We have a fine-tuned awareness of the USA Oil and Gas Jobs market and our Houston office helps us provide professional assistance from either side of the Atlantic. Our team of specialist recruiters focus on key geographical areas in the Greater Houston area, the Gulf of Mexico and the Texas Shale Plays. We particularly concentrate on exploration and production, midstream and downstream, LNG, oilfield services and manufacturing; and our core specialisms include Discipline Engineers, Wells and Drilling, HSE, Project Management, and Corporate roles.
The full range of recruitment services are available through us, from executive search and contingency recruitment for direct hire, to permanent and contractor recruitment, management and payrolling.
Oil and Gas Jobs in the USA
The United States produces both oil and natural gas at a world leading rate and is the world’s largest economic force, with a GDP in excess of $17bn. The oil and gas industry here continues to utilise pioneering methods and new technology in an attempt to extract the most from its oil and gas resources and requires the best available staff to accomplish this.
A visa is required for both employment and long-term residence within the US and there are a range of documents that cover specific sectors and various personal situations. The recruitment specialists at Petroplan can help to clarify the process, but ensuring eligibility is suggested before commencing with the application process for roles.
The USA continues to attract professionals looking to further their careers in a range of prosperous, exciting settings and appeals to people for many reasons. Affordable housing and multicultural environments make settling here relatively easy, while the expense of healthcare can be covered by or at least shared with employers in most instances.
To offer the best service possible, we take the time to understand the technical details of each job vacancy we manage, including Project Managers Operations Managers, Commercial roles and more. Our links in the USA allow us to look beyond these standard requirements and we endeavour to ensure a perfect match with every placement.
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Measurement Technician
Description:Inspect, operate, maintain and troubleshoot meters, including orifice, rotary, ultrasonic, and turbine, their associated meter tubes, orifice plates, recorders, gauges transmitters and emissions monitoring equipment to ensure accurate gas measurement. *Calculate volume rates and sizes orifice plates to set flow rates. *Inspect, operate and maintain the following gas quality equipment: Gas Chromatographs, sulfur and hydrogen sulfide monitors, oxygen monitors, and water vapor instruments. *Collect spot or continuous gas samples and liquid samples, labels package and ship samples for determination of gas quality and composition. *Inspect, operate, maintain and troubleshoot control valves, regulators, relief valves and control instruments to provide accurate, reliable and safe control of flow rates and pressures.You have the following education and experience:*An Associate's degree in a relevant technical field or possess equivalent training. *A valid driver's license. *Reside or are willing to reside within 30 miles of the assigned reporting location. *Can perform physically demanding activities in all types of weather conditions. *Able and willing to work overtime, weekends, be on call and standby, and travel overnight as required.Physical Requirements: Include but are not limited to: Balancing, bending and stooping, climbing, crawling, carrying ( up to 50 amount of pounds), grasping, kneeling, lifting (objects 50 pounds), pulling hand over hand, pushing, reaching above shoulder, repetitive motion, sitting, standing, walking, visual requirement (able to see screens, detect color coding, read fine print), hearing requirement.Mental Requirements: Include but are not limited to: Ability to: understand, remember and apply oral and/or written instructions or other information, understand complex problems and collaborate/explore alternative solutions, organize thoughts and ideas into understandable terminology, organize and prioritize work schedule on a short-term basis, make decisions which have moderate impact on the immediate work unit and monitor impact outside this area, understand and follow basic instructions and guidelines, complete routine forms, compose letters, outlines, memoranda and basic reports and communicate with individuals via telephone. Petroplan Today - Our Vision & Mission Our core aim now, and since 1976, has been, and is, to provide exceptional talent solutions to the energy industry. This means delivering the right solutions to our business partners through specialist knowledge and tenacity, By creating strong business partnerships with our clients, contractors, candidates and suppliers, so that we can really understand their needs and truly assist, Through our dedicated expertise, focused only on the Energy sector By staying at the centre of the worldwide community for all those, we do business with. Bringing over 44 years' experience, providing experts and professionals into roles across the energy sector from Engineering, Exploration and Production, O&M projects to Corporate & Commercial, over 55 countries, 550 clients and 65 disciplines, our experience, specialist industry and technical knowledge makes our team true experts. Remaining niche to the Oil and Gas and, latterly, Renewables sectors, we can provide in-depth workforce solutions, via delivery from our global sector teams focused on Oil and Gas, Technology, Renewable Energy, Commercial and Executive/C-suite. To this end, we believe we can offer the full breadth of bespoke solutions and services based on all our clients' needs.