Siemens Energy is to launch a fresh recruitment drive after it officially opened a high-tech function performance testing lab in Manchester.
Based at Didsbury Technology Park, the lab will help the team to work on some of the UK's largest offshore wind and energy interconnector projects to aid renewable energy power the electricity grid.
The move comes after over 100 engineering and digital support roles, including around 20 apprenticeship positions, have been created over the last year.
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The lab will be visited by the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, today (June 16) where he will meet members of the team, including some of the new recruits.
The Siemens Energy team are working on energy infrastructure projects critical to the UK reaching its net zero target of 2050 including East Anglia 3, Triton Knoll and Viking Link. Greater Manchester wants to reach the target by 2038.
Mark Pilling, vice president grid solutions Europe at Siemens Energy, said: "Our electricity grid needs reinforcing to support the transition to green energy, and it needs to be built much faster to achieve the country’s net zero targets. There is no energy transition without transmission.
"Our new recruits will be supporting many windfarm, interconnector, and decarbonisation projects in development on our shores.
"They will be playing a significant role in delivering on the UK’s energy transition and progressing to a net zero future."
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