Engie has been undergoing a major transformation over the past several years. The energy group, which has around 100,000 employees, has sold off almost all its coal-fired power plants and restructured, notably by selling off a large part of its service activities. It intends to invest in renewable energy and is in the process of organising itself to find the necessary skills. “Like all large companies, we were faced with a tight labour market and a need to support major recruitment of specific profiles,” explains Nicolas Rolland, group director of HR performance. “The fact that we’re in markets under pressure and at the same time strong strategic positions from 2020/2021, with specific technologies, meant we needed to have more in-house resources to deal with them.” Committed to transitioning its business model towards carbon neutrality, the group plans to invest €4 billion in hydrogen and €2.5 billion in biomethane by 2030.
