{"id":11446,"date":"2019-04-04T05:00:34","date_gmt":"2019-04-04T04:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/?p=11446"},"modified":"2019-05-02T17:52:02","modified_gmt":"2019-05-02T16:52:02","slug":"utilising-transferable-skills-crucial-to-electric-mobility-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/utilising-transferable-skills-crucial-to-electric-mobility-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"Utilising transferable skills crucial to electric mobility growth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Innovative electrification companies have no option other than to bring in people with transferable skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s according to experts at Jonathan Lee Recruitment<\/a><\/strong>, who say the marketplace cannot offer enough candidates with direct, relevant sector experience because the industry is still in its infancy. This is heightened by the chronic skills shortage, which means employers must think creatively to attain the skills they need to grow their business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Electrification is an area of rapid growth, with UK energy targets to decarbonise driving the adoption of electric vehicles (EV) and having far-reaching implications for energy infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cEmployers need to be flexible, creative and proactive in their approach to attracting the talent they need to fill business critical roles,\u201d says Lee Elwell, Principal Consultant for energy at Jonathan Lee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The UK currently has more than 16,000 public charging points, and the government has established a \u00a3400m fund to finance a much needed expansion of the network, if targets outlined in Road to Zero Government strategy are to be met. This planned network overhaul presents an exciting employment opportunity, as well as the chance to upskill the existing workforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Electrical engineering university courses specialising in renewables have become common place in the UK over the past few years, however, businesses are having to tap into parallel sectors to attain experienced power electrical\/electronics engineers, design engineers, project managers and commercial managers to bridge the immediate skills gap. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is clearly a lack of people with like-for-like experience and a significant number of businesses are finding it hard to recruit the right skill-set and experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe majority of potential employees are already in work and not actively seeking a change of role,\u201d said Lee Elwell, Principal Consultant for energy at Jonathan Lee.  \u201cEmployers need to be flexible, creative and proactive in their approach to attracting the talent they need to fill business critical roles.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lee says he has seen first-hand successful examples of people transferring from traditional energy spheres into electrification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He added: \u201cIn the short to medium-term, at least, it will be vital to utilise candidates with these transferable skills. It is the only way businesses will be able to grow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSome businesses will be cautious about transferable skills, but we have seen people from utilities and power move into EV charging \u2013 an area of huge growth \u2013 and they have performed fantastically well. Similarly, people with traditional automotive design skills are often suited to other product design roles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lee believes while many sectors face uncertainty in post Brexit Britain, electrification is bucking the trend with robust government backing and capital investment facilitating growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEven traditional petroleum companies have acquired electric charging network businesses in a bid to safeguard their futures as demand for cleaner vehicles soars, with BP acquiring Chargemaster last year and Shell NewMotion in 2017,\u201d said Lee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cElectrification has a sustainable future, and employers can leverage its stability to attract highly-skilled people. The industry is also at the early stages of adoption, making it an exciting time to be a part of; it\u2019s not hard to sell a move into the industry for those wanting a new challenge, involvement in special projects and the opportunity to innovate in unmanned territory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe UK may not be a forerunner in EV adoption, but there is a comprehensive strategy in place and multiple start-up companies emerging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 \u201cThis all means there will be some exciting opportunities on offer \u2013 and a genuine chance for people to think about how their existing skills could be used to branch out into other sectors.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jonathan Lee Recruitment provides contract, interim and permanent recruitment solutions covering the full project life cycle within five dedicated areas: electrification, renewable energy, water, power and nuclear.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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