SSE has named Siemens Energy as preferred supplier for the wind turbines and offshore substation platforms on its Berwick Bank B offshore wind farm, in a deal the developer says will support 2,677 skilled jobs across the north of England and Scotland.

The announcement, made on 11 November, covers the 1.4-gigawatt Berwick Bank B project in the outer Firth of Forth, around 38 kilometres off the Scottish coast. It includes 455 roles in Scotland and 2,222 in the north of England, with 130 newly created project delivery roles in Glasgow and Montrose.

The figures describe jobs created or supported through the agreement, rather than 2,677 brand-new posts. They include existing and project-based roles that the work is expected to sustain, alongside the new positions. SSE said the announcement takes the total number of UK jobs linked to Berwick Bank B past 3,000, with almost 1,000 of them in Scotland.

Where the jobs will be

In Scotland, SSE said 455 engineering, project delivery and servicing roles would be supported across central and northern Scotland. That includes 200 engineering and project delivery posts in Glasgow, 80 of them newly created, and 255 delivery and servicing roles supported by Siemens Energy, including 50 new roles at Montrose Port. Siemens Energy is also opening a Glasgow office that SSE said is expected to employ up to 150 people.

The remaining 2,222 roles are in the north of England, spanning wind turbine blade manufacturing in Hull, engineering and project delivery in Manchester, and project delivery and assembly work in Newcastle.

The Siemens Energy agreement builds on two earlier Berwick Bank B supply chain decisions this autumn. In September, SSE selected Montrose Port as the operations and maintenance base for the project, creating 100 new full-time jobs. In October, it appointed Aberdeen-based Seaway7 as preferred supplier for foundations and cables, supporting 465 UK roles, 400 of them in Scotland.

What happens next

The Siemens Energy appointment is not yet a signed contract. The project remains subject to a final investment decision by SSE, expected late in 2027, and to the award of final contracts. Subject to those decisions, preparatory offshore construction could begin in 2028, with turbine and offshore substation installation starting in 2030 and completing in 2032.

Berwick Bank B forms part of the wider Berwick Bank Offshore Wind Farm, which SSE said was consented in July 2025 and could reach 4.1 gigawatts at full capacity. The 1.4-gigawatt phase has secured a 20-year Contract for Difference through the UK Government's Contracts for Difference scheme. The Government said that at full capacity Berwick Bank could become the world's largest offshore wind farm, capable of meeting more than 6 per cent of current UK electricity demand.

SSE Chief Executive Martin Pibworth said the project showed how political direction and business investment were translating into real-world investment in British jobs, skills and manufacturing, from Hull, Newcastle and Manchester to Glasgow and Montrose.

The SSE news was announced alongside a separate Government package for offshore wind, including a £12 billion investment by RWE and KKR in the Vanguard West and Vanguard East wind farms off the Norfolk coast, which the Government said would support more than 2,400 jobs during construction and operation. That is a separate project from Berwick Bank B.

For jobseekers, the roles linked to Berwick Bank B span manufacturing, engineering, project delivery and servicing, but most hiring will follow the final investment decision and contract awards. Anyone interested in work on the project should watch SSE's careers channels as the project moves towards construction.