Oil and Gas Jobs

Work with process engineers to develop processes to maximize operational efficiency.

Work with process team to implement and integrate new/improved process workflow.

Maintain documentation for new and improved processes for reference purposes.

Interact and coordinate with process engineering team to resolve yield and quality issues.

Resolve action items on timely basis to meet product development goals.

Communicate process data and actions through meetings, presentations, and reports to management.

Monitor process stability through ongoing review of yield and quality performance metrics.

Assist Engineers in process improvement and integration techniques.

Maintain or create detailed documentation of product/process information including lessons learned, module characterizations, risk assessment, etc.

Work closely with Refining West to identify product matching and process alignment issues during all phases and drive for solutions

Collaborate with technology development partners in defining goals, developing the vision and aligning strategy

Identify key process weaknesses and perform fine tuning on existing processes for continuous improvement to yield/quality/productivity and cost

Guide engineering teams in troubleshooting and resolving specific performance or yield issues.

ABOUT PETROPLAN

Petroplan is a global organisation which specialises in connecting skilled professionals with exceptional contract and permanent career opportunities throughout the oil, gas and energy industry. This has been our focus since Petroplan was formed in 1976.

Our aim isn't to be the largest industry recruitment specialist but rather the best. As such, our recruitment services, contractor management and specialised support is tailored to meet the individual needs of candidates, contractors and clients. Petroplan's local offices across Europe, the Middle East, North America, Asia-Pacific, Africa and Australasia support projects in over forty countries. Our client portfolio includes multi-national corporations, together with niche organisations focusing on a specialist discipline or location.

For more information on how Petroplan can help you, please feel free to visit our About Us page here; https://www.petroplan.com/about/

Petroplan is now accepting resumes of Material Coordinator's to join a well known Oil Field service company. This position is contract and will be located out of the New Iberia, LA office.
Responsibilities:

• Confirm material received
• Read blue prints, instructions etc.
• Manuel labor
• Adhere to all HSE rules and regulations
• Operating basic hand tools such as drills
• May operate forklift or crane when needed

Requirements:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• previous experience with basic hand tools
• Forklift or crane certification
• Great communication skills and ability to work well with others

ABOUT PETROPLAN

Petroplan is a global organisation which specialises in connecting skilled professionals with exceptional contract and permanent career opportunities throughout the oil, gas and energy industry. This has been our focus since Petroplan was formed in 1976.

Our aim isn't to be the largest industry recruitment specialist but rather the best. As such, our recruitment services, contractor management and specialised support is tailored to meet the individual needs of candidates, contractors and clients. Petroplan's local offices across Europe, the Middle East, North America, Asia-Pacific, Africa and Australasia support projects in over forty countries. Our client portfolio includes multi-national corporations, together with niche organisations focusing on a specialist discipline or location.

For more information on how Petroplan can help you, please feel free to visit our About Us page here; https://www.petroplan.com/about/

Lead Planning & Scheduling Specialist

Petroplan is currently recruiting an Lead Planning & Scheduling Specialist to join a diversified downstream energy company with assets in petroleum refining, logistics, renewable fuels.
The Lead Planning & Scheduling Specialist will be a subject matter expert (SME) and will provide guidance and support in all planning and scheduling aspects of capital spend. This role will report directly to Senior Leadership, supporting all company segments and business units. This role will collaborate with estimating and cost control resources across the company.?

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensures projects establish credible schedules appropriate for best practices based on scope, complexity, project development and execution, and would include critical path evaluations, base-lining, float and contingency analysis, resources loading, productivity, progress tracking, deviations and corrective actions, evaluation of schedule basis completeness, and connectivity to contractor or turnaround (TA) plans or schedules
• Collaborate with and guiding other planning and scheduling resources across the company on policies, procedure, and workflow
• Aids segments and individual project teams by supporting: securing the right resource(s) for scheduling/planning efforts; mentoring, coaching and training those less experienced or knowledgeable project professionals; interface with leadership when appropriate for insight on issues, concerns, or instill confidence on planning/scheduling efforts; auditing schedules or plans in such a manner to influence or direct credibility, control, and success
• Identify planning/scheduling metrics, and implement roll out of metrics for reporting across all segments, in a systemic manner, helping and not overwhelming those responsible for reporting, and ensuring training with understanding
• Lead and facilitate interactive planning sessions (IPS) across company at various stages of project development and execution to ensure alignment and success; this accountability could be leading and facilitating or ensuring a 3rd party is providing this support
• Champion conducting lessons learned and continuous improvement sessions for planning and scheduling
• Demonstrated experience with contractor planning and scheduling as well as owner's needs for planning and scheduling, and knowledge for merging these together for success of the project

