Offshore wind

Connecting specialists to pioneering offshore wind projects

We work with the world’s leading offshore wind developers to deliver the skilled specialists driving the energy transition

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“UL Renewables has worked with Taylor Hopkinson in the last year to strengthen our team of senior energy experts for our Renewable Energy Consultancy. They've been extremely effective in attracting top-level talent into our organisation. They are knowledgeable, responsive and extremely well connected in the renewable energy industry in both the US and Europe. ”

Global Director Energy Services, UL Renewables

Offshore wind

Delivering diverse, high-performance wind teams globally

Offshore wind is expected to grow by 14% annually, and will meet 13% of the world’s electricity needs by 2050. The technology is on track to become the backbone of the global energy transition.
Offshore wind is driving job creation on a global scale and Taylor Hopkinson has grown alongside the industry. Since 2009, we have successfully placed a diverse range of professionals in the main offshore wind producing countries and in new emerging markets.

Through our retained search, permanent, and contract recruitment services, we help you secure the teams you need to develop, finance, construct, and operate your renewable energy projects.
We have placed candidates in every project phase on all of the major offshore wind projects across Europe, APAC and the USA. And with our deep expertise, we have specialist teams covering Legal, Digital Transformation, Finance and Investment, PPAs, and Commercial and Procurement. Connect with us below to discover our track record and find out how we can support your pioneering projects.
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We place professionals in offshore wind farms across the world

Our multilingual teams operate across our key markets in Europe, Iberia & LATAM, North America and APAC.
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Our track record in Europe

  • Beatrice 
  • Robin Rigg
  • Neart na Gaoithe
  • Inch Cape
  • Seagreen
  • Moray East
  • Moray West
  • East Anglia One
  • Humber Gateway
  • Rampion
  • Race Bank
  • Lynn & Inner 
  • Dowsing
  • West of Duddon Sands
  • Westermost Rough Lincs
  • Dogger Bank
  • Triton Knoll
  • Greater Gabbard
  • London Array
  • Hornsea 1 & 2
  • Blyth 2
  • Kriegers Flak
  • Wikinger
  • Meerwind
  • Nordsee One
  • Nordsee OST
  • Global Tech One
  • Amrumbank
  • Arkona
  • Merkur
  • Baltic 2
  • Nordergründe
  • Veja Mate
  • Albatros
  • Baltic Eagle
  • Hohe See
  • Ostwind 2
  • Saint-Nazaire
  • Fécamp – Seine-Maritime
  • Calvados Project
  • Saint Brieuc
  • Provence Grand Large
  • Gemini
  • Westermeerwind
  • Borssele 1 & 2
  • Borssele 3-4
  • Hollandse Kust 3 & 4
  • Fryslan
  • Crosswind
  • Nobelwind
  • Rentel
  • Seamade
  • MOG
  • Nemo Link
  • Interconnector
  • Northwester ll
  • Codling Bank
  • Arklow Bank
  • North Celtic Sea Wind
  • South Irish Sea Wind

Our track record in APAC

  • Formosa 1 Phase 2
  • Formosa 2
  • Formosa 3
  • CFXD
  • Hai Long
  • Yunlin
  • Greater Changhua
  • TPC Changhua Demonstrator
  • Zhong Neng
  • Enshunada
  • Wakayama West
  • Ishikari
  • Akita

Our track record in North America

  • Vineyard Wind
  • Mayfower
  • Coastal Virginia
  • Atlantic Shores
  • Beacon Wind
  • Empire Wind
  • South Fork
  • Skipjack
  • Virginia Dominion

Meet the team

Offshore Wind: Permanent

Managing Director, Offshore Renewables

Director, Business Development, Offshore Renewables

Head of Americas, Offshore Renewables

Director Germany, Offshore Renewables

Cara Dzivane, Senior Consultant in the Offshore Renewables team at leading renewable energy recruitment consultants Taylor Hopkinson.

Senior Consultant

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Managing Consultant

Michaela MacPhie, Consultant in the Offshore Renewables team at leading renewable energy recruitment consultants Taylor Hopkinson.

Consultant

Managing Consultant

Stephen Morrison, Consultant in the Offshore Renewables team at leading renewable energy recruitment consultants Taylor Hopkinson.

Stephen Morrison

Senior Consultant

Nadia Romero, Senior Consultant in the Offshore Renewables team at leading renewable energy recruitment consultants Taylor Hopkinson

Nadia Romero

Senior Consultant

Jamie Hoy, Consultant in the Onshore Renewables team at leading renewable energy consultant Taylor Hopkinson.

