Berwick Bank B turbine deal to support 455 Scottish jobs, SSE says

SSE has selected Siemens Energy as preferred supplier for the wind turbines and offshore substations on its 1.4GW Berwick Bank B project, an agreement the developer said would support 2,677 skilled roles across Scotland and the north of England.

Of those, SSE said 455 engineering, project delivery and servicing roles would be supported by the two companies across central and northern Scotland. The remaining 2,222 are existing and project-based jobs in the north of England.

The Scottish roles break down into 200 engineering and project delivery posts announced by SSE 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.

Martin Pibworth, SSE Chief Executive, said: "This is public-private partnership in action. Clear political direction, matched by businesses prepared to invest, is translating into real-world investment in British jobs, skills and manufacturing."

The jobs

Location	Roles supported
North of England	2,222
Scotland	455

SSE said the English roles span wind turbine blade manufacturing in Hull, engineering and project delivery in Manchester, and project delivery and assembly in Newcastle.

The agreement is not yet a signed contract. Darren Davidson, Managing Director, Siemens Energy UK &I, said that "while the project remains subject to final approvals and contract award," the company was strengthening its presence in Scotland. The UK Government's own release described SSE as contracting Siemens Energy for the work.

Scottish Government Energy Minister Stephen Gethins said Berwick Bank B would now support almost 1,000 jobs in Scotland, including the 130 new roles in Glasgow and Montrose announced on 11 November.

Building on earlier awards

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

SSE said in October that the Seaway7 agreement had taken the total number of Berwick Bank jobs created or supported across the UK to around 600. With the Siemens Energy roles added, the company said the total number of UK jobs announced to support Berwick Bank B now exceeds 3,000.

Berwick Bank B is due to be built in the outer Firth of Forth, around 38km off the Scottish coast, and forms part of the wider Berwick Bank Offshore Wind Farm, which SSE said was consented in July 2025. The 1.4GW phase secured a 20-year Contract for Difference through Allocation Round 7 of the UK Government's CfD scheme, and SSE has said it has an expected operational life of more than 35 years.

The UK Government said that at full capacity Berwick Bank could become the world's largest offshore wind farm, capable of meeting more than 6% of current UK electricity demand.

The wider announcement

SSE's news was released alongside a government statement on RWE and KKR's Vanguard West and Vanguard East offshore wind farms off the Norfolk coast. The government said the two companies had announced a total investment of £12bn, which it believes is the biggest of its kind in UK history, supporting more than 2,400 jobs during construction and operation.

RWE said KKR has acquired a 50% equity stake in each Vanguard project, creating a 50:50 joint venture, and that each wind farm will have an installed capacity of 1.4GW. The financing includes a £1bn investment from the National Wealth Fund, the government said.

RWE said onshore cable works and substation construction are well advanced, with the first foundation installation for Vanguard West planned for the first half of 2027 and full commissioning of both projects expected in 2030.

What happens next

SSE said it is progressing Berwick Bank B towards a Final Investment Decision expected late next year.

Subject to that decision, the company said preparatory offshore construction works could begin in 2028, with turbine and offshore substation installation starting in 2030 and completing in 2032.