Energy and Renewables Technician
Installs, maintains and improves the systems that generate and store clean energy.
Why it may fit you
- Included to widen the options you have seen
Your evidence for this career
Based only on the experiences and strengths you have entered. Add more in My Evidence.
Strong evidence
Nothing here yet — two experiences showing the same skill will move it here.
Some evidence
Nothing here yet.
Evidence to build
- Teamwork
- Communication
- Customer focus
- Problem solving
- Numeracy
- Digital skills
- Attention to detail
- Resilience
- Planning
What you may need to develop
Teamwork
Why it matters: Employers want a specific example, not the word itself.
Your current evidence: Limited evidence identified so far.
Ways to build this
- • Write up one team experience: your role, a disagreement, what you did
- • Join a team activity outside your course
Communication
Why it matters: Named in almost every job advert, and usually tested at interview.
Your current evidence: Limited evidence identified so far.
Ways to build this
- • Ask for written feedback after a presentation or piece of writing
- • Write a short summary of something technical for a general reader
Customer focus
Why it matters: Any role with clients, patients, students or the public asks for this.
Your current evidence: Limited evidence identified so far.
Ways to build this
- • Part-time, hospitality, retail or reception work all count — write it up
- • Volunteer in a role where you deal with the public
Problem solving
Why it matters: Interviewers usually ask for a worked example of this.
Your current evidence: Limited evidence identified so far.
Ways to build this
- • Enter a hackathon, case competition or challenge
- • Write up a problem you solved: situation, what you tried, result
What they do
Technicians and engineers work on solar, wind, heat pumps, batteries and grid systems — a fast-growing field with strong apprenticeship routes.
What your day could involve
- Checking or servicing equipment
- Diagnosing a fault
- Recording readings and completing safety checks
- Working alongside a qualified engineer
- Explaining the work to a customer or site manager
Skills employers often look for
People skills
- • Teamwork
- • Communication
- • Customer focus
Technical skills
- • Problem solving
- • Numeracy
- • Digital skills
Professional skills
- • Attention to detail
- • Resilience
- • Planning
Qualifications
There is usually more than one way in. A degree is one route — not the only one.
Typical degree routes
- • Not required — engineering degrees open design roles later
Apprenticeships
- • Engineering technician apprenticeship
- • Low-carbon heating or electrical apprenticeship
Other routes in
- • College technical courses then on-the-job training
Certifications worth exploring
Only worth doing if it helps you. Experience and evidence usually matter more than collecting certificates.
Useful now
- Level 2 electrical or engineering basics
The standard entry step, usually free at college.
Useful later
- Heat pump or solar PV installer certification
Directly increases what you can be paid for.
Optional specialist
- High-voltage or offshore safety training
Only for specific site work.
Organisations to Put on Your Radar
Examples to explore — illustrative, not job adverts or endorsements
Large employers
A national energy company
Energy
Roles to look for: Apprentice technician
Why explore it: Well-paid apprenticeships with training.
Specialist organisations
A renewables installer
Renewables
Roles to look for: Trainee installer
Why explore it: Hands-on and local.
Public sector
A council retrofit programme
Public sector
Roles to look for: Apprentice, project support
Why explore it: Improving homes in your area.
Charities and NGOs
A fuel-poverty charity
Third sector
Roles to look for: Energy adviser, volunteer
Why explore it: Advice-focused route into the sector.
Start-ups and growing companies
A battery or heat-pump start-up
Clean tech
Roles to look for: Field engineer
Why explore it: Newer technology, quick responsibility.
Organisations in my region
A local installer near you
Varies by region
Roles to look for: Apprenticeships
Why explore it: Small firms often hire directly.
What should I look for on an employer's website?
- Graduate programmes — Structured schemes with training, usually opening a year before they start.
- Apprenticeships — Earn while you learn. Look for the level — Level 2 or 3 up to degree level.
- Internships — Paid experience over summer or a placement year. Often the main route into graduate roles.
- Insight days — One-day or one-week introductions, often for Year 12, 13 or first-year students.
- Volunteering — Many employers run volunteering days or support local projects you could join.
- Work experience — Short placements or shadowing. Ask directly — many are never advertised.
- Entry-level roles — Assistant, coordinator or support job titles are real doors into a career.