Saturday, March 31, 2012

Control & Instrumentation Team Leader

Control & Instrumentation Team Leader
Aberdeen
Negotiable

The Background
This is a fantastic opportunity for a Control & Instrumentation Team Leader to work for a global leading Oil and Gas business. As a Control & Instrumentation Team Leader you'll provide day to day control and instrumentation engineering support to offshore production operations. Managing a team of 5 reports you'll co-ordinate activities to any control & instrumentation maintenance issues.


The Role
As the Control and Instrumentation Team Leader you'll provide an input into existing and new assets ensuring that the company is operational, certification and verification requirements are complied with. You'll also co-ordinate and direct the maintenance team effort for input into tenders and monitoring of contracts, budgets and budgetary control. Additionally you'll carry out risk assessments, operational safety cases and will provide operational direction to onshore staff and offshore management.


You
Ideally you'll be educated to a degree level within a relevant discipline or you'll have the equivalent experience within a Control and Instrumentation field. Ideally you'll be a chartered engineer and will have experience of leading a team within the C & I field.
This is a fantastic opportunity to work for a global leading organisation that prides themselves on their developments within the oil and gas field and fantastic career opportunities!
To Apply: Call Nick on 01524 865559 or alternatively send an up to date copy of your CV to nick.davis@velosi-intec.com.
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Intec (UK) Ltd was established in 1982 by Engineers for Engineers. We deliver Global Recruitment Solutions within the Oil & Gas, Power, Nuclear, Utilities, Rail, Construction and Aerospace Sectors for Owner/Operators, Consultancies, Contractors and Sub-Contractors.
For a free, confidential service register your details on velosi-intec where you will find a full list of live positions. On-going requirements include; ATEX Inspector, Civil Engineers, Coating Inspector, Commissioning Engineers, Drilling Engineer, Electrician, HSE, Inspectors, Instrument Engineer/Technicians, Labourer, Mechanic, Mechanical & Electrical Engineer/Fitters, Operator, Pipeline Engineer/Supervisor/Inspector, Piping Engineer/Supervisor/Inspector, Planning Engineers, Process Engineer, Project Engineer, Project Manager, QA/QC Engineer/Managers, Quantity Surveyors/Cost Engineers/Project Controls/Estimators, Riggers, Safety Advisor/Officer/Engineers, Site Managers, Supervisor/Superintendents, Turbine Engineer/Fitters and many more.
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Port Engineer - AHTS Vessels

The client, a leading operator of a major OSV fleet, now need an experienced Port Engineer to join their team in Tanajib, Saudi Arabia. The main purpose of the role is to attend all vessels during port calls, ensuring proper allocation of available resources to complete all technical work lists. Key accountabilities are: Technical Functions: - The Operation, administration and supervision of the workshop personnel. Ensuring the timely correction of Electrical / Mechanical defects reported by all vessels. Responsible for the performance of all instrumentation and automation on the vessels in conjunction with vessel staff. Checking fuel sounding on vessels and ensuring that it is correctly reported by the vessel. Security and maintenance of the Workshop area and equipment used on the jetty. Ensure the requirements of the Company Planned Maintenance System are complied with on the vessels. Rectification of any recommendations and or deficiencies as a result of the above surveys within the given time frame. Should be prepared to go on board to fault find and rectify defects if necessary. Candidates MUST have an Unlimited Chief Engineers License with a minimum of three years shore experience as a Port Engineer mobilising Offshore Support Vessels. Candidates Must be fluent communicators in Arabic/English. Only Indian OR Saudi nationals required for this position.

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Contracts Manager (Shipyard / Fabrication / FPSO)

AppId is over the quota
AppId is over the quota
Our client is a UK firm of claims and contracts consultants providing people for projects worldwide. They now have an urgent requirement for an experienced and well qualified Contracts Manager for an oil and gas related project based in South Korea. The initial period will be for 6 months however this is likely to be extended to a period of 18 months or more. You will be responsible for doing change orders for this lump sum contract, agreeing scope of variations etc. You should have good experience of Contracts Management for oil and gas related projects in particular with experience of fabrication / shipyards in particular where the client is doing the fabrication of FPSO's.You will need to have an HNC or Degree in Engineering / Quantity Surveying or equivalent and you will most likely have been trained and have worked in the United Kingdom, Australia or New Zealand. You will be provided with accommodation, flights etc. and the leave is likely to be 3 months on, 2 weeks off but is slightly negotiable. You will be paid on a daily rate which is also negotiable.

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Instrument & Control Engineer

Instrument & Control Engineer
Aberdeen
£negotiable + competitive benefits package

This is a fantastic opportunity to work with a leading oil and gas operator in their Aberdeen office. As an Instrumentation and Control Engineer you would be required to provide day to day operational support and Instrument engineering expertise to the company's North Sea Assets.


Duties and responsibilities include:
*Undertake day to day Instrument operational support.
*Provide best practise solutions and carry out control system investigations when required (DCS/SCADA/PLC/F&G/ESD etc)
*Provide detailed input into Facilities instrument related projects
*Provide Instrument engineering support for offshore operations.
*Ensure that all activities are carried out in a safe and efficient manner to comply with statutory and Company requirements.
*Develop & control Instrument maintenance budget
*Input into facilities & upgrade budgets
*Manage obsolescence issues with facilities and vendors in a timely and cost effective manner
*Provide operations engineering input into operational certification and verification activities.
*Review planned maintenance activities and procedures and closely monitor instrument maintenance backlog
*Manage subcontract activity within the instrument & control remit
*Interface with certifying authorities on Assurance maintenance matters
*Interface with suppliers, vendors and subcontractors where required
*Detailed analysis and reporting of SCE activities.
*Assist Project team when needed


The ideal candidate will be degree qualified (or equivalent) in a related engineering discipline, with experience in a similar position. Commercial and financial awareness, as well as knowledge of project management, planning and scheduling would be beneficial, along with knowledge of Safety, Health and Environmental Management and Systems.


If you are interested, please contact Joanne at Intec to apply or to find out more


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Intec (UK) Ltd was established in 1982 by Engineers for Engineers. We deliver Global Recruitment Solutions within the Oil & Gas, Power, Nuclear, Utilities, Rail, Construction and Aerospace Sectors for Owner/Operators, Consultancies, Contractors and Sub-Contractors.


Intec (UK) Ltd is an equal opportunities employer and a member of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC).
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Project Controls Sheduler

Our client, a firm of consultants with experience in the Oil, Gas and Petrochemical sectors, has long term contracts to provide skilled Project Services and Contracts and Procurement Professionals globally to major International Oil Companies. They now seek a Project Controls / Construction Scheduler (with experience in the oil and gas industry) to work in Houston, Texas.
Responsibilities:- Coordinate assigned day to day activities and manage scheduling work load with contractors. Build CPM, logically driven construction schedules at various stages of the project life cycle. Specific emphasis is placed on Final Investment Decision (FID) and Issued For Construction (IFC) schedules. Analyze schedule logic, activity durations, constraints, float, resource loading, etc. Review critical path(s). Level resources as needed to support project constraints. The ability to link detailed engineering and construction schedules with Shell activities to build a complete integrated project schedule. Provide assurance on schedules submitted by contractors according to the Shell project guidelines. The ability to use prior project knowledge to build conceptual schedules is preferred. The ability to develop a schedule risk analysis component of the schedule assurance process. Participate in the interactive planning meetings for projects requesting final investment funding as part of the assurance activity. Understand and use the IPA scheduling metric tool to improve schedule predictability. Incorporate IPA recommendations regarding scheduling into current scheduling process. Help develop, maintain, and revise scheduling templates that incorporate all project phases. Help collect and report scheduling information quarterly to support development of the KPI stoplight charts. Perform analysis to track deltas between planned and actual dates and durations. Create a statistical understanding of planned data versus actual outcomes. Assist in progressing construction schedules in accordance with the approved progress measurement strategy.
Skills / Experience Required:- 5+ years working as a scheduling professional, a comprehensive understanding of construction techniques and practices, experience working in an operating facility, experience working with construction contractors, understanding of proven scheduling techniques and practices, Experience in earned value management and the ability to audit / validate construction progress, Basic understanding of Project Controls, Good people / networking skills. Rate (or salary if preferred) is very negotiable.

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Navigation Engineer – Beijing, China, £ Market rate £

 

Navigation Engineer – Beijing, China, £ Market rate £


Beijing, China £ Market rate £


Are you a Navigation Engineer looking for a new challenge?