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Finance or Accounting or related areas
• Seven or more years of planning/scheduling project control experience with a strong background in planning (TA, project, and FEL and FEED efforts including decision making and risk management), schedule development, schedule monitoring, progressing and tracking, reporting
• Project size experience, small and large efforts of planning and scheduling, <$5M to $100M
• Project complexity, highly complex (with a simplicity in approach)
• Project type, experience with planning and scheduling for infrastructure projects (buildings, power upgrades, etc.), refining or similar production improvement related project (debottleneck or expansion), enterprise wide migration projects (SAP enhancements, accounting migrations to new systems, and similar)
• Demonstrated experience with contractor planning and scheduling as well as owner's needs for planning and scheduling, and knowledge for merging these together for success of the project
• Experience with contractor scheduling to include best practices, and proven ability in recommending improvements when needed for project success
• Ability to successfully prioritize and complete multiple tasks, collaborating with diverse teams
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint)
• Proficient, and able to train and coach others in Primavera P6 and Microsoft Projects project management application
• Excellent communication skills, in both oral and written forms, with all levels of the organization including Executive Management, vendors and contractors
• Demonstrated ability to coach and train others around planning and scheduling efforts

ABOUT PETROPLAN

Petroplan is a global organisation which specialises in connecting skilled professionals with exceptional contract and permanent career opportunities throughout the oil, gas and energy industry. This has been our focus since Petroplan was formed in 1976.

Our aim isn't to be the largest industry recruitment specialist but rather the best. As such, our recruitment services, contractor management and specialised support is tailored to meet the individual needs of candidates, contractors and clients. Petroplan's local offices across Europe, the Middle East, North America, Asia-Pacific, Africa and Australasia support projects in over forty countries. Our client portfolio includes multi-national corporations, together with niche organisations focusing on a specialist discipline or location.

For more information on how Petroplan can help you, please feel free to visit our About Us page here; https://www.petroplan.com/about/

Lead Estimating & Cost Control Specialist

Petroplan is currently recruiting a Lead Estimating and Cost Control Specialist to join a diversified downstream energy company with assets in petroleum refining, logistics, renewable fuels.
The Lead Estimating and Cost Control Specialist will be a subject matter expert (SME) and will provide guidance and support in estimating and cost control aspects of capital spend. This role will report directly to Senior Leadership, supporting all company segments and business units. This role will collaborate with estimating and cost control resources across the company.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensures projects establish credible estimates and cost reporting structure appropriate for best practices based on scope, complexity, project development and execution
• Collaborate with and guiding other cost control and estimating resources across the company on policies, procedure, and workflow
• Aids segments and individual project teams by supporting: securing the right resource(s) for estimating and cost control efforts; mentoring, coaching and training those less experienced or knowledgeable project professionals; interface with leadership when appropriate for insight on issues, concerns, or instill confidence on estimating efforts; auditing estimates in such a manner to influence or direct credibility, control, and success
• Identify estimating and cost control metrics, and implement roll out of metrics for reporting across all segments, in a systemic manner, helping and not overwhelming those responsible for reporting, and ensuring training with understanding
• Lead and facilitate estimate reviews across company at various stages of project development and execution to ensure alignment and success; this accountability could be leading and facilitating or ensuring a 3rd party is providing this support
• Champion conducting lessons learned and continuous improvement sessions for estimating and cost controls
• Works closely with planning and scheduling SME to deliver balance between cost and schedule aspect of project and portfolio management
• Participates in meetings for key projects and quarterly portfolio discussions as support to capital governance around estimating and cost control efforts
• Collaborate with accounting and project directors to establish and document improved work breakdown hierarchy allowing functionality across all segments and alignment with asset allocation needs and project cost structures

