Power Industry Recruitment, salary and benefit insights

January 2017

Report contents: Overview of power recruitment – key trends and issues Average salaries by region Benefits received by permanent candidates Average annual bonuses by region Average salaries by job role – permanent candidates Average salaries by job role – contract candidates Permanent salaries versus years of experience Power recruitment specialists

£48,069

£48,333

Based on our data, the South West of England has the

highest average pay for permanent roles.

£47,375

£48,750

£53,719

£48,879

London

£52,010

South East

£51,897

Power recruitment – key trends

The UK’s power industry is changing. According to analysts, for the first time ever, wind power generated more electricity than coal power in 2016. The grid is changing with thousands of smaller sites joining the bigger, centralised power stations, this is as a result of the shift towards renewable energy, the growth in windfarms; not to mention the closure of three major coal stations last year including the last remaining coal plant in Scotland.

There are many exciting projects on the horizon; Hinkley Point C, Dogger Bank Offshore Windfarm, East Anglia One Offshore Windfarm, North West Coast Connection and the Moray Firth subsea cable and offshore renewable projects. It’s an exciting time for anyone working in the power sector.

There are some significant trends and changes that are increasing the demand and work location for skilled talent within the power sector. Local and regional reinforcement work on local distribution networks is increasing the need for labour and resources right across the UK. Remote and coastal schemes such as Beatrice, East Anglia One, Galloper, North West Coast Connection and Hinkley Point will displace resources from the traditional energy heartlands of London, Birmingham and Glasgow. Power personnel are being incentivised to move away from working on National Grid projects to move towards unregulated works such as NEMO and Eleclink. Also, AMP6 investment in water specific project is causing a drain from multi utility works. All these changes are making it imperative for clients to have strong, long term relationships with talent pools to ensure they have the right workforce in place to deliver their projects.

For power candidates and clients, the following information will enable you to benchmark the salaries and benefits you are offering or receiving. The data is from our in house salary survey, My Salary Tool, which contains salary and benefit information from over 15,000 candidates currently working in the engineering and construction industries.

The data in this report is from salary data from surveys completed by power candidates.