Our client is a leading global engineering company based in Beijing, China; they are currently looking to hire a Navigation Engineer to join their well respected team of professionals.


This company is offering an excellent salary with challenging job situations, career development and satisfaction. The role has the potential to lead to more projects within the company, focussing your specialised knowledge to ensure a fulfilling career.


Experience:

Minimum 2 years of experience as a RNS EngineerDegree in EngineeringExperience with logging, interpreting wireline data, geo-steeringBased in Beijing

Navigation Engineer – Beijing, China, £ Market rate £


To apply for this exciting position apply for jobs at 0207 0780564.


Or email jobs@lakingaranmoorhouse


Navigation Engineer – Beijing, China, £ Market rate £


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Friday, March 30, 2012

Senior Subsea Controls

Senior Subsea Controls Engineer–Houston – STAFF


Are you a Subsea Controls Engineer looking for a new challenge for a market leading organisation?


Our client is a leading organisation based in Houston; they are currently looking to hire experienced Subsea Controls Engineers to join their well respected team of professionals.


Sr. Subsea Controls Engineer:


•Research available subsea Controls options as well as stay abreast of current design qualification efforts in the industry in order to implement them into the field architecture.


•Generate cost effective field architecture design input, interfacing with Hardware, Pipeline, Flow Assurance, Riser Analysis, Marine, Topside facilities, umbilicals, Distribution etc. as applicable.


•Manage project progress, budget, monitor change orders and attend regular project meetings.


•Provide technical guidance/coaching to subsea designers and less experience engineers


•Develop innovative subsea Controls solutions (interfacing umbilicals, Distribution, PLETs, manifolds and jumpers), inventions, patents, technologies and present these in white papers at industry trade shows.


•Prepare and check design basis,functional specifications, project execution plan and approve project documentation.


•Check specifications, datasheets, reports, technical notes, procedures, Instructions and Notes to Bidders, RFQ and procurement packages for PO award and material requisitions, and bid evaluations.


•Stay updated on ISO 9001 procedures.


•Provide offshore support as required for the project.


Qualifications


•5-10 years of professional engineering experience in Topsides and Subsea Controls


•Minimum BEng degree in Engineering


•Familiar with field development scenarios, umbilicals, Distribution and subsea Controls (D/H, E/H, MUX) design and installation scenarios both in shallow and deep water. Primarily in the GOM.


•Knowledgeable of subsea design codes (API, SAE, ICE, NORSOK, ISO).


•Able to demonstrate creativity, foresight, and mature engineering judgment in anticipating and solving engineering problem efficiently and economically.


This company is offering an excellent salary/ rate with challenging job situations, career development and satisfaction. The role has the potential to lead to seniority or further projects within the company, focussing your specialised knowledge of subsea
design to ensure a fulfilling career.


Senior Subsea Controls
Engineer- Houston - STAFF


To apply for this exciting position apply for jobs at 020
7078 0552.


Or email jobs@lakingaranmoorhouse.com


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Interpretation Geophysicist – London, UK - £ Competitive £

 

Interpretation Geophysicist – London, UK - £ Competitive £


Interpretation Geophysicist – London, UK - £ Competitive £


Our client is a leading Service company based in London, UK; they are currently looking to hire an experienced Interpretation Geophysicist to join their well respected
team of professionals.


The keyskills required are:


-Strong understanding of 2D or 3D seismic essential, preferably marine
data


- Exposure to various seismic datasets advantageous


-Understanding in “play, prospect and hydrocarbon resource evaluations” highly desirable


-Ideally EU National


This company is offering an excellent salary/ rate with challenging job situations,
career development and the chance to be part of an exceptional team.


Interpretation Geophysicist – London, UK - £ Competitive £


To apply for this exciting position apply for jobs at 020 7078 0555. Or email jobs@lakingaranmoorhouse.com


Interpretation Geophysicist – London, UK - £
Competitive £


Interpretation Geophysicist – London, UK - £
Competitive £


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Processing Geophysicist – London, UK - £ Competitive £

 

Processing Geophysicist – London, UK - £ Competitive £


Processing Geophysicist – London, UK - £ Competitive £


Our client is a leading Service company based in London, UK; they are currently looking to hire an experienced Processing Geophysicist to join their well respected team of professionals.


The key skills required are:


-Bachelors or advanced degree in Geophysics,
Geology, Physics or Math preferred, but will consider other degrees


-A minimum of 5 years experience in processing; experience in time and/or
depth processing desirable.


-Experience with UNIX and/or Linux based software packages and workstations


-Ideally EU National


This company is offering an excellent salary/ rate with challenging job situations,
career development and the chance to be part of an exceptional team.


Processing Geophysicist – London, UK - £ Competitive £


To apply for this exciting position apply for jobs at 020 7078 0555. Or email jobs@lakingaranmoorhouse.com


Processing Geophysicist – London, UK - £
Competitive £


Processing Geophysicist – London, UK - £
Competitive £


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FEA Engineers –£ The right money for the right person £

FEA Engineers –£ The right money for the right person £


CONTRACT OR STAFF – BASED IN LONDON


Are you a skilled FEA Engineer looking for a new challenge for a market leading organisation?


Our client are leading global engineering company based in UK; they are currently looking to hire experienced FE Analysis Engineers at all levels to join their well respected team of professionals.


The key skills required are:


-BSc required MSc desired PhD preferred


-Chartered status desired


-Experience on subsea/structural/offshore pipeline FEED/design


-Design experience


-At least 4 years in oil & gas design/verifications


This company is offering an excellent salary/ rate with challenging job situations, career development and satisfaction. The role has the potential to lead to seniority or further projects within the company, focussing your specialised knowledge of offshore/subsea projects to ensure a fulfilling career.


Pipeline Engineer–World wide, $ Market rate (contract/
perm) $


The key skills required are:

BSc required MSc desired PhD preferredChartered status desiredExperience on subsea/
structural/offshore pipeline FEED/designDesign experienceAt least 4 years in oil & gas design/verifications

To apply for this exciting position apply for jobs at 020
7078 0552.


Or email jobs@lakingaranmoorhouse.com


Subsea/Structural/FEA
Engineers


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PDMS Degner

*Generate 3D PDMS models from AutoCad process plant layouts.
*Produce layouts in PDMS Draft from existing PDMS models.
*Construct 3D PDMS models of tanks, vessels and proprietary equipment from existing design information.
*Knowledge of design criteria for process piping, fittings, valves and instrument mountings.
*Generate piping layouts and produce piping isometrics.
The jobholder will
*be part of the drawing office team.
*provide PDMS support to the Design Team
*HNC minimum qualification.
*PDMS Design
*PDMS Draft
*MS Office Suite
*AutoCad
*Well developed inter personal, administration and communication skills.
*Ability to work on own initiative as well as part of a team
*Experience of process and utility piping design and specification.
*Experience in a similar role.

We are committed to promoting equal opportunity to people of all ages in the workplace and operates as both an employment agency and employment business.


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Thursday, March 29, 2012

Welding Group Leader – Permanent – UK

Welding Group Leader – Permanent – UK


Are you an experienced Welding manager and looking for a permanent position with a leading company in the UK?


The holder will ideally have the following:

Minimum 10 years of experience in a major materials engineering role in the oil and gas construction environment having had major project responsibility .Experience of directing and managing a broad based team of materials and welding specialists working in the offshore oil and gas construction
environment.Experience in managing a group of team.Pipeline welding experience.Ability to monitor progress on pipeline and offshore projects to identify needs in terms of welding, NDT, corrosion and materials, manage technical activities
of R&D projects and maintain awareness of new technology.Bachelor Degree in Bsc/ BEng/MEng Materials or Corrosion. It
would be an advantage if they are a Chartered Engineer.

