Energy Transition Recruitment
Why Clients Choose ERSG for Power Generation
Net Zero and Decarbonisation Strategy
Electrolyser engineers, fuel cell specialists, hydrogen storage and distribution professionals and green hydrogen project managers - placed with developers, OEMs and industrial end-users scaling hydrogen production.
Asset Transition and Conversion
Engineers and project managers overseeing the repurposing or conversion of conventional energy assets - from coal-to-gas switching and coal site remediation through offshore oil and gas platform electrification.
Carbon Markets and ESG Compliance
Carbon trading specialists, ESG reporting leads, regulatory compliance professionals and sustainability analysts - supporting the commercial and reporting obligations that accompany regulated decarbonisation commitments.
Energy Investment and M&A
Transaction advisory professionals, asset acquisition specialists and commercial leads - placed with investment funds, developers and utilities acquiring, financing or divesting energy transition assets.
Programme and Project Leadership
Energy transition programme directors, project managers and change leads - placed with organisations managing large-scale transition programmes that cut across technical, commercial and regulatory workstreams simultaneously.
Policy, Regulation, and Government Affairs
Regulatory affairs specialists, policy leads, government relations managers and market design professionals - supporting the organisations engaging with energy regulators and governments shaping transition frameworks.
Contract and Permanent Delivery
Interim executives and project contractors for defined transition programmes alongside permanent senior hires for strategy, commercial and sustainability leadership - we cover both engagement models.
Deep Energy Sector Roots
Eighteen years recruiting across energy gives our transition team the network and credibility to access senior commercial and technical professionals who are not actively applying - but are open to the right conversation.
Frequently asked questions
Energy transition recruitment focuses on the professionals helping energy companies, industrials and investors navigate the shift from fossil fuels to low-carbon energy systems. This includes senior commercial and strategy leaders, programme managers overseeing decarbonisation programmes, carbon management specialists, regulatory affairs professionals and technical engineers supporting asset conversion and repowering. ERSG places across this range of roles for clients managing large-scale transition processes.
The energy transition is creating diverse roles including: net zero strategy directors, carbon programme managers, ESG reporting specialists, energy transition project managers, regulatory and policy affairs leads, asset conversion engineers, energy market analysts, M&A and transaction professionals for clean energy investment, carbon credit and market specialists and organisational change managers overseeing business model transformation within utilities and industrials.
A net zero strategy professional develops and oversees an organisation's plan to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by a defined date - typically 2040 or 2050. This involves baseline carbon footprinting, target setting aligned to science-based targets, identifying decarbonisation levers across operations and supply chains, managing carbon offset and removal strategies, overseeing regulatory reporting obligations and working across internal business units to embed transition into capital allocation and operational decisions.
The energy transition is creating both immediate project-based demand and long-term structural employment. Short-term, significant investment is flowing into infrastructure - generating project management, engineering and commercial roles with defined lifespans. Longer-term, organisations need permanent leadership capability in strategy, sustainability, commercial and regulatory functions to manage ongoing transition obligations. Both contract and permanent markets are active and ERSG places across both engagement models.
CCS recruitment covers professionals working on the capture, compression, transport and geological storage of carbon dioxide from industrial and power generation sources. Roles include process engineers, pipeline and compression engineers, reservoir and geological specialists, carbon market professionals, regulatory coordinators and project managers for industrial decarbonisation clusters. CCS is an early-stage market with significant government backing, creating growing demand for experienced professionals.
General energy recruitment focuses on established sectors - offshore wind, oil and gas, power generation, T&D - where role types are well defined and candidate markets are mature. Energy transition recruitment often covers roles that are newer or hybrid, combining traditional energy engineering with commercial strategy, regulatory knowledge and sustainability expertise. It also involves placing senior executives and interim leaders at organisations undergoing significant strategic change, which requires a different approach to candidate sourcing and assessment.
Salaries vary significantly by seniority and function. Graduate-level sustainability analysts and junior transition associates typically earn £28,000–£40,000. Mid-level programme managers and carbon specialists typically earn £55,000–£80,000. Senior strategy directors and energy transition executives at major utilities or funds typically earn £100,000–£150,000+. Interim rates for experienced transition programme leads can reach £800–£1,200 per day.
ERSG places strategy, commercial, programme and technical professionals across the energy transition - from senior net-zero leads to carbon management specialists and asset conversion engineers. Use the contact form below to discuss your background or a current hire.