The company building the contested solar farm on the edge of Gowerton is recruiting a trainee project manager, and says it wants the job to go to someone local.
Infinis says the post is aimed at people from Gowerton and the wider Swansea area, and that no previous experience in the energy industry is required.
The trainee would join the site team at the scheme between Gowerton, Waunarlwydd and Fforestfach, which the firm now calls the Gowerton Clean Energy Hub.
According to the job page, the trainee would help track budgets and timetables, write reports, coordinate contractors and spend time on site alongside experienced project managers. The job comes with a Level 4 Associate Project Manager apprenticeship delivered by the Welsh training provider ACT.
Infinis wants GCSE English and maths but won’t say what the Gowerton job pays
The job page lists it as a full-time post starting as soon as possible. Infinis offers a “competitive salary plus bonus” but does not put a figure on it, and there is no closing date.
Applicants need at least a grade 4 or C at GCSE in English and maths, and must be eligible for the apprenticeship. A full driving licence, or a willingness to get one, is preferred.
The perks listed include 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, a 6% employer pension contribution and a scheme to help staff pay for solar panels, batteries and car chargers at home.
It is one of five trainee project manager posts in the first intake of Infinis Futures, a new early careers scheme. The company has named two other locations, Stockton-on-Tees and Kettering.
The post has changed shape since it was first mentioned. When Infinis announced its community fund in August, it described an internship for a local young person. It is now a trainee job with a qualification attached.
Infinis boss says the trainee will help deliver the solar farm, not just watch it
Infinis chief executive Bruce Heppenstall said the trainee would be given real responsibility on the project. “The successful candidate will not just observe the project. They will become part of the team delivering it,” he said.
He presented the job as part of what the company leaves behind in Gowerton, alongside the solar power, the construction jobs and the community fund.
Infinis says the solar farm will power 22,400 homes, with £116,000 for local groups
Infinis says around 25 jobs are being supported while the site is built.
The company says the 50MWp solar park will generate enough electricity for around 22,400 homes once it is running, with 50MW of battery storage to be built later.
A £116,000 community fund attached to the scheme is due to open for applications this autumn, with grants managed by GrantScape.
Welsh ministers, not Swansea Council, gave Parc Solar Caenewydd the go-ahead
The scheme was one of Swansea’s most fought-over planning applications, with years of consultation and strong local opposition.
Known through planning as Parc Solar Caenewydd, it was decided by Welsh ministers as a Development of National Significance rather than by Swansea Council.
It won a guaranteed price for its electricity in February, before planning permission had been granted.
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