Welding Group Leader – Permanent – UK


To apply for this exciting position apply for jobs at 004420 7078 0566. Or email jobs@lakingaranmoorhouse.com


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Facilities - Team Lead / Austria / Staff / £Competitive

Facilities - Team Lead / Austria / Staff / £Competitive
Facilities - Team Lead / Austria / Staff / £Competitive
Our client is a leading operator based in Austria; they are currently looking to hire an experienced Team lead to join their well respected team of professionals.
The key skills required are:
-University Degree in chemical or mechanical
engineering
-5 -10 years, cross discipline, professional experience in the E&P Industry
-Extensive experience in Engineering activities - coordination and management (2-3 years management of over 7 people)
-Very good knowledge of industry regulations, international codes, standards and guidelines.
-A high personal commitment to HSE performance
-Fluent command of the English language (spoken and written).
This company is offering an excellent salary/ rate with challenging job situations, career development and satisfaction. The role has the potential to lead to seniority or further projects within the company, focussing your specialised knowledge and experience to ensure a fulfilling career.
Facilities - Team Lead / Austria / Staff / £Competitive
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Project Controls / Planning Engineers – London - £450 /

Project Controls / Planning Engineers – London - £450 /
day negotiable – Immediate Start


My client is looking for both planning and  project controls engineers to help with the FEED phase of their current project. The role would be on a rolling contract basis within a major firm in London who provide consultancy services to Oil and Gas operators. They are currently working on a number of offshore projects and are looking for personnel at different levels of experience to join their team.


Offshore project experience is essential.


Key Requirements:


- 5 years planning experience


- Project engineer experience


- Experience with Primavera


Project Controls / Planning Engineer – London - £450 /
day – Immediate Start - Project Controls / Planning Engineer – London - £450 /
day – Immediate Start - Project Controls / Planning Engineer –London - £450 /
day – Immediate Start


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Senior Process Engineers / Abu Dhabi / Staff / £Competitive

Senior Process Engineers / Abu Dhabi / Staff / £Competitive


Senior Process Engineers / Abu Dhabi / Staff / £Competitive


Our client is a leading global engineering company; they are currently looking to hire an experienced Process engineer to join their well respected team of professionals.


The key skills required are:


-Degree in chemical engineering (BSc, MSc)


-Process Engineers in the 5-10 years experience range


-Good mix of onshore and offshore projects


-Experience in pre – FEED/ conceptual and feasibility studies is essential


-Applicants must be currently resident in Abu Dhabi/UAE.


This company is offering an excellent salary/ rate with challenging job situations, career development and satisfaction. The role has the potential to lead to seniority or further projects within the company, focussing your specialised knowledge and experience to ensure a fulfilling career.


Senior Process Engineers / Abu Dhabi / Staff / £Competitive


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HVDC Engineer - Principal/Senior

Principal / Senior HVDC Systems Engineer
Location: Newcastle OR Manchester
£40000 - £60000 PLUS BENEFITS

The Company:
The Company provides analysis, design and construction management for the transmission, distribution, generation and control of electric energy. Their clients include utility companies, government facilities and industrial companies that seek a connection to a power transmission or distribution network


Your experience:
You will have proven technical capability associated with the design, configuration, manufacture, installation and commissioning of HVDC systems. Ideally you'll have experience in HVDC systems application at transmission voltage levels up to 500kV, gained within a transmission utility, consultancy or manufacturing environment.
If you have an understanding of National Grid technical policy, its suite of technical specifications and supporting documentation then it would be an advantage.
Also, you'll have specific knowledge of HVDC transmission technologies and a good understanding of how these technologies influence the operation and performance of the transmission system
You will have proven ability of working with internal and external parties, eg. equipment suppliers, manufacturers, service providers, professional bodies, and working within a strong team-working culture
An established ability of communicating complex technical or commercial issues to peers or senior managers will be in your skills as well as an ability to work in and lead cross functional teams


Your Qualifications:
Bachelors Degree or HNC/HND in Electrical Engineering or equivalent


If you would like to apply for the role or you need further information, please get in touch with Joseph Ghayour at Intec on 01524865555


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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Production-engineer

A leading engineering firm providing services to the oil industry desperately needs a & gas production/industrial engineer based in their Office on the South coast of England.

Job purpose:

Manual production technology improvement initiatives to develop the production process and ability to coordinate activities, between the relevant services.

Main responsibilities:

-Technical support within the organization.
-Integrate technology projects in the process of Production operations.
-Identifying and specifying the correct equipment and detailed technical analysis of requirements.
-Intellectual property that has been developed on the basis of industrial improvement projects identify and to ensure that it is caught.
-Use knowledge of best practices to solve technical problems and further develop the production potential of the company.
-Develop appropriate work practices to support business growth plans in both core and new business opportunities.

Measures of performance:

-New capabilities are integrated into the production process and quality system
-Milestones and objectives have been achieved in accordance with project plans.
-Completion of projects on time and agreed budgets.
-Safety of company intellectual property

Person specification:

-Bachelor in metallurgy/production/Mechanical Engineering.
-Several years of industrial experience in a related industry: manufacture/heat treatment/heavy engineering.
-Proven ability to critically evaluate production process against quality and technical requirements, recommend improvements where needed.
-Demonstrated Capacity to identify and evaluate issues, ideal in the planning stage that process can affect performance and quality of the product.
-Understanding of Quality Management systems including maintenance, compliance and application.
-Personal drive and determination to projects within deadlines.

Application for this position, candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UKMatchtech Group Plc acts as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy.


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Medical Services Manager

Job Reference: MED-SER-MAN
Job Title: Medical Services Manager
Job Type: Permanent
Industry: International
Job Location: Kandahar
Salary: 5000 USD Per Month (Tax Free)

KEY PURPOSE
Our client requires a Medical Services Manager to work for their International Remote Site Operations. The role is in support of operational expansion and will be joining their Afghanistan operations at Kandahar.


The Medical Services Manager will be responsible for managing the Medical support contract and operations of medical support including multiple Role 1 and 2 clinics and medical evacuation.


KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
-Maintain Client relationships through meetings and performance reviews
-Manage the contract through meetings, visits, daily, weekly and monthly reports
-Point of Contact for the contract and agree medical decisions on evacuation and/or treatment and inform all parties of actions when appropriate and in accordance with standard operating procedures
-Report on a monthly basis to the HR Director to agreed performance targets, KPI achievements and future actions
-Maintain Operating Budgets
-Maintain Equipment Register Stock Register of all clinics
-Agree, maintain and improve Key Performance indicators for the contract
-Advise on SOP areas that require updating


QUALIFICATIONS
-Business Management /Marketing (Diploma, degree)
-Medical qualifications at least to SRN/SEN/Paramedic level


EXPERIENCE/COMPETENCE
-Experience of managing Operating accounts
-Prior experience of medical support in remote locations
-Contract management experience


SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE
-Medical administration


BENEFITS
-Profit Sharing Unit Annual- 10000 USD
This role is based in a conflict zone and the package will include Tax Free Salary, All Travel, Rotational Work Patterns, Insurance, Food, Clothing and Accommodation.


For more information and to apply please email your CV with a cover letter and any questions to Joanna.wint@omegaresource.co.uk
Omega Resource Group Plc is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.


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Senior Project Engineer

Senior Project Engineer
Aberdeen
£ Negotiable

The Background:


This is a fantastic opportunity for a Project Engineer to work for a Global provider of Oilfield Engineering Services. As Senior Project Engineer you will be responsible for providing business promotion & establishment, business administration and project engineering support under the direction of the Engineering Services Manager.


The Role:


As Senior Project Engineer your responsibilities will include:


Project Engineering duties within the Engineering & Operations Department providing a support function.
Contribute to the establishment sales effort.
Assisting with compilation and cost control of the business unit budgets and identify areas for business development
Contribute to quarterly performance reviews with line management.
Promote and maintain effective communications with Client representatives and Offshore personnel
Provide an administration and technical support function to business units
Responsible for assisting with the regular and correct compilation and condition monitoring of information relating to all aspects of the allocated projects


You:


You'll ideally be qualified to HND or degree level in an Engineering discipline. You'll ideally have a Mechanical Engineering background and previous experience in a Project Engineering function. You'll ideally be effective in dealing with the Commercial and Management aspects of the role.


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*Discipline* Subsea Pipeline Engineer- URGENT– UK , , £ + + + competitive salary/ rate £

 

Discipline* Subsea Pipeline Engineer- URGENT– UK , , £ + + + competitive salary/ rate £


Are you a skilled pipeline engineer looking for a new challenge for a market leading organisation?


Our client is a leading global engineering company based in the UK; they are currently looking to hire an experienced senior pipeline to join their well respected team of professionals.


