Oil and Gas Jobs

Reservoir Engineer/Residential in West Africa

We are looking for a Reservoir Engineer with 2-5 years of industry experience for a Residential role in West Africa. Key skills needed are:

• Reservoir modelling
• Field development planning
• Production optimisation
• Well planning and operations engineering

This will be a full time staff position and full expat package will be provided.

ABOUT PETROPLAN

Petroplan is the trusted global recruitment solutions partner for clients and professionals in the oil, gas and energy sector. Our mission is to explore with you, seeking optimum talent solutions for our clients and the very best opportunities for our candidates.

Bringing over 40 years' experience, providing experts and professionals into roles across the energy sector from Engineering, Exploration and Production, O&M projects to Corporate & Commercial. Specialist industry & technical knowledge makes our team true experts.

1000s of placements in more than 40 countries for over 180 clients across 65 disciplines

Led today by a predominantly female Board of Directors who provide strong leadership and demand consistency of service to ensure clients receive unrivalled service levels and quality candidates to meet their specific needs. This leadership ethos is underpinned by a positive and client led management structure.

Are you looking for a new challenge? Could it be time for a change?

Petroplan has been growing over the past 40 years and we are always on the lookout for excellent recruiters of all levels to join us.

We work in the following areas:

• HSEQ
• Drilling & Subsurface
• Upstream Engineering
• Downstream Engineering
• Corporate Services
• Renewables

What can you expect from Petroplan?

Petroplan has a great reputation as a global specialist recruiter of professionals working in the oil, gas and energy industry.

Our offices are modern and spacious, with Petroplan's approach to flexible working, you can work your hours in order to finish earlier on a Friday. Monday through to Thursday 8.00am till 5.30pm, ending your week at 12 on a Friday lunchtime.

• Opportunities for you to earn your own commission placing senior and expert candidates with clients across the EMEA region
• Warm clients with whom you can develop our offering
• Autonomy, together with the support and freedom to build your own desk / team and enhance your individual brand
• We already have a strong base of clients within EMEA which we have built over the past 40 years

Petroplan also offer a number of perks that are a little different to the norm:

• a market leading commission scheme
• additional sales incentives including an annual holiday for top billers
• brand new office with roof top bar
• excellent working environment that is results driven and not KPI's
• dress down days on Monday and Friday
• monthly management override for building a team
• Cohesive team and fun environment with industry leading 'oil, gas and energy' training

You will get support, training and have career progression from day 1. We have a transparent career progression road map and encourage people to develop and be successful!

Is this role for you?

You enjoy working in a recruitment role or you have the determination, perseverance and natural sales ability that would make you a success.

If you are interested in this role, we would love to speak to you. Please email your CV to [email protected]

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

Petroplan Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Structural O&M Engineer

Petroplan are assisting a client in the search for a Structural O&M Engineer. The client is a multi-national project services company. This position will be focusing on the O&M of the Offshore Business, with a strong focus on delivering critical work packages relating to structural integrity and delivering input to various other projects.

Location: London, UK

Rate: D.O.E

Duration: 6 months

Core Competencies:

• Develop and update of maintenance scope of works (inspection regimes).
• Technical management of key integrity issues.
• Review of new design concepts.
• Experience in defining maintenance scope of works.
• Experience in analysing failures and defining root causes and solutions.
• Perform assessment of structural engineering issues compromising the long-term integrity of the offshore wind assets, both above water line and subsea. No modelling or detailed calculations will be required.
• Evaluating O&M solutions / risk levels affecting technical integrity or asset performance and giving mitigation recommendations.

Please contact / 0203 758 9617 for a confidential/non-committal chat.

ABOUT PETROPLAN

Petroplan is the trusted global recruitment solutions partner for clients and professionals in the oil, gas and energy sector. Our mission is to explore with you, seeking optimum talent solutions for our clients and the very best opportunities for our candidates.

Bringing over 40 years' experience, providing experts and professionals into roles across the energy sector from Engineering, Exploration and Production, O&M projects to Corporate & Commercial. Specialist industry & technical knowledge makes our team true experts.

1000s of placements in more than 40 countries for over 180 clients across 65 disciplines

Led today by a predominantly female Board of Directors who provide strong leadership and demand consistency of service to ensure clients receive unrivalled service levels and quality candidates to meet their specific needs. This leadership ethos is underpinned by a positive and client led management structure.

The main purpose of this role is to lead contracting process in a Key Strategic package within the project from the definition of the contracting strategy to place the contract after leading the tendering process and negotiations with the bidders and managing the contract during the execution phase up to final settlement.

