Global Wind Workforce Outlook 2025-2030
EPC s (Engineering, Procurement and Construction contractors): Contractors responsible for the detailed engineering, procurement of materials, and construction of project components, including civil works, electrical systems, and turbine installation. PMC (Project Management Consultant): A firm appointed to oversee the project on behalf of the owner or developer, providing project management, technical oversight, schedule and cost control, and coordination across contractors. ISP s (Independent Service Providers): Third-party companies that typically deliver O&M services independent of the OEM, including inspections, repairs, component replacement, and specialist technical services.
As installation and maintenance practices and project management processes have matured across the sector, this report also provides forecast by technician role at global level. This modelling is supported by interviews with project managers and project engineers to understand how different technician roles are involved in major tasks, their core responsibilities, and typical team compositions. The forecast results presented in this publication are triangulated with GWO’s actual training statistics. We continuously monitor the number of course participants to understand training demand and industry trends. Wind Project Structure Desk research was conducted to gain a structured understanding of how wind projects are planned, developed, governed, and executed. This included mapping the end-to-end project development process, the types of organisations involved, and the contractual and governance arrangements that define their interactions.
This mapping enabled the identification of key duty holders across the value chain and clarified their respective responsibilities within typical project structures. These insights also informed the sampling framework for stakeholder interviews. For this study, the construction phase of a wind project is defined as the period beginning after logistics providers have delivered the turbines to site and ending once the wind farm is fully commissioned and begins producing electricity. The maintenance phase is defined as the period beginning once the wind farm has been fully commissioned and is operational and continuing throughout the project’s operational lifetime. It encompasses all scheduled, preventive, and corrective activities required to ensure the turbines and associated infrastructure operate safely, reliably, and at their intended performance levels. Decommissioning and repowering activities are not considered part of the maintenance phase.
The following organisations are identified in the wind project structure, and their terms are used consistently throughout the study. Developers/Investors (used interchangeably in this study): Organisations that originate and finance wind energy projects, assuming commercial risk during development and construction, and overseeing delivery to ensure financial close and operational readiness. Owner/Operator (used interchangeably in this study): The entity that holds ownership of the wind farm assets and is responsible for managing O&M activities once the project is operational. In many cases, this may be the same organisation as the developer, or a separate entity following asset transfer. OEM s (Original Equipment Manufacturers): Companies that design, manufacture, and supply major wind turbine components (e.g., nacelles, blades, towers) and often provide long-term service agreements.
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Chapter 6: Methodology
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