The key skills required are:


-BSc required MSc desired PhD preferred


-Chartered status desired


-Experience on onshore and offshore pipeline
structures


-Design experience


-Experience managing a team


-International experience


-Client facing ability


This company is offering an excellent salary/ rate with challenging job situations, career development and satisfaction. The role has the potential to lead to seniority or further projects within the company, focussing your specialised knowledge of pipeline and pipeline design codes experience to ensure a fulfilling career.


Discipline *Senior* Subsea Pipeline - URGENT– UK, £ + + + +


To apply for this exciting position apply for jobs at 004420
7078 0568.


Or email Subsea@lakingaranmoorhouse.com


- BSc required MSc desired PhD preferred


- Chartered status desired


- Experience on onshore and offshore pipeline
structures


- Design experience


- Experience managing a team


- International experience


- Client facing ability


Discipline *Senior* Subsea Pipeline - URGENT– UK, £ + + + +


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Oil Rig Roustabout Jobs

Oil rig jobs pay well. Of all the jobs where you do honest work for money, working on an offshore oil rig arguably pays the best. In many cases, you can get paid double the rates for doing the same thing, e.g. an oil rig welder makes around $62,000 but a factory welder makes only half of that. Of course, there are exceptions that do not translate well, for example scaffolders. On an offshore oil platform, a good scaffolder makes around $55,000 to $60,000, but on a construction site a scaffolder earns $5 to $7 an hour. The money is not the only good point. You typically only work 1/2 to 2/3 the number of hours as a regular job in a factory or construction yard.


Mind you, we are only talking about entry level rig jobs here, not management or skilled positions. An experienced driller who can drill a deep sea well should be able to earn $100,000 a year. For management, $100,000 a year is definitely on the low end. A new petroleum geologist or petroleum engineer can make around $80,000 to $100,000 right out of college.


But what if you not only do not have a college degree, you also do not have a trade skill? What if all you have are your guts, a good attitude and a strong fit body? Does it mean you have not chance of getting to work in the lucrative oil and gas industry? Not so. The bulk of jobs on an offshore oil rig are roustabout jobs. These are truly entry level offshore jobs that need no experience. Because of the recent downturn, there are some who only get $35,000 a year. But the normal pay rate is around $45,000 to $50,000. Maybe $55,000 if you have more than 10 years experience and work in a unionized location.


So how do you do find roustabout job vacancies? If you are new to this field and do not have the connections, it can be difficult breaking in. The big job boards like Monster and Career Builder do not usually show blue collar or unskilled work like oil rig vacancies.


The best way to find oil rig roustabout jobs on offshore oil rigs is arguably through networking. Open your mouth and talk to everyone you know. Continue to keep in contact with them. Theoretically, if you just talk to 7 people a week, and each of them talks to 7 more, and those 7 talk to 7 more, nearly a million people will know that you are looking for a roustabout job offshore. In reality, you may need to talk to a hundred people in order to find the 7 who will remember you and care enough to ask other people.


Why go through so much trouble? Because many job seekers get their oil rig roustabout jobs through word of mouth. They talk to a friend of a friend, and that friend two steps removed is in a position to hire or recommend a roustabout for the oil rig he works on. In this field of work, a personal recommendation counts for much. The crew on an offshore oil rig is pretty tight knit. It comes from working together under difficult physical conditions for long periods of time. If a worker a hiring manager respects says, “Let’s give this guy a chance”, he will at least talk to you in an informal interview. If he says “OK”, all you need to do is submit a simple one-page resume which will be rubber stamped by HR and you could start work within a week.


If you get hired for offshore vacancies for roustabouts, you will find the work tough. You will work 2 weeks or 3 weeks of 12-hour shifts before you get any time off. Some of those shifts will be at night. You will work in hot weather, in cold weather, in rain, in snow, and even in strong winds. You may find yourself fighting fires, and you may have to work in high places. But remember this – for facing all this hardship, you are getting paid extra. If you do the same work in a construction yard, a trawler, or a port, you only get paid half of a job offshore on an oil platform.


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Oil Rig Vacancies – How To Find Out Which Drilling Rig Is Hiring

Are you looking for oil rig vacancies? This is a good time to look for jobs with oil drilling companies because oil is selling above $70 per barrel, hence driving oil companies to drill more oil wells. Obviously, more drilling means a need for more workers on the oil rigs. But how do we find out which drilling rig is hiring?


First, there are the usual ways which most job seekers use – scanning jobs advertisement section of the newspaper, looking on the internet and posting their resume on job boards like Monster. These techniques have the same pros and cons, namely, that you will get the same results as everyone else doing it. In good times, everyone will get the same above average results and most job seekers will eventually get hired for oil rig vacancies. In tough times, everyone will get the same mediocre results and most job seekers will remain unemployed. If you are happy getting the same results as everyone else, you can stop reading here.


Second is networking, i.e. talking to anyone and everyone you know. Open your mouth and tell them that you are looking for drilling rigs jobs. Job seekers who need to be told this probably do not have any connections with someone in the oil and gas drilling industry. Nevertheless, if you put in enough work to talk to enough people, someone will know someone who knows which drilling rig is hiring and will be able to give you a reference or recommendation. If you cannot find at least a hundred family members, friends and acquaintances to talk to, you probably do not want to find an oil rig job badly enough. On the other hand, it is also fair to say that if you like talking so much, maybe a career in sales or politics may also be suitable for you.


Third is a bit special. If you only want oil rig employment on dry land, then go fishing for oil rigs. An important point is that you need to be living within driving distance of oil fields. If there are no oil fields in your state, this method does not work. Anyway, what you need to do is get a detailed map of your state. Draw up a search grid on the map and start driving around. If you already know the location of some oil fields, visit them first. If not, search each grid on the map one by one. When you find an oil field, go to the person in charge of each oil rig and talk to him. Ask him if he has any oil rig vacancies. Note that on some oil fields, every oil well is owned by or operated by the same company, so you may only need to talk to one person. On other oil fields, there could be more than one owner or operator and you could have several chances to find oil rig roustabout jobs. This is really a brute force method, but it often lets you find oil rig vacancies before they get advertised.


Fourth is another brute force method – mass submission of your resume to oil companies and oil drilling contractors. There are businesses which have a large list of the contact numbers and email addresses of the rig managers and HR officers of the oil companies and oil service contractors (or so they claim). Basically, you pay them to submit your resume to all the companies that may be hiring for drilling rigs jobs. They do not normally charge very much – their rates usually range from $20 to $100 depending on the company and the exact services you pay for. On the down side, while there are some companies which are effective, others are either incompetent or outright scams. Using these resume mass submission services is easy and can definitely work, but unless you are lucky you could blow a whole lot of cash before finding a reliable company.


Fifth is to cold call. To do this well, you need to find the Yellow Pages for each state and look for the contact numbers of all the oil companies, drilling contractors and service companies. Pick up the phone, call the company and find out how to reach the HR department, then call HR and ask if they are hiring for oil rig roustabout jobs or any other job on their oil rigs. It is a brute force method much like the fourth method above, except that you are doing all the work yourself. On the other hand, all you pay is the phone bill. You should be able to get your state’s Yellow Pages for free (or cheap). Your local library should be able to help you get the Yellow Pages for other states (if no one in your state is hiring).


Finding oil rig vacancies is not rocket science. However, if you want to get extraordinary results and find (roustabout) job vacancies that have not yet been advertised, it can require brutally hard work. Nevertheless, those prepared to put in the effort will find an honest job that pays as well as many white collar jobs.


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Mechanical Technician

Mechanical Technician required to work on engineering maintenance, routine inspections and process modifications for a chemical manufacturing facility.

Activities to be performed may include the following:


- Planning and coordinating mechanical engineering craft activities
- Working with other internal and external engineering suppliers
- Planning routing preventative inspections
- Managing engineering spares
- Working in conjunction with capital project activities
- Applying appropriate Control of Work


Candidates should be skilled in a range of mechanical engineering activities eg vessel, pipework and structural fabrication and installation, pump selection and maintenance and preventative inspection regimes.


To apply for this position, candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.Matchtech Group Plc is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.


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Employment On Oil Rigs – US Gulf versus northern Canada (Alberta)

This is a good time to find employment on oil rigs. Despite some recent reversals (the 2009 recession and the early-2010 Deepwater Horizon sinking), the demand for workers on oil rigs is continuing to grow. Although governments and economists are warning of a fragile recovery, the price of oil is already hovering at $70 per barrel in mid-2010.