You will be responsible for establishing a team of experts to define contracting strategies and plans, tendering, negotiating and managing multi-million offshore delivery contracts.

Responsibilities

• Detail contractual assessments to support project business case: Monitoring contractor performance in the project, to ensure quality, H&S and cost targets are met and ensuring the project is implemented in a manner consistent with the contract terms and with sound commercial and risk management principles
• Implement the necessary processes and procedures required to develop and contract Key Strategic Suppliers (and related works) for the specific project.
• Oversee the negotiation and completion of a specific set of contracts for wind turbine agreements.
• Anticipate contractual and commercial risks, opportunities and threats to the project and implement control measures or actions.
• Oversee that projects comply and follow standard processes and procedure while developing or executing each wind farm.
• Add value by maintaining relationships with all contractor and suppliers.
• Coordinate all legal and procurement activities for the project area.
• Management of Supply Chain strategy for the specific area of the project.
• Drive continuous improvement in contractual strategies, commercial parameters and contractual terms and conditions.

Skills & Requirements
We are looking for individuals with significant experience in Offshore Wind Contracting processes; the ability of managing multidisciplinary teams; experience in contracting strategies definition and execution; significant technical and practical knowledge of offshore wind technology; strong knowledge of industry standards; knowledge of health and safety and environmental legislation;
Role can be based in London or Glasgow

ABOUT PETROPLAN

Petroplan is the trusted global recruitment solutions partner for clients and professionals in the oil, gas and energy sector. Our mission is to explore with you, seeking optimum talent solutions for our clients and the very best opportunities for our candidates.

Bringing over 40 years' experience, providing experts and professionals into roles across the energy sector from Engineering, Exploration and Production, O&M projects to Corporate & Commercial. Specialist industry & technical knowledge makes our team true experts.

1000s of placements in more than 40 countries for over 180 clients across 65 disciplines

Led today by a predominantly female Board of Directors who provide strong leadership and demand consistency of service to ensure clients receive unrivalled service levels and quality candidates to meet their specific needs. This leadership ethos is underpinned by a positive and client led management structure.

Contract: Permanent/staff role

Location: London

Company: Oil and Gas Industry

Key Responsibilities

• Preparation of monthly board reporting / analytics packs
• Managing a live model of the portfolio, understanding the inputs and building user friendly outputs
• Assistance in preparing consolidated financial statements and monthly reports
• Responsible for the accounting and financial reporting of various parent/'holdco' companies
• Identifying areas for improvement in the control environment and assisting in implementing appropriate changes
• Managing annual budgeting process across the group
• Assist in co-ordinating the audit process for group accounts as well as certain holdco companies
• Transfer pricing studies, analysis and documentation

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Qualified Chartered Accountant min 4 years PQE
• Strong technical accounting background
• Multi-national experience dealing with different cultures and work practices

SKILL SETS

• Strong excel (tools such as Power BI desirable)
• SAP as well as HFM or Hyperion systems experience desirable
• Superior organizational skills and ability to work in a fast paced, deadline driven environment
• Solid problem-solving skills and the ability to exercise critical thinking
• Commercial acumen with the willingness to travel occasionally

ABOUT PETROPLAN

Petroplan is the trusted global recruitment solutions partner for clients and professionals in the oil, gas and energy sector. Our mission is to explore with you, seeking optimum talent solutions for our clients and the very best opportunities for our candidates.

Bringing over 40 years' experience, providing experts and professionals into roles across the energy sector from Engineering, Exploration and Production, O&M projects to Corporate & Commercial. Specialist industry & technical knowledge makes our team true experts.

1000s of placements in more than 40 countries for over 180 clients across 65 disciplines

Led today by a predominantly female Board of Directors who provide strong leadership and demand consistency of service to ensure clients receive unrivalled service levels and quality candidates to meet their specific needs. This leadership ethos is underpinned by a positive and client led management structure.

Machinery Engineer (Onshore). London

Office based position

Company: Engineering Consultancy

Contract duration: 18-month

Project Information:

• Basic Design and FEED document review, supervision, and support during the EPC/EPIC tendering stage for on and offshore facilities of a gas field development

Job Objectives:

• Supervision of Basic Design and FEED engineering activities
• Support of EPC / EPIC tendering

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Reviews of project basis of design, technical queries, and active participation in the stage of data gathering.
• Reviews various discipline related engineering deliverables (Basis of Designs, Philosophies, Compressor/Driver & Pump/Driver Selection Studies, Line & Equipment Lists, Drawings, Data Sheets, Specifications, Material Requisitions, Vendor Document Requirement Lists (VDRL), BFDs, PFDs, UFDs and P&IDs, C&E Matrices, heat integration, RAM, other discipline related Documents, etc.).
• Actively participates in HSE document reviews & workshops, such as HAZOP, SIMOPS, Plant Process Hazard Analysis (PHA), Safety & Environment Critical Elements (SECE) and related Performance Standards, Constructability, ALARP Workshops, etc..
• Actively participates in 3D model reviews.

