Solar Hiring Trends

I’m still thinking about my Intersolar meetings while I plan our SPI trip, so I’m going to keep this month’s Outlook focused on solar hiring trends. I promise that, as we get into the fall, I’ll touch back into hiring for onshore wind and energy storage
The most important fact to report is that solar hiring is booming right now! On average, EnergeiaWorks receives 18 new searches each month (a little skewed with January because most companies have fresh budget at the onset of the new year). But, in July, we received 36 new searches. This is really outside of the norm for summer. And this has turned August (typically a vacation-heavy month with low interview totals) into our busiest month for scheduling interviews. Given the current rate, we could close the month out with THREE times the amount of interviews we normally schedule in any given month.
Now, I’m not trying to be boastful — frankly, I’m a bit optimistically confused with solar hiring in this current state. Generalizing, EPC costs are down,
However, most companies are planning their 2019 hires with
If you’d like more information about global jobs in renewable energy, I recommend IRENA’s employment report. Domestically, the Solar Foundation covers important ground with their annual Solar Census; and AWEA issues a comprehensive report for onshore wind jobs in the US.
If you need assistance with your Q3 hiring strategy, please reach out to us to schedule a virtual meeting. You can find a team of EnergeiaWorks’ recruiters next month at Solar Power International. You can coordinate a meeting through our Operations Manager, Ace Merluza, by sending an email to am@energeiaworks.com
All are welcome to join us at our Renewables UnWind August events. On August 9, we are hosting Renewables UnWind in New York. On August 15, we are hosting in San Diego. And, of course, we have a big bash planned for September 24 in Anaheim for SPI. Places are limited so be sure to RSVP now!