Despite being a far cry from the peak of $140 per barrel in 2008, this is quite sufficient to drive investment in new oil wells by oil companies (oil needs to sell for $30 to $40 per barrel before oil companies are willing to drill new oil fields). That means employment on oil rigs is set to grow.


You may be wondering where to find jobs on oil rigs. The best places are newer oil fields which have a long term future. In the US, this is mainly the deep water oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico. In Canada, it would be the Sasketchawan and Alberta oil rigs.


For American oil workers, there is great advantage in working on offshore oil rigs. Besides the better long term opportunities, it is possible to claim tax breaks (both federal and state level) for employment on these oil rigs as they are often located in international waters. Of course, you need to consult with a qualified accountant or tax lawyer for the details. It may also be possible to claim for transportation costs between home and heliport as well as equipment costs (e.g. boots and hardhat).


Note that Americans moving to Canada to find oil rig employment and vice versa should adapt to differences in job title and licensing requirements. An American oil rig roughneck is a Canadian floorhand, while an American oil rig roustabout is a Canadian leasehand. A Canadian roughneck is a highly qualified worker, roughly the equivalent of a motorhand, derrick hand or driller in the US.


In terms of qualifications, a Canadian oil worker needs to have the H2S Alive (hydrogen sulfide safety) and first aid certifications before he can get a job on an oil rig. In contrast, offshore employment on (US) Gulf oil rigs usually require the HUET (helicopter underwater escape training), first aid and firefighting certifications.


Job schedules also vary between the US Gulf and Canada (Alberta). Although oil rigs operate 24-hours a day and workers have to work 12-hour shifts, many US workers on offshore oil rigs work on a 2 weeks on/2 weeks off rotation or 3 weeks on/2 weeks off rotation. On the other hand, Canadian oil workers usually have a 2 week on/1 week off rotation. Oil rig employment in the Gulf tends to slow down in the hurricane season (June – November), whereas in northern Canada the strongest surge of employment on oil rigs is in winter (November – March).


The world runs on oil and demand will continue to grow as the economies of China, India and Asia become more developed. There will be more and more opportunities for employment on oil rigs both now and in the future. Add the fact that work on oil fields pay well and you can see that the future is bright for workers in the oil and gas industry.


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Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Internal Control Manager

Job Reference: INT-CONT-MAN
Job Title: Internal Control Manager
Job Type: Permanent
Industry: International
Job Location: Dubia
Salary: 35000 AED Per Month (Tax Free)

Job Specification
*The Internal Control Manager will be responsible to draft and implement safe and effective Standard Operating Procedures and Processes to prevent asset losses. He will be responsible to ensure the Risk Management System and the Internal Control System meets external audit requirements and agrees to implemented SOP


The position
*Development of strong Policies and Standard Operating Procedures
*Manage the Risk Management System and ensure risks are addressed
*Manage the Internal Control System and ensure controls are effective, sufficient, and in place
*Assurance that processes and procedures are effective to prevent asset loss
*Implementation of new SOP where needed
*Suggest improvements in a pro-active manner
*Responsible for internal audits
*Transfer knowledge between various International operating locations
*Ensure Finance Teams follow and enforce rules and regulations
*Engage in projects to improve operational effectiveness
*Implement new software, processes, procedures to ensure processes are cost effective and are tightly controlled
*Develop strategies to further integrate and improve operations
*Regular visits of the depots
*Develop SOP and handbooks for finance
*Other tasks as directed by the Finance Director


Essential Knowledge/Skills
*Professional degree in business administration
*Internationally recognized Professional accountancy Qualification
*Minimum 5 year experience in Finance and Controlling gained on similar job
*Preferable some experience in financial auditing
*Extensive experienced in setting up and auditing Standard Operating Procedures
*Sound knowledge of IFRS and ICS documentation and audit requirements
*Self starter and process oriented thinking
*Excellent presentation skills, combined with strong communication skills
*Fluent in English
*Team player
*Willing to travel more than 20% of the time to remote site locations
*Due to the level of interest we cannot always respond to submissions, but will endeavour to answer all enquiries.


Benefits:
*Salary- 35000 AED
*Profit Sharing Unit Annual- 35000 AED
*25days paid leave in a year
*1 annual ticket
*5 days working
*Extensive travel to Afghanistan and Africa- probably 2 weeks in a month or more
*Strong leadership skills/ extremely driven and confident
*Any nationality- Open to Male/Female


For more information and to apply please email your CV with a cover letter and any questions to Joanna.wint@omegaresource.co.uk Omega Resource Group Plc is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.


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Jobs Offshore (No Experience Needed On An Oil Rig)

If you are looking for jobs offshore but have no experience, it can be difficult to know where to start. However, it is not as difficult as many people think. Finding and getting the oil rig job is not particularly complicated. It just takes time and effort. The real problem lies in keeping the job once you get it. There is a good reason why offshore drilling contractors are always hiring workers for their offshore oil platforms – the work is very tough and many men find they can’t take the hardship.


So how does a man get oil rig jobs with no experience? Well, if you really have absolutely no experience – never worked at sea, never worked in construction, never worked on a land oil rig – you can only start at the bottom. A slow, steady and sure way is to prepare yourself by spending a year or two on each of the jobs mentioned above. It earns you relevant experience and it toughens you up for a real job offshore on an oil rig.


Of course, you may prefer the less certain shortcut of trying for roustabout jobs vacancies on oil wells in shallow waters near shore. In the Gulf states where there is a lot of offshore oil drilling, there are offshore oil rigs which operate near land. Such oil rigs sometimes hire temporary workers on day rates during periods of high activity. All that the oil service contractor needs from such temp oil workers is a strong back, the ability to follow instructions and the ability to swim so that they do not drown if they fall off the boat transporting them. In many cases, the contractor draws these workers from the state unemployment office. It is a good way to gain much needed job experience on an offshore oil well and can get you much needed contacts for more permanent employment. However, if you are not a resident in a Gulf state, this option may not be open to you.


Roustabout jobs on land provide a different experience from oil rig roustabout jobs offshore. Land-based oil rigs are usually smaller operations than offshore oil rigs. Nevertheless, there are still many features in common between the two, and getting experience on an oil well on dry land can provide valuable skills when working offshore. If you supplement it with job experience on a trawler or Navy or Coast Guard sailor, you will have a much better chance of getting hired for entry level rig jobs compared to someone who just graduated from high school.


Yet another alternative is to gain some kind of useful skill that can be transferred to an offshore oil rig. One such example is scaffolding. In a construction yard, the basic hourly rate is around $4 to $7, and you have to work 12 hours or more. Take this skill to an offshore oil rig and you can expect to earn somewhere around $55,000 a year. If you have a head for heights and are willing to slave away for a year or two to gain the needed job experience, this can be a good option.


Trade skills are also another path on to an offshore oil rig. There are posts for welders, electricians and mechanics on board an offshore oil platform. It helps if you have worked on a land rig before, but actual offshore experience is often not necessary. You can make around $55,000 to $60,000 a year, which is about double the wages on land. However, one disadvantage of such jobs is that career promotion prospects are limited. A common roustabout can work his way up the ladder to roughneck, derreck hand, assistant driller and driller. An experienced driller on a deep water oil rig can expect to make $100,000 a year or more. On the other hand, trade skills tend to be easier to transfer between land and sea, so it all evens out.


There are many paths to oil rig jobs offshore when you have no experience. What is important is your determination and for you to keep an open mind.


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Business Development Engineer

Key Responsibilities
*Support the Business Development Manager in the implementation of the company's business development strategy and action plan
*Evaluate new market opportunities and provide market intelligence to the Business Management and Sales team
*Development and execution of plans to establish company's products and services in new markets and with new clients in existing markets
*Identification and attendance at conferences, trade shows and events necessary to promote the company's products and services and the expansion of our markets
*Investigation of market conditions and parameters
*Development of market sector reports and competitor analysis reports for target sectors
*Participation in technical and commercial negotiations involving new products
*Liaison with prospective clients, customers and other key stakeholders to further the company's business development objectives
*Analysis of market trends, expert opinions and industry sourced information to create the future development requirements for our products and services

Person Specification
*Education to good degree level; probably engineering or science with business qualification/experience preferred
*A significant knowledge of some of the following markets; international energy, offshore operations and engineering, EPC contracting, process engineering, chemicals and petro-chemicals
*Business development and strategic commercial experience
*Innovative and able to develop solutions from first principles
*Analytical thinker with the ability to interpret market trends into business action plans
*A strong aptitude for recognising and articulating both client and market needs in order to help develop innovative and technically/commercially viable solutions
*Proactive, self motivating and able to motivate others
*A good team player
*Willingness to travel internationally for extensive periods


For further information contact richard.moore@burnscarlton.com


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Jobs In Oil And Gas For Mud Loggers

In the oil and gas sector, the job of mud loggers is one of the most misunderstood. Firstly, it is often mixed up with the job of the mud engineer and the MWD technician. Second, the hiring requirements often vary widely by company. Third, while the core job scope is pretty clear, a mud logger often has to perform other supporting duties and this can not only vary by company but by the equipment used and the worksite as well.