Education & Accreditation

• University degree, BEng, BSc, MEng or MSc in Mechanical Engineering
• Chartered status with a discipline relevant recognized engineering institution is considered advantageous

Requirements:

• Minimum 15 years professional experience in Machinery / Rotating Equipment Engineering
• Familiar and conversant with all applicable standards, codes and specifications, especially discipline relevant North American and European codes & standards such as API, NACE, NFPA, ANSI, ASME, PED Directive, ISO, EN, etc. are a requirement
• Must be eligible to work in the United Kingdom. Visa or work permit assistance

ABOUT PETROPLAN

Petroplan is the trusted global recruitment solutions partner for clients and professionals in the oil, gas and energy sector. Our mission is to explore with you, seeking optimum talent solutions for our clients and the very best opportunities for our candidates.

Bringing over 40 years' experience, providing experts and professionals into roles across the energy sector from Engineering, Exploration and Production, O&M projects to Corporate & Commercial. Specialist industry & technical knowledge makes our team true experts.

1000s of placements in more than 40 countries for over 180 clients across 65 disciplines

Led today by a predominantly female Board of Directors who provide strong leadership and demand consistency of service to ensure clients receive unrivalled service levels and quality candidates to meet their specific needs. This leadership ethos is underpinned by a positive and client led management structure.

Job details:

• Basic Design and FEED document review, supervision and support during the EPC/EPIC tendering stage for on and offshore facilities of a Brown & Greenfield gas field development.
• Day-to-day decisions in the execution of the project; regarding machinery / rotating equipment engineering activities
• Supervision of Basic Design and FEED engineering activities
• Support of EPC / EPIC tendering
• Manages the interface between Client's project team and machinery / rotating equipment engineering design
• Manages all discipline related engineering activities, review and approval.
• Responses to Technical Queries (TQ's) and written clarification requests by 3rd parties and attend clarification
• Technical Document Review - Ensures that correct input data, codes & standards are used and adhered
• Reviews of project basis of design, technical queries, and active participation in the stage of data gathering
• Reviews various discipline related engineering deliverables
• Machinery / Rotating Equipment Package Management from design & tendering to procurement, vendor management / vetting, FAT's and transportation, installation, MeCo, commissioning, SAT's and start-up is considered advantageous
• Minimum 15 years professional experience in Machinery / Rotating Equipment Engineering
• Must be eligible to work in the United Kingdom. Visa or work permit assistance will not be provided.

ABOUT PETROPLAN

Petroplan is the trusted global recruitment solutions partner for clients and professionals in the oil, gas and energy sector. Our mission is to explore with you, seeking optimum talent solutions for our clients and the very best opportunities for our candidates.

Bringing over 40 years' experience, providing experts and professionals into roles across the energy sector from Engineering, Exploration and Production, O&M projects to Corporate & Commercial. Specialist industry & technical knowledge makes our team true experts.

1000s of placements in more than 40 countries for over 180 clients across 65 disciplines

Led today by a predominantly female Board of Directors who provide strong leadership and demand consistency of service to ensure clients receive unrivalled service levels and quality candidates to meet their specific needs. This leadership ethos is underpinned by a positive and client led management structure.

Offshore Structural Engineer

Petroplan are assisting a client in the search for an Offshore Structural Engineer to work a staff position. The client is a mid-sized operator with offices in Central London, easily commutable if you are based outer-London.

The role will be involved with a majority of the engineering and commercial aspects of the company in pre and post-contract stages within assigned projects.

Selected candidates will need to have a proven ability within Offshore structural engineering, particularly in FPSO/FSO Design which includes bridges, substructures and topsides. Technical knowledge should stretch from design through to installation.

Proficiency in SESAM, ANSYS and various other tools for structural analysis is desirable.

Person Specification:

• 10-15 years minimum experience
• Offshore Structural Knowledge
• Commissioning & Site Experience
• Previous experience working for an Oil & Gas operator
• Salary: D.O.E
• Location: London

Please contact / 0203 758 9617 for a confidential, non-committal chat.

ABOUT PETROPLAN

Petroplan is the trusted global recruitment solutions partner for clients and professionals in the oil, gas and energy sector. Our mission is to explore with you, seeking optimum talent solutions for our clients and the very best opportunities for our candidates.

