Careers in Utility

The petroleum industry, for example, comprisesHowever, oil reserves are waning although the
over 200 companies involved in the refinement,gas industry looks set to continue to expand well
distribution and marketing of petroleum. Within thisinto the next century.
infrastructure, there are varying degrees of input,Jobs in these sectors and their sub-divisions are
ranging from the large, multinational oil companieswide and varied, ranging from expert engineers
to small, countryside petrol stations.such as research scientists and consultants to
The UK�s nuclear industry provides aroundoperational staff, such as engineers. Industries
22% of the country�s electricity. Currently thissuch as the oil industry require a further network
sector employs around 50, 000 people, 15, 000 ofof staff to deal with the marketing and selling of
whom operate and decommission power stations.the product. These can encompass roles in human
With the rising demand for moreresources, IT and accountancy as well as the
ecologically-sound implementations, it has beenmore traditional oil jobs, such as drilling.
estimated that a further 9,000 engineers andJobs such as drilling are likely to mean operating
scientists will be required to continue this progress.anti-social hours in remote areas, but most utility
Nuclear jobs in this industry can require a lot ofjobs tend to be on the mainland and in a head or
travel, for example research scientists work inregional office and enjoy much more regular
partnership with other scientists from across thehours. In addition, there are long careers to be
globe to develop a power source that also hashad in the utilities industry; staff turnover is
worldwide effects.relatively low as jobs are adapted to meet
On a larger scale, the water industry currentlypolitical, environmental and legal demands, as well
employs around 160,000 people who help toas advances in technology. The larger industries,
collect, treat and distribute over 16 billion litres ofsuch as petroleum and nuclear power are part of
water for domestic and commercial use. At themultinational companies and employees can be
same time, they also collect around 10 billion litresasked to travel quite frequently, depending on
of waste-water. As this sector continues totheir roles. Smaller industries, such as coal and
expand, there are many water jobs waiting to berenewable energy, are usually UK-based; most of
filled, such as operational engineers,the UK�s oil comes from the North Sea and
environmentalists, modelers and planners.workers are based accordingly.
34% of all electricity generated in the UK comesAs demands for power increase and alternatives
from coal but, as fossil fuels decline, attention isare being researched, the utilities industry is an
turning to renewable energies such as solar,ever-changing entity with no lack of jobs available
winder and water power. This sector is evolving infor those wanting to help it adapt and evolve in
conjunction with the race to find better renewablethe years to come.
energies; whilst it presently employs around 5,500Duncan Freer - Director � Utility Jobs Search is
people, these figures are already on the increasea job site dedicated to the specific needs of
as new resources are explored and discovered.candidates who work in the utilities industry
As the utility industry develops and grows, so tooincluding gas jobs, energy jobs, water jobs,
does the need for workers in all fields. There arenuclear jobs plus many more. We also provide
gas jobs and oil jobs available in what arerecruiters with an online service that is effective
perceived to be self-sustaining industries.in terms of cost and ease of use.