Energy firm SSE announced on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, that its Berwick Bank B offshore wind farm project will support 130 new jobs in Scotland. The announcement identified 80 positions to be based at SSE’s Glasgow office and 50 roles with Siemens Energy at Montrose Port.
The development follows the selection of Siemens Energy as the preferred supplier for turbines and substation platforms for the project. Berwick Bank B is located approximately 38 kilometers off the Scottish coast in the outer Firth of Forth and is a 1.4-gigawatt (GW) component of the larger 4.3GW Berwick Bank Offshore Wind Farm.
According to SSE, Siemens Energy and SSE are expected to support a total of 455 roles across Scotland in engineering, project delivery, and servicing. The company stated that the project has now linked more than 3,000 jobs across the United Kingdom, including nearly 1,000 in Scotland. Darren Davidson, managing director of Siemens Energy UK &I, noted that the project is still subject to final approvals and a formal contract award.
On a broader scale, SSE reports that if the full 4.3GW Berwick Bank project is completed, it could generate enough electricity to meet more than 6% of the United Kingdom's current demand. The company estimates this output could power nearly seven million homes annually. Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh stated that such investments in homegrown energy are intended to reduce reliance on international energy markets, which they suggest could lead to lower costs for billpayers across the UK.
The project is cited as an example of the use of the National Wealth Fund, which the Prime Minister indicated is being used to coordinate public investment with private capital. While the specific timeline for the commencement of these new roles was not reported, the project continues to move through the approval process as world leaders meet at the Cop31 summit in Turkey. Future steps include the finalization of contract awards and the securement of remaining regulatory approvals before full-scale construction and operation can begin.