Bringing over 40 years' experience, providing experts and professionals into roles across the energy sector from Engineering, Exploration and Production, O&M projects to Corporate & Commercial. Specialist industry & technical knowledge makes our team true experts.

1000s of placements in more than 40 countries for over 180 clients across 65 disciplines

Led today by a predominantly female Board of Directors who provide strong leadership and demand consistency of service to ensure clients receive unrivalled service levels and quality candidates to meet their specific needs. This leadership ethos is underpinned by a positive and client led management structure.

Job Title: Senior O&M Engineer

Location: UK - Home based initially but will move to London when appropriate

The position will be working in the O&M package of a major Wind Farm project Offshore UK.

The O&M team are responsible for taking the project through the Pre-FID stages and readiness phases to ensure the project is fully prepared for operation.

The project OPEX business case and overall O&M strategy needs to be developed for the FID in 2021. The main purpose of the O&M Engineer role is to assist the Lead Project Manager Interfaces in the development and documentation of the OPEX model, logistic strategy, Operations facilities and Yield in the pre-FID phase. This role will also work closely with the O&M commercial department in developing the business case for the project. Tasks will include input into modelling of logistics scenarios, fuel estimations and transport mean capabilities analysis and documenting OPEX assumptions and cost information in preparation for the FID investment dossier.

The job holder will be required to:

• Work with the Project Manager interfaces in developing the project factbook, including the identification of issues with highest risk or items for escalation
• Work with the Commercial department on updating and re-drafting of the project Factbook
• Help to develop operational strategy with regards to the Service contracts negotiated
• Assist in the development and execution of the Operation and Maintenance Strategies for both the Windfarm and the transmission assets.
• Maintenance strategy development throughout WTG Group
• Development of Yield on the pre-FID phase.
• Ensuring the O&M facilities and assets meet the operational requirements.
• Must have sound knowledge of Offshore Wind Operations and Maintenance
• Experience, knowledge and understanding negotiation of large commercial contracts.
• Highly developed communication skills and interpersonal, particularly related to multicultural relationships, and ability to present effectively to management teams.
• Ability to adapt quickly to a rapidly changing working environment and demonstrate a positive approach to change.

Experience

• Must have an engineering orientated Bachelors (BSc/BEng) degree level or demonstrate significant experience in a relevant discipline
• Minimum five years offshore wind experience is preferred, alternatively significant experience in a relevant discipline

• Offshore wind experience is preferred

ABOUT PETROPLAN

Petroplan is the trusted global recruitment solutions partner for clients and professionals in the oil, gas and energy sector. Our mission is to explore with you, seeking optimum talent solutions for our clients and the very best opportunities for our candidates.

Bringing over 40 years' experience, providing experts and professionals into roles across the energy sector from Engineering, Exploration and Production, O&M projects to Corporate & Commercial. Specialist industry & technical knowledge makes our team true experts.

1000s of placements in more than 40 countries for over 180 clients across 65 disciplines

Led today by a predominantly female Board of Directors who provide strong leadership and demand consistency of service to ensure clients receive unrivalled service levels and quality candidates to meet their specific needs. This leadership ethos is underpinned by a positive and client led management structure.

Position: HSE Manager

Company: Oil & Gas Operator

Purpose of the Role:

This role is responsible for the overall management, development, and maintenance of effective, Health, Safety and Environmental programs, including managing compliance and directing the development, deployment and continuous improvement of environmental, health and safety management systems across company operations.

Job Function:

• Advising management on the requirements of company policies and standards for occupational health in line with local legal requirements, OGP standards, best practise in Industry and gain their commitment for achieving these to ensure best practice.
• Working with the technical/operations teams on the Risk Management process (i.e. HAZID, Risk Assessment and HAZOP, etc.).
• Providing guidance on all process safety standards, guidelines & codes in projects and
• operations (ASME, ASTM, BSI etc.).
• Write and assist subsidiaries to write HSE procedures and emergency plans, identifying potential emergency scenarios and developing emergency preparedness plans.
• Reviewing all new project contractors' relevant HSE documents e.g. HSE-MS; project HSE plans, JHA, Risk assessment, safe work method statement etc.
• Facilitating and participating in technical process safety studies e.g. FEED Reviews, HAZOP, HAZIDS, SIL, LOPA, Design EER, Design safety case studies etc.

Qualification & Experience:

• A Bachelor's degree or equivalent in science or environmental management disciplines.
• Minimum of 15 years relevant experience in the oil and gas industry with relevant professional membership of waste/ environmental management institute

ABOUT PETROPLAN

Petroplan is the trusted global recruitment solutions partner for clients and professionals in the oil, gas and energy sector. Our mission is to explore with you, seeking optimum talent solutions for our clients and the very best opportunities for our candidates.

