Construction

• [New] If the assumed US BOEM auctions in 2021 and 2022 happen, total full time equivalent job creation from the resulting offshore wind activities, including development, construction and operation will be approximately 80,000 jobs annually from 2025 to 2035. / Windpower Engineering & Development
• In the short term, HFR will contribute to Canada's economic recovery by creating thousands of jobs during the construction phase. / ottawacitizen
• The future domestic supply chain for manufacturing 36 NuScale Power Modules per year will generate around 13,500 manufacturing jobs and $2 billion in direct and indirect benefits from manufacturing and construction activities over the four - year plant construction period. / -
• The bulk of the jobs created by the American Jobs Plan will be in the construction, manufacturing, transportation, distribution and healthcare industries. / CNBC
• Developing Oil Reserves in Iraq DFC financing is supporting construction of a new oil processing facility in northern Kurdistan that will introduce U.S. expertise to help improve efficiency in Iraq's oil sector, create jobs, and support the Kurdish regional government's goal to develop oil reserves. / Media
• Over two years, Line 3 will create 4,200 jobs in Minnesota, half of which will be for local union workers, and that it will provide a $2 billion jolt to the Minnesota economy during project design and construction. / Heated World
• Queensland's renewable energy zones have been flooded with enough interest to create 60,000 megawatts of extra clean energy, which could create up to 57,000 jobs in construction alone, let alone the influx of load intensive manufacturing jobs. / reneweconomy
• Up to 1.2 million jobs could be created across manufacturing and construction if the UK Government were to commit to a green recovery. / edie.net
• Creating jobs is the key advantage both economically and socially, with construction consultancy Mace Group estimating that freeports could help create 150,000 new jobs and contribute an additional £9 billion annually to the UK economy. / The Irish News
• Investment by companies like Orsted is expected to create about 38,000 direct and indirect jobs in development and construction just in the New York-New Jersey area until 2030. / Yale E360
• More than 5,000 construction jobs will be created on Phase 2 a - the first intercity railway being built in the North of England in more than a century. / Place North West
• New infrastructure projects will not only create jobs in the construction sector, but will also enable Indonesia to diversify its economy and reduce territorial inequalities. / OBOReurope
• A further 20,000 jobs could be created within the next three years with government support initiatives like the establishment of lithium-ion battery manufacturing, the creation of additional renewable energy zones and the construction of the CopperString 2.0 network infrastructure project. / reneweconomy
• The Port of Albany project will create 500 construction jobs and will employ 300 full time workers, who will build 150 of the wind turbine towers each year. / Utility Dive
• The Alberta government expected Keystone XL to create 2,000 construction jobs over two years and generate $30 billion in revenue once it was complete. / CBC
• The $5.3 billion Big Housing Build will see more than 12,000 new homes constructed throughout metro and regional Victoria, supporting around 10,000 jobs per year over the next four years. / Mirage News
• A single 600 MW Gulf of Mexico offshore wind project commissioned in 2030 could support 4,470 jobs and create $445m in GDP during construction, and 150 jobs and $14m in GDP annually during operation. / Energy Monitor
• Whilst the construction sector is a key driver of jobs and economic growth in the UK, it is likely to be an industry that could be especially hard hit in 2021 and beyond. / UK Construction Online
• The battery, which is targeted to be operational by the end of 2021, will deliver a significant economic boost to the Geelong region, creating over 80 construction jobs and 6 full time permanent jobs. / Neoen
• More than 47,000 jobs - development, engineering, construction - could be created in Ireland's wind energy sector by 2020 if a multibillion euro plan to export energy to the UK goes ahead. / Independent

Last updated: 09 May 2021