What Does Mudlogging/Mud Logger Mean?


“Mudlogging” is usually written as one word but “mud logger” is usually written as two words. In Geology, mudlogging is actually a field of study called lithography, which is a branch of petrology. Lithology/Mudlogging is the representation of geological formations using a graph. The graph is called a mud log and the data fed into it comes from the analysis of the materials that come out of the drill.


What Is The Difference Between A Mud Logger, Mud Engineer And MWD Technician?


There are three different oil rig jobs which are often mistaken for one another. These are the mud logger, the MWD technician and the mud engineer.


A mud logger analyzes the drilling fluids that come out of the oil drill. In the oil industry, this fluid is called mud. Despite its name, “mud” is actually a complex formula of different chemicals. The best formula for a drilling fluid depends on the type of drill being used, the type of drilling being done, and the composition of the rock formation which is being drilled.


The mud logger’s job is to retrieve and process the rock samples out of the mud and then analyze them. After that, he needs to plot his findings in the mud log. In most modern drilling operations, the data is entered into a computer which then plots the graph. This graph is used by the oil company’s geologists.


A Measurement While Drilling (MWD) technician produces much the same data as a mud logger. However, rather than extracting samples of drilling fluid and then running a chemical analysis on the bits of rock suspended inside, his data comes straight from electronic analysis equipment attached to the drill bit. Because of this, his job is simpler and less messy. He can also produce his data and analysis much faster than a mud logger. However, MWD equipment is very expensive which is why they are mainly used for directional drilling.


The mud engineer makes sure the drilling fluids work as specified. These fluids (or mud) are used to cool the drill bit during operations as well as remove the rock being drilled through. Since there is no single best fluid for the whole drilling operation (when drilling very deep into the ground), it is his duty to figure out what is best used at each stage of drilling for oil. Normally, the mud engineer (or drilling fluids engineer) is not only a college graduate, he also worked his way up the ranks through the position of derrick hand or pump man. He also has to go through a special training course called “mud school” and in many cases has serve an apprenticeship under a senior mud engineer to gain experience. In some places, the mud engineer is also called the “mud man”. He usually works closely with the mud logger (and MWD technician when present). Sometimes, he also supervises the mudlogging operation, i.e. in some cases he is the mud logger’s boss.


What Does A Mud Logger Do?


Earlier, we said that a mud logger analyzes the trailings (in the mud) that come out of the drill. That is his main job, which is somewhat similar to that of a lab technician. The difference is that he needs to do this continuously during his shift of 12 hours everyday. In general, he will work the same tour as the rest of the oil rig crew, which is usually two weeks on and two weeks off.


What creates confusion is that some mudlogging jobs require chemical analysis of the samples, monitoring of gas levels in the bore and/or monitoring the state of the drilling mud. Some of these additional duties actually cross over with that of a mud engineer or even a petroleum geologist.


Something else that creates confusion is that different companies and different oil rigs use different types of equipment and gather their samples and data differently. In some cases, the drilling fluid comes out of the drill into a holding tank, and the mud logger than extracts samples from this tank for analysis. He will then have to analyze the samples. This analysis can be as simple as looking at the sample and then recording the depth at which it was taken and whether it is sand, shale, rock and if it is fluorescent. On some rigs, there is a lot of automation and his job becomes very similar to that of an MWD technician, mainly recording data returned by his instruments.


Mud loggers usually work in a lab that is set up on or near the oil rig. On offshore oil rigs, they sleep in the crew compartments with the rest of the oil rig crew.


What Qualifications Or Experience Does A Mud Logger Need?


This varies by company. Large companies which provide more varied mudlogging services often require geology degrees (or something else comparable). However, in some smaller companies it is an entry level job and they are willing to take in high school graduates as apprentices. Familiarity with electronic and/or computers is usually required with modern mudlogging operations.


Mudlogging on deep water offshore oil rigs usually requires men with more experience and better (academic) qualifications. On the other extreme, mudlogging on an oil rig sited on a mature oil field on dry land may only need a high school graduate with a few weeks or months of on-the-job training.


Beyond academics or job experience, a mud logger usually has to be a bit of a lone wolf. He usually comes from different company than the rest of the normal oil drilling crew. He works alone and usually does not see any other mud loggers except at shift change. He is often treated as an outsider on the oil rig and does not share in the camaraderie of the rest of the crew working on the oil rig.


Where Can One Find A Mudlogging Job?


Normally, mudlogging is not performed by the oil drilling contractor but is conducted by a separate company. The three biggest mudlogging companies are divisions of Baker Hughes, Halliburton and Schlumberger. However, there are many more smaller companies, some of which survive by providing very highly skilled and specialized mudlogging personnel.


An important point to note is that even when both the drilling and mudlogging are hired out to the same company (e.g. Schlumberger), the tasks are normally performed by two different divisions.


Finding oil rig vacancies for mud loggers is not so easy. The job seeker must match his experience and qualifications to what a mudlogging services company is looking for. If he has no previous experience and no college education, he must find a smaller company which normally works on land and is willing to train him from scratch. If he has a relevant college education (e.g. a Geology degree), he can look for advertisements from the larger companies.


How Much Can A Mud Logger Earn?


This depends on the company and the exact type of services offered. When more work is done (requiring more experience), the pay can go up to $80,000 a year. On older oil fields on dry land, the work is easier and safer and pays much less, maybe around $50,000 a year. That said, many mudlogging companies pay their mud loggers daily, so a mud logger who does more work will get earn a higher salary. Daily rates vary from $150 to $300 and may include additional payments for expenses.


However, money is not everything. There is a lot of pressure in this job, much more than many other jobs on the oil rig. Especially on offshore oil rigs, many mud loggers burn out after just one or two years. In some cases, the mud logger directly reports to the big boss on the oil rig, which can be the company man, the toolpusher and/or the driller.


Jobs in oil and gas for mud loggers are not as easy to find as other entry level rig jobs (e.g. roustabouts). Partly, this is because the task is performed by a third party company so the job seeker cannot just visit an oil rig to enquire for a vacancy. Partly, the difficulty is because to some companies, mudlogging is a job which requires a great deal of skill, experience and qualification.


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Quantity Surveyors / Planners / Cost Engineers

My client currently seeking experienced Planning Engineers, Cost Engineers, and Quantity Surveyors to deliver and maintain standard, consistent and realistic project plans reflecting the assessed risk parameters for a number of client projects. Working closely with one of the world Oil and Gas Majors are a seeking dynamic and motivated professionals looking to make there mark in the rapidly growing International business.

I have available positions throughout Europe, North America, and Asia.


Please call +441453 829 777 and speak to Dan Crowley for more information. Omega Resource Group Plc is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.


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The Best Way To Find Oil Rig Jobs When You Have No Experience

Oil rig jobs pay well, especially those located offshore in deep water. They often pay double or more for equivalent jobs on land. However, those with no experience usually have little chance of getting a piece of the action unless they have the connections (e.g. a father or brother who is already a veteran oil worker).


The problem is that an offshore oil rig is a complicated piece of machinery that costs billions of dollars to build and at least half-a-million dollars a day to operate. A careless or clueless worker could easily cause an accident that could derail operations for several days, costing the offshore drilling company hundreds of millions of dollars in losses. This is not just the cost of repairs, but could include the loss of profits, penalties from the oil company that hires the oil rig, penalties from the government and work stoppage from inspections and investigations into the cause of the accident. The worker himself could well lose his life or be horribly mutilated. This is the same reason oil drilling contractors are so strict about not hiring workers who are drug addicts or users.


Nevertheless, there are ways to get hired for offshore oil rig jobs with no direct experience. One way is if you have a relevant and useful trade skill, e.g. if you are an experienced welder, electrician or mechanic. Another is if you have a specialized certification or qualification like a Registered Nurse or certified radio operator.


