NSW Renewable Energy Jobs Guide

Renewable energy is creating new career opportunities across regional NSW. Whether you're a school student exploring future pathways, an apprentice starting your career, a worker looking to retrain, or an experienced professional seeking your next opportunity, there are roles to suit a wide range of skills and interests.

The NSW Renewable Energy Jobs Guide can help you explore occupations, training pathways and the skills needed to work in the sector, from hands-on construction and operations roles through to engineering, project delivery, and corporate careers.

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Trades and technicians work hands-on building, installing and maintaining the clean energy systems powering NSW's future. These practical, in-demand skills can be applied across solar, wind, battery and transmission projects, with opportunities to progress into leadership, specialist and engineering-related roles.  

Engineers and project delivery professionals design and build the renewable energy systems shaping NSW's future. From planning and design through to construction and commissioning, these roles offer opportunities to solve complex problems, deliver major infrastructure and progress into technical leadership and project management positions. 

Site support workers play a critical role across renewable energy projects by assisting with construction, equipment handling, plant operation and site preparation activities. These roles provide a practical entry point into the sector and can lead to a broad range of career opportunities across the renewable energy workforce. 

Specialist and corporate professionals help plan, manage and support renewable energy projects. Working across areas such as community engagement, finance, human resources, technology, governance and project management, these careers offer diverse opportunities with highly transferable skills and pathways into leadership roles.