12 MAY 2026 ·OFFSHORE ·POLAND ·FOUNDATIONS → TURBINES → O&M STRONG SIGNAL

Baltica 2: Poland's biggest offshore wind farm moves into offshore construction

Analysis by a working wind technician, with the help of AI

// WHAT HAPPENED

Ørsted and PGE have started full offshore construction of Baltica 2, about 40 km off Ustka in the Polish Baltic Sea. At 1.5 GW it will be Poland's largest offshore wind farm. Van Oord is installing 111 monopiles (107 for turbines, 4 for substations), each around 100 m long and 1,500 tonnes. Foundation work runs until Q4 2026, and the wind farm should be fully commissioned in 2027.

// WHAT IT MEANS FOR JOBS

PHASE NOW

Foundations → turbines → O&M

HIRING WINDOW

2026 – 2027 · O&M from 2027

ROUGH SCALE

100+ people · ~2 years

TIMELINE · WHEN THE WORK HAPPENS

H1 26

H2 26 ▼ NOW

H1 27

H2 27

H1 28

H2 28

H1 29

H2 29

Foundations (monopiles)

Turbine installation

Substations & cables

Operations & maintenance

Solid bar = confirmed · outlined = planned · blue = long-term jobs

ROLES NEEDED

ROLE	WHEN	DEMAND	CERTIFICATES THAT HELP
Installation technician	2027	HIGH	GWO BST (5 modules), BTT
HV / cable jointing	Late 2026 – 2027	MEDIUM	HV authorisation, cable jointing tickets
Rigger / banksman	2026 – 2027	MEDIUM	GWO Slinger Signaller, OPITO Rigger
O&M technician	From 2027, long term	STEADY	GWO BST, BTT

// PLAN YOUR MOVE

Experienced installer

Turbine installation follows the foundations in 2027. Watch Ørsted, PGE and the installation contractors' pages.

Electrical background

Four offshore substations mean HV, cable jointing and termination work from late 2026.

Looking for stability

A large O&M team builds up from 2027 for one of the Baltic's biggest sites.

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Source: Offshore Source · Scale figures are rough estimates from field experience, not official numbers.