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Offshore renewable energy plant operator

Latest available data: December 2025 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Ore plant operator Marine renewable energy plant operator Marine tidal stream operator Marine wave energy operator Marine wind energy operator Marine wind energy technician Ocean energy plat operator Offshore wind energy operator Tidal farm operator Wave energy operator Wave energy plant operator Wave farm operator

Offshore renewable energy plant operators operate and maintain equipment which produce electrical energy from marine renewable sources such as offshore wind power, wave power, or tidal currents. They monitor measuring equipment to ensure the safety of operations, and that the production needs are met. They also react to system problems, and repair faults.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Operating, monitoring and inspecting various types of energy generating power plants;
(b) Operating and controlling power generating systems and equipment including boilers, turbines, generators, condensers, and reactors in hydro, thermal, coal, oil, natural gas, and nuclear power plants to generate and distribute electrical power;
(c) Controlling start-up and shut-down of power plant equipment, controlling switching operations, regulating water levels and communicating with systems operators to regulate and coordinate transmission loads, frequency and line voltages;
(d) Taking readings from charts, meters and gauges at established intervals, troubleshooting and performing corrective action as necessary;
(e) Completing and maintaining station records, logs and reports, and communicating with other plant personnel to assess equipment operating status;
(f) Cleaning and maintaining equipment such as generators, boilers, turbines, pumps, and compressors in order to prevent equipment failure or deterioration.

Knowledge

  • Electricity and energy
  • Database and network design and administration
  • Electronics and automation
  • Software and applications development and analysis
  • Audio-visual techniques and media production

Digital competencies

  • Developing solutions
  • Installing wooden and metal components
  • Complying with health and safety procedures
  • Maintaining electrical, electronic and precision equipment
  • Assembling electrical and electronic products

Digital competencies

  • Managing, gathering and storing digital data
  • Using digital tools to control machinery
  • Using computer aided design and drawing tools
  • Programming computer systems
  • Analysing and evaluating information and data

Personal competencies

  • Working efficiently
  • Processing information, ideas and concepts
  • Leading others
  • Taking a proactive approach
  • Communicating

Professional groups of the occupation

Technicians and associate professionals

Science and engineering associate professionals

Process control technicians

Power production plant operators

Other occupations of the professional group

Related training

Higher education
  • Energy Engineering Bachelor
  • Marine technologies Bachelor
  • Environmental Sciences Bachelor
  • Marine Sciences Bachelor
  • Industrial and Automated Electronic Engineering Bachelor
Vocational training
  • Renewable energies HVET
Certificates of professionalism
  • Management of wind farm assembly and maintenance CP3

Legend by training level:

Bachelor's degree and Master's degree
HVET: Higher Vocational Education and Training, IVET: Initial Vocational Education and Training, IQP: Initial Qualification Programme
Certificates of professionalism 1, 2, or 3

Do you want to know what the hiring rate for this occupation is in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Power production plant operators

112

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

14,93%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

36,59% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

41,07%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

,89%

Part-time contracts

1,40% Turnover index

59

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

0%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Science and engineering associate professionals

69%

31%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Science and engineering associate professionals

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Process control technicians

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Power production plant operators

No experience
8%
Less than 1 year
19%
Between 1 and 2 years
12%
Between 2 and 4 years
34%
Between 4 and 8 years
15%
More than 8 years
12%
Manufacturing
17%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
17%
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply
16%
Construction
12%
Administrative and support service activities
11%
Others
27%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.