We often talk about technology, investment and policy as the drivers of the energy transition. But progress also depends on people: whether we have enough of them, in the right places, working on the right problems.
Tej Gidda, Distinguished Technical Leader at GHD, points to a growing mismatch between the scale of the work ahead and the people available to do it. We already know how to deliver many of the required solutions, but lack the workforce to scale them. It’s not only a question of engineering capacity. It spans skills, career pathways and how the sector connects with and mobilises the next generation.
Tej Gidda, Distinguished Technical Leader at GHD, points to a growing mismatch between the scale of the work ahead and the people available to do it. We already know how to deliver many of the required solutions, but lack the workforce to scale them. It’s not only a question of engineering capacity. It spans skills, career pathways and how the sector connects with and mobilises the next generation.