Scotland

North East

North West

Wales

South West

Midlands

London

South East

Average salaries by region

Pension 49%

Mobile phone 40%

Car 27%

Company paid training 24%

Private health insurance 21%

Paid for professional membership 20%

Car park 19%

Car allowance 18%

Life assurance 18%

Flexible working hours 17%

Overtime payments 14%

Additional annual leave 13%

Home working options 12%

Share options 10%

Permanent health insurance 8%

Ride to work schemes 7%

Child daycare 5%

Gym/health club membership 4%

Social club/membership 3%

£6,950

£2,300 £4,760

£7,675

Average annual

bonuses by region

Benefits received by

permanent candidates

Scotland

North East

North West

Wales

South West

Midlands

London

South East

£9,150

£3,195

London

£7,388

South East

£15,388

Benefits and bonuses

Appointed Person £46,000

Assistant Quantity Surveyor £24,250

Bid Manager £55,250

Buyer £31,625

Cable Jointer £42,733

Cable Splicer £36,000

CAD Designer £35,667

Change Manager £62,000

Commercial Director £104,500

Commercial Manager £75,000

Commissioning Engineer £37,750

Construction Manager £53,083

Contract Manager £65,875

Design Engineer £31,583

Domestic Gas Engineer £40,000

Electrical Engineer £38,625

Electrician £35,000

Engineering Manager £40,000

Estimator £70,000

Fitter £35,000

Health and Safety Manager £50,000

Installation Engineer £35,000

Junior Quantity Surveyor £32,000

Operations Manager £61,284

Planner £46,500

Planning Engineer £50,681

Planning Manager £50,500

Project Engineer £50,340

Project Planner £45,250

Protection Engineer £37,500

Power Systems Engineer £40,583

Primary Design Engineer £56,625

Principal E&P Engineer £50,000

Project Controls Manager £75,500

Principal Protection and Control Engineer £56,500

Protection and Commissioning Engineer £59,000

Principal Civil Engineer £59,219

Project Director £85,000

Project Manager £48,094

Quality Manager £50,000

Quantity Surveyor £55,000

Site Manager £43,750

Senior Authorised Person £65,000

Senior Project Manager £57,063

Senior Quantity Surveyor £65,000

Secondary Design Engineer £50,000

Senior Commercial Manager £85,000

Senior Design Engineer £45,750

Senior Electrical Engineer £58,250

Senior Engineer £50,667

Senior Planning Engineer £45,000

Senior Project Engineer £48,500

SHE Advisor £34,250

Site Agent £43,500

Technical Director £71,000

Average salaries by job role—permanent candidates

Administrator £19

Appointed Person £22

Assistant Site Manager £22

Banksman £20

Cable Jointer £23

Cable Puller £15

CAD Designer £25

Civil Engineer £33

Commercial Manager £43

Commissioning Engineer £38

Competent Person £25

CRE £45

Design Engineer £31

Electrical Design Engineer £33

Electrical Engineer £35

Electrician £23

Estimator £47

Fitter £23

Health and Safety Manager £44

Health and Safety Advisor £33

Labourer £18

OLE Engineer £45

Operations Manager £43

Planning Manager £65

Planner £55

Principal Electrical Engineer £49

Programme Planner £53

Project Director £119

Project Engineer £36

Project Manager £40

Quantity Surveyor £39

Senior Authorised Person £42

Senior Commercial Manager £65

Senior Design Engineer £60

Senior Electrical Engineer £41

Senior Engineer £55

Senior Project Manager £50

Shuttering Joiner £18

Shuttering Carpenter £23

Site Delivery Manager £27

Site Engineer £30

Site Engineering / Setting Out £29

Site Manager £35

Substation Engineer £24

Temporary Works Coordinator £25

Test and Commissioning Manager £27

TP144 Site Manager £40

Wireman £25

Average hourly rate by job role—contract candidates

Resourcing Solutions is a permanent, contract and temporary recruitment consultancy specialising in engineering and construction disciplines for Rail, Power

and the Built Environment. Our team of sector specialists focus on key industries and disciplines in order to provide the most expert recruitment consultancy

service to clients and candidates.

Permanent salaries versus years of experience

Power recruitment specialists

gb@resourcing-solutions.com

0118 924 1150

07813 836535

https://uk.linkedin.com/in/garethbone

Gareth Bone - Contract Recruitment

Gareth provides specialist recruitment consultancy services to support the design and build of 11Kv,

33Kv, 132Kv, 275Kv, 400Kv and HVDC systems, including power to the railway network at 11kv, 22kv,

25kv, 50Kv and on traction power and 650v/750v dc projects. He also supports independent distribution

network operators, as well as on-shore and off-shore transmission and distribution projects. Gareth

specialises in resourcing the following discipline areas; overhead towers, high voltage cabling,

substations, switchgear replacement, transformers, protection and control, SCADA, plant layout, project

management, electrical design, mechanical design, protection design, network planning, site

management, project engineering, electrical and mechanical installation, electricians, fitters, wiremen

and site staff including civils and general operatives.

“I have known Gareth for a number of years both as a contractor looking for work and as a client looking

for personnel. I have found Gareth to be different from other recruiters in that he actually knows what

he’s talking about and therefore I am very happy to recommend him”.

Cindy Anderson - Permanent Recruitment

Cindy Anderson specialises in recruiting permanent candidates within the power transmission and

distribution market, focusing specifically on the HV cabling, substation and OHL sectors. Cindy represents

many of the leading companies in the market resourcing the following specialists; project managers,

project engineers, operational managers, site supervisors, cable jointers and commissioning engineers.

“I have used Resourcing Solutions on a number of occasions, both when I was looking for a new position

myself and when looking for new personnel to join my team. Cindy has a genuine nature and was very

good at keeping me informed through out the recruitment process. She always contacted me as agreed

often out of normal office hours. She is an excellent mediator with a willingness to come to my offices to

meet our team and get a clearer understanding of our needs”.

canderson@resourcing-solutions.com

0118 924 1103

07702 884317

https://uk.linkedin.com/in/cindyandersonrsl