Required Experience/Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Finance, Accounting or related areas
• Seven or more years of project control experience with a strong background in estimating.
• Project size experience, small and large efforts of estimating and cost controls, <$5M to $100M
• Project complexity, highly complex (with a simplicity in approach)
• Project type, experience with estimating and cost controls for infrastructure projects (buildings, power upgrades, etc.), refining or similar production improvement related project (debottleneck or expansion), enterprise wide migration projects (SAP enhancements, accounting migrations to new systems, and similar)
• Demonstrated experience with contractor estimating and cost controls as well as owner's needs for estimating and cost controls, and knowledge for merging these together for success of the project. Experience with contractor estimating to include best practices, and proven ability in recommending improvements when needed for project success
• Ability to successfully prioritize and complete multiple tasks, collaborating with diverse teams
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint)
• Proficient in the use of SAP
• Experience with estimating programs such as Timberline, Aspen Tech, etc.
• Excellent communication skills, in both oral and written forms, with all levels of the organization including Executive Management, vendors and contractors

ABOUT PETROPLAN

Petroplan is a global organisation which specialises in connecting skilled professionals with exceptional contract and permanent career opportunities throughout the oil, gas and energy industry. This has been our focus since Petroplan was formed in 1976.

Our aim isn't to be the largest industry recruitment specialist but rather the best. As such, our recruitment services, contractor management and specialised support is tailored to meet the individual needs of candidates, contractors and clients. Petroplan's local offices across Europe, the Middle East, North America, Asia-Pacific, Africa and Australasia support projects in over forty countries. Our client portfolio includes multi-national corporations, together with niche organisations focusing on a specialist discipline or location.

For more information on how Petroplan can help you, please feel free to visit our About Us page here; https://www.petroplan.com/about/

JOB SUMMARY
Perform a wide variety of inspection and quality control operations e.g. visual, dimensional, functional, and non-destructive techniques, to make necessary critical observations, tests, or completing appropriate documentation as required.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Perform inspections on components.
Perform source inspections at facilities.
Prepare inspection reports and maintain files of inspection documents.
Review inspection records received for compliance.
Maintain inspection and measuring equipment.
Prepare and coordinate Non-Conformance Reports (NCR?s) for nonconforming parts.

Facility Specific Responsibilities:
Operate inspection machines and read the results of the tests.
Interpret the results of tests per the appropriate SOP.
Maintain daily log books.
Write testing procedures when applicable.
Verify certifications from vendors.
Comply with all departmental rules.
Maintain measurement and test equipment as required.
Utilize a wide variety of measurement and test equipment.
Find and evaluate NDE findings per the appropriate Standard Operating Procedure.

ABOUT PETROPLAN

Petroplan is a global organisation which specialises in connecting skilled professionals with exceptional contract and permanent career opportunities throughout the oil, gas and energy industry. This has been our focus since Petroplan was formed in 1976.

Our aim isn't to be the largest industry recruitment specialist but rather the best. As such, our recruitment services, contractor management and specialised support is tailored to meet the individual needs of candidates, contractors and clients. Petroplan's local offices across Europe, the Middle East, North America, Asia-Pacific, Africa and Australasia support projects in over forty countries. Our client portfolio includes multi-national corporations, together with niche organisations focusing on a specialist discipline or location.

For more information on how Petroplan can help you, please feel free to visit our About Us page here; https://www.petroplan.com/about/

Under direct supervision, performs functional testing and routine testing/analyzing using defined and well documented/proven procedures of individual electronic circuits or Printed Circuit Boards (PCB). Exercises some judgment in the diagnostics, troubleshooting, and basic functional and environmental testing, of existing electrical and/or electronic equipment. Through reliability training, becomes aware of reliability and safety issues. Complies with HSE and Service Quality requirements. Job tasks, correctly performed, impact indirectly on cost containment, efficiency, profitability or operations. Consequences of error are easily measured and can be confined. Skills are typically acquired through the completion of an Associate's degree in a related field of science or through 2 years experience working in a related technician, manufacturing, and/or military equivalent role.

ABOUT PETROPLAN

Petroplan is a global organisation which specialises in connecting skilled professionals with exceptional contract and permanent career opportunities throughout the oil, gas and energy industry. This has been our focus since Petroplan was formed in 1976.

Our aim isn't to be the largest industry recruitment specialist but rather the best. As such, our recruitment services, contractor management and specialised support is tailored to meet the individual needs of candidates, contractors and clients. Petroplan's local offices across Europe, the Middle East, North America, Asia-Pacific, Africa and Australasia support projects in over forty countries. Our client portfolio includes multi-national corporations, together with niche organisations focusing on a specialist discipline or location.

