Resources - Wind Works

Job & Career Exploration

Vineyard Wind 1 Job Postings
Regularly updated offshore wind Operations and Maintenance jobs with Vineyard Wind contractors.

Vineyard Wind Open Hours Thursdays 3-5 pm, Dan Kent, Vineyard Wind’s Labor Relations Manager holds open hours for the public at the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal: 4 Wright Street, New Bedford.

GE Renewable Energy Careers Home
Has a chatbot where you can search for open positions and set daily, weekly or monthly job listing alerts.

Mass Clean Energy Center – Jobs Board
Explore sample job types. Click a job title and scroll down to see more about that career pathway.

Mass Clean Energy Center – Career Pathways
Explore sample job types. Click a job title and scroll down to see more about that career pathway.

Mass Clean Energy Center – Offshore Wind Supply Chain Directory
Find Massachusetts companies who provide services and products to the offshore wind industry. (Note: this is not a listing of jobs. It’s a list of companies active in the supply chain. We encourage you to search their websites for employment opportunities. To find the list of business categories click “Listings” in their submenu.)

New Bedford Education & Career Training

YouthBuild – New Bedford
YouthBuild is a program of PACE for 16-24 year olds who were not successful in the traditional school system. Programs offer a unique curriculum that combine academic instruction with workforce development training, leading to a high school diploma and skillsets for employability.

Greater New Bedford Vocational Technical Institute GNBVTI offers evening technical and vocational training courses, Continuing Ed and Licensure courses. Offers 200-Hour Career Technical Initiative Courses in: Welding and Marine Technology. Vocational Training includes: Carpentry, Millwork, Culinary, Basic Electricity, Welding, Microsoft Office. And a host of Licensure courses.

MassHire Offers Offshore Wind professional certificate scholarships for college students and skilled professionals looking to enter the industry.

MassHire Greater New Bedford Career Center The MassHire Career Center can assist in all aspects of finding work that is of interest to you.

Union/Training Resources

Pile Driver’s Local #56
Offers a 5 year paid apprenticeship training
Contact Business Manager at link for info and qualifications.

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 223
Offers a 4 year paid apprentice program. Application Info at link.

Iron Workers
Offers a 3 year paid apprentice program. FAQ at link.

Building Pathways
Offers a pre-apprenticeship program aimed at helping low-income individuals gain entrance into registered apprenticeship programs, and ultimately careers in the Building Trades. Their construction curriculum includes an intro to the Offshore Wind Industry in collaboration with Mass Clean Energy Center.

Business Resources

New Bedford Ocean Cluster
The NBOC’s Act Local program is for businesses interested in supplying products and services to the offshore wind industry. Register at the link.

Oceantic Network Their offshore wind education and programs are built to help businesses successfully enter the industry. They offer workshops, often free of charge. They’ve offered highly informative sessions in collaboration with the Verdean Veterans Memorial Foundation and Vineyard Wind.

For Educators

Vineyard Wind Education Exhibit
Visit Vineyard Wind’s Offshore Wind Energy Education Exhibit to explore offshore wind energy Open Thursdays 10am-4pm free to the public. Teachers can also schedule guided field trips designed for elementary, middle and high school classes.

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Year in Review
This Environmental Studies Program (ESP) includes information needed to assess and manage impacts from offshore energy and marine mineral development. It summarizes each study published by BOEM from October 2022 through December 2023 and provides concise descriptions of each study’s purpose, findings, and how BOEM will use the research results.

Clean Energy Career Training for Massachusetts Residents

Transform Power Systems
Their Transform Power Workforce Hub (TPWH) is an 8 to 20 week training pathway consisting of technical, industry and professional knowledge. Pathways are chosen based on a participant’s previous experience and career interests.

Bristol Community College Resources

National Offshore Wind Institute (NOWI) at Bristol Community College
The NOWI provides Global Wind Organization (GWO) Basic Safety and Technical Training for offshore wind in partnership with Maersk Training at its state-of-the-art New Bedford training facility.