE is investing billions of euros in expanding its generation portfolio, in particular in offshore and onshore wind, solar energy and batteries. It is perfectly complemented by its global energy trading. RWE is decarbonising its business in line with the 1.5-degree reduction pathway and will phase out coal by 2030. RWE will be net-zero by 2040. Fully in line with the company’s purpose — Our energy for a sustainable life.
Altrad is the global leader in industrial services employing over 60,000 people worldwide. Their people work in some of the most challenging and hazardous environments, supporting the nation’s vital assets to deliver the critical services upon which our modern, daily lives rely.
In the UK business alone, they have over 10,000 people working in sectors as wide ranging as nuclear, renewables, to offshore oil and gas and on industrial sites in all parts of the UK. They work with their clients across the life cycle of an asset be that designing and constructing new nuclear power stations, exploring new energy technologies, to maintaining existing industrial infrastructure and decommissioning the old.
And they are growing – significantly. They are on the lookout for top talent, and they recognise the skills and mindset those from the military community bring. They have signed the Covenant and launched the Altrad Military Network to ensure those joining are supported and mentored through their second careers.
The Virtual Career Chat is finished off with our Q&A panel, expertly led by our CEO, Angela Forbes MBE.
Email: pa@buildforce.org.uk to reserve your place.