For more information on how Petroplan can help you, please feel free to visit our About Us page here; https://www.petroplan.com/about/

ABOUT PETROPLAN

Petroplan is a global organisation which specialises in connecting skilled professionals with exceptional contract and permanent career opportunities throughout the oil, gas and energy industry. This has been our focus since Petroplan was formed in 1976.

Our aim isn't to be the largest industry recruitment specialist but rather the best. As such, our recruitment services, contractor management and specialised support is tailored to meet the individual needs of candidates, contractors and clients. Petroplan's local offices across Europe, the Middle East, North America, Asia-Pacific, Africa and Australasia support projects in over forty countries. Our client portfolio includes multi-national corporations, together with niche organisations focusing on a specialist discipline or location.

For more information on how Petroplan can help you, please feel free to visit our About Us page here; https://www.petroplan.com/about/

Petroplan is currently accepting applications for a Wind & Composite Field Technician to join a well known Oil & Gas company. Prospective candidates will be responsible for providing blade integrity, inspection and repair expertise. Areas of impact will include inspection programs and techniques, repair design, planning and strategy, standard development and much more.
This position is a DIRECT hire role and is located about an hour outside of Colorado Springs.
Qualifications:

• 7 years of wind industry OR related composite experience
• Bachelor Degree in Engineering (Aerospace, Mechanical, etc.)
• Detailed knowledge of wind turbines blade repair standards and methods
• Demonstrated blade internal and external inspection skills. Understanding of advanced inspection technologies considered a plus

ABOUT PETROPLAN

Petroplan is a global organisation which specialises in connecting skilled professionals with exceptional contract and permanent career opportunities throughout the oil, gas and energy industry. This has been our focus since Petroplan was formed in 1976.

Our aim isn't to be the largest industry recruitment specialist but rather the best. As such, our recruitment services, contractor management and specialised support is tailored to meet the individual needs of candidates, contractors and clients. Petroplan's local offices across Europe, the Middle East, North America, Asia-Pacific, Africa and Australasia support projects in over forty countries. Our client portfolio includes multi-national corporations, together with niche organisations focusing on a specialist discipline or location.

For more information on how Petroplan can help you, please feel free to visit our About Us page here; https://www.petroplan.com/about/

Involved in contract/confirmation processes and procedures. Liaises with Commercial, Trading and Finance roles to ensure timely dispatching and execution of contracts and confirmations.

Reviewing purchase contracts and negotiating the contract terms with suppliers

• Preparation of sale contracts and dealing with countering of contracts to conclusion
• Contractual updates on economic terms
• Advising commercial teams on contractual and paralegal matters
• Tracking and logging of contracts and all related correspondence and emails
• Computer filing and trading system updating
• Review of trade bookings in line with deal trade recap
• Facilitating review and execution of tender agreements
• Drafting, review, negotiations and tracking of term contracts
• Updating and term contract management in ICM system
• Review of new General Terms and Conditions
• Daily and weekly trade report
• Working closely with various departments

Skills:

• Strong planning and organizational skills required
• Excellent communication (written and spoken) and teamwork skills with preference for action, accountability and developing alternatives and solutions
• Effective Negotiation skills
• Strong desire for personal learning and sharing of knowledge and skills with others
• Must be proficient in Microsoft packages and generally IT literate
• The ability to identify inefficiencies in existing process and suggest improvements

Knowledge/Experience:

• Proven experience in commodity/trading or shipping environment
• Technical Knowledge of Contracts
• Flexible approach and be commercially orientated
• Knowledge of INCOTERMS and legal clauses affecting the contract
• Sound experience of contracts within the Oil Industry, established knowledge of Oil contract administration.

ABOUT PETROPLAN

Petroplan is a global organisation which specialises in connecting skilled professionals with exceptional contract and permanent career opportunities throughout the oil, gas and energy industry. This has been our focus since Petroplan was formed in 1976.

Our aim isn't to be the largest industry recruitment specialist but rather the best. As such, our recruitment services, contractor management and specialised support is tailored to meet the individual needs of candidates, contractors and clients. Petroplan's local offices across Europe, the Middle East, North America, Asia-Pacific, Africa and Australasia support projects in over forty countries. Our client portfolio includes multi-national corporations, together with niche organisations focusing on a specialist discipline or location.

For more information on how Petroplan can help you, please feel free to visit our About Us page here; https://www.petroplan.com/about/