Consultant

Nikki Downes, Principal Consultant at leading renewable energy consultants Taylor Hopkinson

Nikki Downes

Principal Consultant

Laura Fern, offshore wind Consultant specialising in Procurement, Commercial and Category Manager opportunities at leading renewable energy consultants Taylor Hopkinson

Laura Fern

Senior Consultant

Luke Baudouin, Senior Consultant in the Onshore Renewables team at leading renewable energy consultant Taylor Hopkinson.

Senior Consultant

Sarah Diviney, Consultant in the Offshore Renewables Permanent team at leading renewable energy consultant Taylor Hopkinson.

Sarah Diviney

Consultant

Loretta Creasey, Principal Consultant in the Onshore Renewables team at leading renewable energy consultant Taylor Hopkinson

Loretta Creasey

Principal Consultant

Justine Pool, Principal Consultant in the Offshore Renewables team at leading renewable energy consultants Taylor Hopkinson

Justine Pool

Principal Consultant, Digital & Operations

Sharon Boyd, Senior Consultant in the Offshore Renewables Permanent team at leading renewable energy recruitment consultants Taylor Hopkinson

Sharon Boyd

Senior Consultant

Chris Baxley, Associate Consultant in the Offshore Renewables Permanent team at leading renewable energy recruitment consultants Taylor Hopkinson.

Chris Baxley

Associate Consultant

Gemma Scott

Senior Consultant

Catherine Plowdon, Head of Research and Business Intelligence at leading renewable energy recruitment and HR Consultants Taylor Hopkinson

Catherine Plowdon

Head of Research & Business Intelligence

Ahmad Ahdab, Research Consultant in the Offshore Renewables Permanent team at leading renewable energy consultant Taylor Hopkinson.

Ahmad Ahdab

Research Consultant

RIcarda Söhler, Senior Consultant in the Offshore Wind Permanent Germany team at leading renewable energy recruitment consultants Taylor Hopkinson

Ricarda Söhler

Consultant

Meet the team

Offshore Wind Contract

Managing Director

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Business Development Manager

Managing Consultant

Key Account Manager

Managing Consultant

Managing Consultant

Lead Consultant

Lead Consultant

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Lead Consultant

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Consultant

Andrew Tough, Consultant in the Offshore Wind Contract team at leading renewable energy recruitment consultants Taylor Hopkinson

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Meet the team

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APAC Managing DIrector

Principal Consultant

Agnes Chu, Head of APAC Permanent at leading renewable energy consultants Taylor Hopkinson.

Head of Taiwan,
Offshore Permanent

Senior Consultant

Ryan Clark, APAC Managing Consultant at leading renewable energy consultants Taylor Hopkinson.

Managing Consultant

Joshua Whitaker, Head of Recruitment, Korea at leading renewable energy recruitment consultants Taylor Hopkinson

Head of Recruitment,
South Korea

Kay Bang, Senior Consultant at leading renewable energy consultants Taylor Hopkinson

Senior Consultant, South Korea

Sera Song, APAC Consultant at leading renewable energy recruitment consultants Taylor Hopkinson

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Jiwoo Seo, Consultant in the APAC team at leading renewable energy consultant Taylor Hopkinson.

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Celestine Pedro, Consultant in the APAC team at leading renewable energy recruitment consultants Taylor Hopkinson.

Consultant, Singapore

Nazuna Hayashi, Principal Consultant in Japan's offshore wind market at leading renewable energy recruitment consultant Taylor Hopkinson

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Japan

Jeremina Chiu, Consultant in the APAC team at leading renewable energy recruitment consultants Taylor Hopkinson.

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We are a preferred supplier to a leading developer and operator of renewable energy across the UK and Ireland. We have supplied contract personnel across the full value chain of its offshore wind project in development, engineering, finance, construction and operations. 

Over the course of the project, we have supplied:

  • +20 contractors across all stages of the offshore wind farm

This included:

  • Package Managers
  • Planners, Document Controllers
  • SubstationCommissioning Managers
  • Client Reps
  • Marine Co-Ordinators
  • Senior Authorised Personnel

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UL Renewables has worked with Taylor Hopkinson in the last year to strengthen our team of senior energy experts for our Renewable Energy Consultancy. They've been extremely effective in attracting top-level talent into our organisation. They are knowledgeable, responsive and extremely well connected in the renewable energy industry in both the US and Europe.

Global Director Energy Services, UL Renewables​

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Clint Harrison, Managing Director, Offshore Renewables at leading renewable energy recruiters Taylor Hopkinson

Clint Harrison

Director
Offshore Renewables

Clint leads our dedicated Offshore Renewables team, which specialises in permanent and executive search for key talent within the investment fund, IPP, utility, EPC and OEM sectors. Clint works across the full project and asset lifecycle, partnering with clients on a retained basis to successfully recruit and build out their development, construction and operational teams across the UK, European and North American markets.