One option if you have absolutely no job experience is to get on board as a roustabout or steward. Stewards usually work indoors. They clean the crew quarters, do the laundry and help the cook. There is not really much room for advancement, and normally those with related experience, e.g. those who have previously worked on a cruise liner would have a strong advantage.


In theory, a roustabout does not need any experience. All he needs is guts, a lot of brawn, a good dose of common sense and the ability to follow instructions. In practice, if you really have no experience, you should spend some time in related jobs. What kind of jobs? A sailor in the Navy or Coast Guard, a laborer in a construction yard, a dock hand, a fisherman on a trawler, a roustabout on a land-based oil rig, etc.


As you can see, these are all jobs where you have to work outdoors even in bad weather. The best is to combine a stint on the sea as a sailor with a stint on land working as a roustabout. Then you can more easily convince the drilling company to hire you.


Does this mean you have no way of working on an oil rig right after graduating high school? Not necessarily. There are ways to find roustabout job vacancies without going through the job boards. If you can find the hiring manager and directly get an interview, you might be able to talk him into giving you a job. But this does require a certain amount of luck. Of course, it is easier to get lucky in good times when oil companies are desperate for workers.


However, those who favor making their own luck should first join the Navy or Coast Guard. While serving their nation, they should make sure to work as a real sailor at sea and pick up some other useful skills at the same time. That way, they have more options of getting hired when they finish their service. For example, a sailor with welding skills and skill in operating the radio has three options for getting an oil rig job. He can become a roustabout, with the possibility of promotion to roughneck, derrick man, and driller. He can become an oil rig welder. He can become a radio operator. If he chooses not to work at sea, he also has plenty of options on land.


There are many ways to get no experience oil rig jobs. If you have the patience and are willing to work hard, fill up the gaps in your experience by getting easier and lower paid jobs. As you gain experience, you can then move on to a more difficult job. Ultimately, getting a high paid job on a deep water oil rig should not be a problem. Like it or not, drilling in deep waters is the future of the oil industry.


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Directional Drilling engineer – Aberdeen or Norway, £

Directional Drilling engineer – Aberdeen or Norway, £
Market rate £


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Aberdeen or Norway, £ Market rate £


Are you a skilled Directional Drilling engineer looking for a new challenge?


Our client is a leading global engineering company based in Norway; they are currently looking to hire an Directional Drilling engineer to join their well respected team of professionals.


This company is offering an excellent salary with challenging job situations, career development and satisfaction. The role has the potential to lead to more projects within the company, focussing your specialised knowledge of Drilling engineering to ensure a fulfilling career.


Experience:


-5+ years experience in Oil and Gas as a Directional Drilling Engineer


- Experience working with an operating or service company


-Onshore or Offshore operations


-Degree in Petroleum or Drilling


-MWD & LWD experience


Directional Drilling engineer – Aberdeen or Norway, £ Market rate £


To apply for this exciting position apply for jobs at 0207 0780550.


Or email jobs@lakingaranmoorhouse


Directional Drilling engineer – Aberdeen or Norway, £ Market rate £


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Offshore Oil Rig Jobs In Texas

Are there offshore oil rig jobs in Texas? Yes, of course there are. After all, Texas is one of the Gulf states and there is still plenty of offshore oil drilling going on. Unfortunately, this does not do you much good if you are not living in Houston or somewhere else nearby. That’s because most oil drilling companies with rigs off Texas have an office there (in Houston).


There are many job seekers looking for offshore oil rig jobs in Texas. Of course, most of those posting on the net are from out of the state or even out of the country. You can tell this from the way they write and the kinds of questions they ask. Many of them say they are willing to move and able to work hard. However, they say this while typing on a computer in their homes sitting on their asses. They want to get an offshore oil rig job in Texas before they are actually willing to move or even visit.


That’s just like a sissy, lacking guts and commitment. The ones who successfully get drilling rig jobs on offshore oil rigs are men with guts and commitment. They are men who go to where the work is and then look for jobs there, not sissies sitting on their arses begging for work on the web.


From the point of view of a job seeker, Texas, like every other Gulf state with oil in their waters, have two types of offshore oil rigs. The first is located near the shore and hire roustabouts and other crew by the day. That means you go to their recruiting point early in the morning and then try to get yourself chosen for that day’s oil crew. Usually, you will travel to and from the rig by boat. If you get hired, you will be doing general unskilled labor under supervision. It is not a career but is mainly a way of gaining experience. It is also a way of getting yourself noticed as a hard worker and team player as well as making friends with the supervisor (usually an experienced roustabout or a roughneck), hopefully getting a longer contract.


The second type of offshore oil rig is located farther away from shore. You will normally get there by helicopter because it is too far to go by boat. The tour of duty will normally be two weeks on and two weeks off, although there is an increasing number of tours with three weeks on and two weeks off. Basically, you do not get a break (i.e. no weekends) when you are on the offshore rig.


This kind of oil rig employment usually needs some form of related experience. That’s where the daily rate jobs really come in useful. However, if you are personable and lucky, you might be able to parlay experience on a land-based oil rig into a job. If you have not worked on an oil rig before but have marine experience, e.g. working on a trawler or as a Navy sailor, you should also have a chance.


But how do you do your oil rig job search? Simple. Go to the docks and talk to people. Find out where the day labor recruitment points are. Find out which offshore drilling companies are still operating their oil platforms in Texas waters then go visit their local office. Too shy to talk to strangers? What are you, a girl? If you don’t have the guts don’t ask to work in the oil industry.


If you want work on an oil rig off the shores of Texas, go to Houston. Be prepared to live in a cheap motel or even camp outdoors if need be. Buy the local papers to look for job advertisements but most importantly go to the docks and look for the day job recruitment points. Remember to also find out where the local offices of the oil drilling contractors are and go there to look for jobs.


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Surface Grinder

JOB TITLE: Surface Grinder

LOCATION: Stonehouse Gloucestershire


SALARY: £8-£9.75 per hour


Our client, a coating services Specialist Company based in Gloucestershire is looking for a surface grinder to provide ongoing support to the pre-existing team in all aspects of surface grinding. Our client is established in a number of national and international industries; printing, pumps/compressors, oil, plastics, textiles and semiconductors.


The ideal candidate will have experience in surface grinding and be able to competently use micrometer and take readings from engineering drawings.


Nature and Scope of the Job


* Responsible for surface grinding various materials
* Responsible for the accurately reading engineering drawings
* Responsible for ensuring reading micrometer


Knowledge & Experience Required


* Ideally a time served surface grinder.
* Significant, relevant experience using micrometer
* A professional approach with a passion for safety, environment and world-class manufacturing.
* Ability to accurately read engineering drawings.
* Able to work in a calm, controlled and effective manner in a fast moving production environment you will provide stability and guidance to the engineering teams.


Omega Selection Services are a dedicated Technical and Engineering company, we are constantly looking for experienced engineering candidates. Please feel free to contact Michael Robinson on 01453 827 333 ext. 278


Omega Resource Group Plc is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
Omega Resource Group Plc is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.


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Drilling Jobs On Alberta Oil Rigs

Like the US, there is a lot of oil and gas drilling in Canada. Unlike the US, there are some unique environmental constraints that affect drilling jobs in Canada. For one thing, if you work as an oil worker in Canada, you will be cold most of the time. Most of the oil drilling occurs in the cold North (Alberta, Saskatchewan and British Columbia) in winter.


Most of the Canadian oil rigs are located on land. Technically anyway. The reason most oil drilling only happens in winter is that most of the oil fields are somewhat marshy. Oil drilling contractors can only drill effectively in winter, when the ground is frozen solid. Unfortunately, that means you will work in the cold and snow most of the time. Because the sun only comes up for a short while each day, most of your work will also be done in rather dim light.


Worse yet, Canadian oil workers usually work on an hourly or daily rate, which means many oil workers have to look for other work in fallow months. That does not mean Alberta oil rigs (or Saskatchewan oil rigs) do not work at other times of the year. There are still oil rigs located on dry ground, and working on these oil fields can get very hot in summer.


Drilling rigs in Canada are usually in rather out-of-the-way spots. Some oil fields have become sufficiently established that small towns have grown up nearby, but there are many oil fields where the workers have to stay in company-provided camps. These camps include sleeping quarters, kitchen and dining room and a laundry (but not necessarily any form of recreation).


