SSE to create 80 new jobs in Glasgow through Berwick Bank B offshore wind farm
The energy firm says 130 new Scottish jobs will be supported, including 80 SSE roles in Glasgow and 50 Siemens Energy roles at Montrose Port, bringing Scottish jobs linked to the project to almost 1,000.
File image of an offshore wind farm off the Scottish coast. · Photograph: Colin Smith (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Energy company SSE has announced that its Berwick Bank B offshore wind farm will support 130 new jobs in Scotland, including 80 new SSE roles in Glasgow.
The other 50 roles will be with Siemens Energy at Montrose Port, STV News reports. Energy minister Stephen Gethins was due to announce the jobs on a visit to SSE's Waterloo Street office in Glasgow on Wednesday 11 November 2026.
How many jobs are coming to Glasgow?
Eighty new SSE roles will be based in Glasgow. SSE's Berwick Bank team works from the company's office on Waterloo Street in the city centre.
What is Berwick Bank B?
It is a planned offshore wind farm around 38 kilometres off the Scottish coast in the outer Firth of Forth. The jobs announcement follows SSE's choice of Siemens Energy as preferred supplier for the project's offshore wind turbines and substation platforms.
What has the Scottish Government said?
Energy minister Stephen Gethins welcomed the announcement. "I warmly welcome the news that SSE's Berwick Bank B project will now support almost 1,000 jobs in Scotland, including the 130 new roles based in Glasgow and Montrose that have been announced today," he said.
He added: "As one of the world's largest planned offshore wind developments, Berwick Bank B underlines the scale of Scotland's renewable energy potential."
What happens next?
SSE has not yet published a timetable for recruiting the Glasgow roles. Vacancies are normally advertised on the company's careers website.