Jeff Anderson, Director, Business Development in the Offshore Renewables team at world-leading renewables recruitment consultants Taylor Hopkinson.

Jeff Anderson

Director, Business Development
Offshore Renewables

Taylor Hopkinson’s first employee, Jeff joined the business in 2009, playing an integral role in our growth and building a wide-ranging network within the offshore and onshore wind industry across Europe and North America. Based in Boston, MA, Jeff is responsible for origination, engagement and management of client relationships throughout the EMEA region and North America.

Matt McGarvey

Managing Consultant
Offshore Renewables

Matt is a Managing Consultant in Taylor Hopkinson’s Offshore Renewables team. Matt specialises in managing recruitment mandates and leading search processes for senior technical and engineering positions, working with an international client base of project developers, investment funds and specialist consultancies. Matt has a track record of supporting businesses to set up project execution, development and operational teams across the full asset lifecycle. Matt holds a BSc (Hons) in Politics from the University of Strathclyde.

Jordan Campbell

Senior Consultant
Offshore Renewables

Jordan joined Taylor Hopkinson in February 2020 and leads on the floating offshore wind market. He delivers search and recruitment mandates for the onshore and offshore wind markets across Europe and the US.

Elena Sanchez

Consultant
Offshore Renewables

Elena focuses on supporting key placements in the offshore wind sector, specialising in the development of relationships with our extensive pool of candidates and clients, particularly in Europe and the US. Originally from the US, Elena is based in our Glasgow office and speaks fluent Spanish.

Jamie-Leigh Carlin

Consultant
Offshore Renewables

Jamie-Leigh focuses on supporting key placements in the onshore and offshore wind industries and the development of relationships with our extensive pool of candidates and clients.

Nicky MacLeod, Managing Consultant in the Offshore Renewables Team at leading renewable energy recruitment consultants Taylor Hopkinson

Nicky MacLeod

Managing Consultant
Offshore Renewables

Nicky leads on our financial and commercial recruitment strategy which includes permanent search across the project lifecycle and in the investment and M&A markets. With a personal background in accountancy, Nicky has valuable insight into the personal competencies required to succeed in senior finance in particular. With 16 years’ experience in senior search, Nicky has supported a diverse range of clients from large developers to boutique advisors across Europe, Asia and the USA.

Lewis Wright, Managing Consultant in the Onshore Renewables team at leading renewable energy consultants Taylor Hopkinson.

Lewis Wright

Managing Consultant
Onshore Renewables

Lewis plays a leading role in developing and servicing new and existing clients across the USA and Europe, with a key focus in supporting developers, EPCs, IPPs, utilities, owners and asset management firms, building high-performing teams at all levels. He has amassed a reputation and impressive track record by partnering with some of the top developers and asset owners globally. Lewis collaborates closely with our offices in Boston and Valencia, utilising our enviable networks in both domestic and international markets.

Donna Ellcock

Managing Director
Offshore Wind Contract

Donna leads our Offshore Wind Contract team, which specialises in the provision of contract professionals to the offshore wind industries worldwide. As well as managing, supporting and growing the team, she focuses on strategic business development and client account management to ensure yearonyear growth.  Donna has worked in the renewables industry since 2009 and joined Taylor Hopkinson in 2013. 

Neil Brown

Director
Offshore Wind Contract

Neil has specialised in renewable energy recruitment since 2011, specifically within the offshore wind sector. Neil has delivered retained, permanent and contract assignments for global market leaders in offshore wind across the entire lifecycle of projects for a range of engineering, construction, commercial and financial disciplines (office based, on-site, fabrication yards and offshore). He has built out entire professional offshore wind project teams for clients across Europe, Asia (Including Taiwan, China, Japan, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand and South Korea) and the US.

Chris Quinn

Managing Consultant
Offshore Wind Contract

Chris joined Taylor Hopkinson in 2019 as a Consultant, bringing with him four years of onshore and offshore wind experience, working as a Planning & Logistics Manager, managing balance of plant (BoP) inspections teams. Chris provides resourcing, recruitment and candidate management services to offshore wind projects and clients internationally for office-based, site-based and offshore disciplines.

Richard Stainforth

Lead Consultant
Offshore Wind Contract

Richard works closely with the leading offshore wind developers, covering all stages of the project lifecycle and spanning across various locations throughout UK, Europe, USA and Asia. He joined Taylor Hopkinson in January 2020, having started his recruitment career in 2011 developing experience within utilities, transmission and distribution, and renewables.