Bringing over 40 years' experience, providing experts and professionals into roles across the energy sector from Engineering, Exploration and Production, O&M projects to Corporate & Commercial. Specialist industry & technical knowledge makes our team true experts.

1000s of placements in more than 40 countries for over 180 clients across 65 disciplines

Led today by a predominantly female Board of Directors who provide strong leadership and demand consistency of service to ensure clients receive unrivalled service levels and quality candidates to meet their specific needs. This leadership ethos is underpinned by a positive and client led management structure.

Ensure, by adoption of modern technology processes, the competitiveness of products and technologies of the downstream business.

Drive continuous improvement of Process technology development projects by ensuring lessons learnt are considered for each project and sharing best practice ways of working.

Drive the process for developing the Production Units by generating, capturing, and prioritising improvement proposals and transforming them into implementable projects. This should include contributing to the downstream Roadmap, and coordinating and technically supporting strategic project development and Master Plan activities.

Technical leadership to help resolve complex problems.

Foster and maintain key stakeholder relationships. Strong presentation skills to communicate options, trade-offs and recommendations and obtaining buy-in and support for the projects.

Coach, counsel and supervise all direct reports and senior staff, and ensure the staff are motivated, and that personal and career development is completed.

Manages his/her organisation with ownership, ensures sustainable solutions and customer focused operation. Responsible for the development and succession of his/her subordinates.

Responsible for ensuring and controlling of compliance with the related legal and company rules - with special regard to the general regulations defining company operation: Code of Ethics and Business Conduct, rules of Conflict of Interest, HSE and Data Protection.

ABOUT PETROPLAN

Petroplan is the trusted global recruitment solutions partner for clients and professionals in the oil, gas and energy sector. Our mission is to explore with you, seeking optimum talent solutions for our clients and the very best opportunities for our candidates.

Bringing over 40 years' experience, providing experts and professionals into roles across the energy sector from Engineering, Exploration and Production, O&M projects to Corporate & Commercial. Specialist industry & technical knowledge makes our team true experts.

1000s of placements in more than 40 countries for over 180 clients across 65 disciplines

Led today by a predominantly female Board of Directors who provide strong leadership and demand consistency of service to ensure clients receive unrivalled service levels and quality candidates to meet their specific needs. This leadership ethos is underpinned by a positive and client led management structure.

Offshore Substation Safety Engineer

The Offshore Substation Safety Engineer will be dedicated to the Offshore Substation Supply and construction, along with offshore cable packages from day one.

Specifically the Offshore H&S Engineer shall provide full support to the Offshore Substation Package in its entirety, covering design, fabrication, transportation and installation through to commissioning; this will include the export and array cables packages. Interfacing with other packages such as WTG, Foundations and Onshore cables interfaces.

Specific Health & Safety Requirements

H&S Engineer shall be medically fit to conduct all aspects of work. If offshore work is envisaged then Offshore medical fitness examination shall be held. Certificates shall be held for all aspects of work if direct work is undertaken or access to site is required.

All UK Health and Safety Legislation shall be followed as well local legislation, company rules, guidelines and procedures and site rules

ABOUT PETROPLAN

Petroplan is the trusted global recruitment solutions partner for clients and professionals in the oil, gas and energy sector. Our mission is to explore with you, seeking optimum talent solutions for our clients and the very best opportunities for our candidates.

Bringing over 40 years' experience, providing experts and professionals into roles across the energy sector from Engineering, Exploration and Production, O&M projects to Corporate & Commercial. Specialist industry & technical knowledge makes our team true experts.

1000s of placements in more than 40 countries for over 180 clients across 65 disciplines

Led today by a predominantly female Board of Directors who provide strong leadership and demand consistency of service to ensure clients receive unrivalled service levels and quality candidates to meet their specific needs. This leadership ethos is underpinned by a positive and client led management structure.

ABOUT PETROPLAN

Petroplan is the trusted global recruitment solutions partner for clients and professionals in the oil, gas and energy sector. Our mission is to explore with you, seeking optimum talent solutions for our clients and the very best opportunities for our candidates.

Bringing over 40 years' experience, providing experts and professionals into roles across the energy sector from Engineering, Exploration and Production, O&M projects to Corporate & Commercial. Specialist industry & technical knowledge makes our team true experts.

1000s of placements in more than 40 countries for over 180 clients across 65 disciplines

Led today by a predominantly female Board of Directors who provide strong leadership and demand consistency of service to ensure clients receive unrivalled service levels and quality candidates to meet their specific needs. This leadership ethos is underpinned by a positive and client led management structure.