David Jack

Lead Consultant
Offshore Wind Contract

David joined Taylor Hopkinson in 2020. He brings with him over nine years of recruitment experience, spanning general contract in a wide range of sectors to professional staffing – delivering niche disciplines within manufacturing and engineering design. David focuses on global offshore wind projects, delivering professional specialists in engineering, construction and commercial office-based roles.

Lucia Noble

Lead Consultant
Offshore Wind Contract

Lucia specialises in the offshore wind contract roles, working across several countries including the UK, Europe, Asia, and the US. She recruits for key site-based roles for major offshore wind farm projects and is passionate about delivering a seamless end-to-end service to candidates and clients. She has over three years of experience in the recruitment industry, focusing on the engineering, transmission and distribution markets before moving into the renewables sector in 2019.

Michael Reid

Lead Consultant
Offshore Wind Contract

Michael specialises in candidate management, resourcing and recruitment services to renewable projects and clients globally for office-based, site-based and offshore disciplines. Michael holds a BSc in Business Technology and developed his career in customer management, support and business development roles with consulting firms.

Cara Clark

Consultant
Offshore Wind Contract

Cara joined Taylor Hopkinson in 2021 as a Consultant in our Offshore Wind Contract team. She works with our extensive client base to place professional specialists on some of the world’s most advanced offshore wind projects. 

Stuart Gough, Lead Consultant in the Offshore Wind Contract team at leading renewable energy consultants Taylor Hopkinson.

Stuart Gough

Consultant
Offshore Wind Contract

Stuart has over six years of B2B and B2C sales experience in the UK and Australia. He works within the offshore wind contracts team and his remit covers a wide range of technical and commercial disciplines across the full project lifecycle. Stuart is responsible for candidate sourcing, engagement and management, and supports a wide range of our clients based in Europe, Asia and the US.

Carl Blundon, APAC Managing Director at leading renewable energy recruitment consultants Taylor Hopkinson

Carl Blundon

APAC Managing Director

Based in Taipei, Carl has almost twenty years’ experience in the region and works with clients across APAC to customise solutions including contingent search, retained search and contract projects. He serves as Chair of the British Chamber of Commerce, having served on the Board in Taipei since 2017. He is fluent in spoken and written Mandarin Chinese, having attended the National Taiwan University. With his deep understanding of the region and solid industry experience, Carl ensures our clients receive the highest quality of service.

David Craig, Principal Consultant at leading renewable energy recruitment consultants Taylor Hopkinson

David Craig

Principal Consultant
APAC

David has a BSc in Marine Biology and has delivers searches in Europe, USA, LATAM and Asia-Pacific. Having joined Taylor Hopkinson in 2015, he successfully launched the company’s American operations delivering assignments across the project lifecycle for Solar and Wind clients. In 2018, he moved to Singapore to set up our first Asian office and has been instrumental in driving Taylor Hopkinson’s success in APAC since.

Dove White, Managing Consultant in the Onshore Renewables and APAC teams at leading renewbale eneryg recruitment consultants Taylor Hopkinson.

Dove White

Managing Consultant
Onshore Renewables, APAC

Dove brings ten years of recruiting experience within the Asia-Pacific and European regions as well as a Master’s Degree in HR Management. Skilled in the implementation of HR and recruitment strategies, Dove is a truly bilingual professional who has lived and worked in both China and the UK, allowing her to quickly identify and bridge cultural gaps as they arise. Leading a growing team of bilingual recruiters with a focus on assisting Chinese companies to recruit internationally, Dove is responsible for managing key global client accounts as well as exploring new clients across manufacturers, developers and investors.

Emily Hu

Consultant
APAC

Based in our Taipei office, Emily has three years’ recruitment experience within the Taiwanese and Japanese markets. She is fluent in Mandarin Chinese, English, and Japanese, and focuses on delivery of our roles in Japan as well as growing our Japanese talent pipeline.

Crystal Yang, Senior Consultant in the APAC team at leading renewable energy recruitment consultants Taylor Hopkinson

Crystal Yang

Senior Consultant
APAC

Based in our Taipei office, Crystal brings with her four years of recruitment experience. She is fluent both in Mandarin Chinese and English and focuses on the Taiwanese market, supporting our clients as they build project teams while also driving the development of our local talent pool in the APAC region. Crystal delivers both contingent and retained assignments.

Ellie Hsu, Senior Consultant in the APAC team at Renewable Energy Recruitment Consultancy Taylor Hopkinson

Ellie Hsu

Senior Consultant
APAC

Ellie focuses on the Taiwanese market, supporting our clients as they build project teams while also driving the development of our local talent pool in the APAC region. She delivers both contingent and retained assignments and is fluent both in Mandarin Chinese and English.

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