While some oil rigs remain fixed in position, others move around a fair bit. Oil rig crews follow their rigs around, which can sometimes mean extended periods of time far away from home. Transport between home and rig is usually not provided, although transport between rig and camp is. Like in the US, Canadian oil rig workers work 12-hour shifts, some of it at night. Unlike the US, Canadian tours are two weeks on and one week off. Considering that workers are paid hourly or daily and that most of the drilling only happens in winter, this is not a bad thing.


Unlike offshore oil rigs which can have hundreds of workers, drilling crews on Alberta oil rigs consist of twenty people at most – three to four crews of four or five people. There is the driller, derrick hand, motor hand, floorhand and leasehand. In the US, the floorhand would be called a roughneck and the leasehand a roustabout. Like the US oil industry, promotions can occur rapidly. The climb from leasehand to rig manager (toolpusher) can happen in just eight years.


Like most of the rest of the world, oil companies do not usually own or drill individual oil wells. Instead, they hire drilling contractors who own and operate the drilling rigs which do the actual work. Those looking for oil rig jobs on Alberta oil rigs (and Canadian oil rigs in general) would do well to remember this.


Floorhand/Leasehand


Leasehands (roustabouts) are the lowest ranked members on the drilling crew. They perform most of the general labor on the site, all the way from loading and unloading trucks to digging ditches and scrubbing and cleaning equipment. Floorhands (roughnecks) work on the rig floor.


Unlike the US where a roustabout can learn everything on the job, Alberta and other Canadian states require even workers in entry level rig jobs to take special training course before starting work. This is in addition to the First Aid and H2S Alive (hydrogen sulphide training) certifications. Some employers have additional requirements, e.g. certifications in Fall Arrest and/or Waste Hazardous Material Information System.


In Canada, there are actually recommended wages set for workers in the oil industry. For leasehands, the hourly wage is $23. For floorhands the hourly wage is $25.25. When working away from home, there is even a recommended living allowance – $50 a day when a camp is provided and $140 a day when a camp is not provided.


Rig Technician – Derrickhand/Driller/Motorhand


In Alberta, the motor hand, derrick hand and driller are classified as rig technicians. These rig technicians have to be licensed by the Alberta government. Before licensing, they have to work as apprentices at least three years (1,500 hours of on-the-job training and 120 hours of technical training each year). Recommended wage rates are $27.50 per hour for the motor hand, $32.25 per hour for the derrick hand and $38.50 per hour for the driller.


Employment on oil rigs in Canada is just as hot as in the USA. However, the physical and regulatory environment is a bit different.


NB: Wages are quoted in Canadian currency and meant to be a rough guide. Actual wages depend on the employer.


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*SUBSEA* Pipelay Analysis – London, UK, £ + + + competitive salary/ rate £

*SUBSEA* Pipelay Analysis – London, UK, £ + + + competitive salary/ rate £


Are you a Pipelay Analysis Engineer looking for a new challenge? Do you have the drive to work for an emerging corporation?


Our client is a leading oil and gas company based in the UK; they are currently looking to hire an Senior Pipelay Engineer to join their well respected team of professionals.


The key skills required are:

Experience of Pipelay at
installation phaseStress Analysis
experienceSoftwares:
OrcaFlex/RoughPipePreparation ofinstallation engineering calculations and procedure documentsBSc6+ years experience inthe Oil and Gas industryContract or Staff

This company is offering an excellent salary with challenging job situations, career development and satisfaction. The role has the potential to lead to seniority within the company, focussing your specialised knowledge of subsea engineering and technical experience to ensure a fulfilling career, within in a company who puts their employees first.


*SUBSEA* Pipelay Analysis – London, UK, £ + + + competitive salary/ rate £


To apply for this exciting position apply for jobs at 004420
7078 0568. Or email Subsea@lakingaranmoorhouse.com


The key skills required are:

Experience of Pipelay at installation phaseStress Analysis experienceSoftwares:OrcaFlex/RoughPipePreparation of installation engineering calculations and procedure documentsBSc6+ years experience in the Oil and Gas industryContract or Staff

*SUBSEA* Pipelay Analysis – London, UK, £ + + + competitive salary/ rate £


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Monday, March 26, 2012

Which Drilling Rig Is Hiring?

When you are looking for oil rig jobs, it is reasonable to wonder which drilling rigs are hiring. When times are good, it is enough to take the lazy way out: looking at oil drilling job ads in the newspapers and job boards as well as registering yourself with recruitment agencies. But when the going gets tough, the job seekers who find the vacancies are those who go the extra mile,


So how do you find out which drilling rig is hiring? Frankly, that depends on two important things: who you know and what kind of job you are looking for.


If you already have some experience working on an oil rig, you should already know some people. Go talk to them and let them know what you are looking for. Don’t be shy. Don’t feel embarrassed. If you cannot do something so simple, you do not deserve to get any oil drilling rig jobs. You never really know when one of your ex-colleagues, ex-bosses or acquaintances might be able to help you. Just remember that what goes around comes around. If they try to help you, make sure you pay them back one day.


Once you get that out of the way, it is time to get down to the nuts and bolts of the drilling rig job search. How you find a drilling rig that is hiring depends on whether you want an offshore drilling job, a deep water oil drilling job or a land drilling job. There are differences in how you approach each type of job search.


Searching for roustabout jobs on an oil platform that is located in shallow waters just off the coast is fairly easy and passive. Many of these oil rigs have day-rate vacancies for entry level jobs and often have some designated point and time where they pick up workers. Get there early so that you are at the head of the crowd and you have a good chance of getting picked. How do you find this place (and the pickup time)? Just ask around the docks and your state’s unemployment office (assuming there is offshore drilling in your state).


Searching for land drilling rig jobs is a lot more tedious but not too difficult either. You need your own transportation and a good map of your state. After that it is just a matter of driving around looking for oil fields and talking to the guy in charge of the field or rig. Be persistent. Sometimes the oil patch you visit has no job vacancy for you but the next door oil field may have plenty of work.


Looking for offshore drilling rig jobs in deep water is a lot more complicated. However, it can be worth it because they usually pay the most. If you are fresh out of high school, have no seagoing experience and no hard labor experience, you probably do not have a chance. But if you have ever worked on a trawler as a fisherman, a sailor in the Coast Guard on Navy, or as a laborer in a construction gang, you have a decent chance of getting in as an entry level roustabout even though you do not have directly relevant experience.


One way of finding jobs on these deep water drilling rigs is to hang out around the heliports in your state. Because the rigs are usually far offshore, most drilling rig companies transport their workers to and from their offshore rigs using a helicopter. An important thing to note is that these tours of duty are usually two weeks on and two weeks off, i.e. the workers work two weeks straight without a break and then get the next two weeks off. Like most men in difficult jobs, after they get back to dry land many of them will unwind in the nearest bar. This bar is probably near the heliport or airport, so hang around, listen in on the conversations and figure out who you should talk to.


Are there other ways of finding out which drilling rig is hiring? Sure there are!


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SWJ998

Contract Site Representative – West Africa – Resident or Rotational


Are you an experienced Contract Site Representative and looking for a rotational
position offshore?


The holder will ideally have the following:

10 years’ experience in the field of maintenance on offshore oil and gas production installations,A knowledge of the principles related to the process and equipment of oil and gas treatment installationsSAP/R3 experience and know-howAbility to direct/lead large multinational teamsAbility to work in a service relationship.Ability to work independently while maintaining good relations with colleagues and othersPhysical ability to work on offshore installations in the climatic conditions of the siteWorking language: English.

Contract Site Representative – West Africa – Resident or Rotational


To apply for this exciting position apply for jobs at 004420 7078 0566. Or email jobs@lakingaranmoorhouse.com


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Entry Level Rig Jobs

The oil industry pays well. This is why many people want to work there. This is true even for those without a college education. So if you have a strong back but dislike the thought of going to college, working on an oil rig is the job for you. There is no other place where you can earn $40,000 to $50,000 a year doing good honest labor. Even if you want to go to college, it can be a good idea to get an oil rig job. Just one to two years of hard work could pay for your entire 4-year Bachelors degree course without your having to take out an expensive student loan.


You may wonder how to get such a job if you do not have any experience. Fortunately, like any other industry there are jobs for those starting out. You can start at the bottom with entry level rig jobs and work your way up. So how do you find these oil rig jobs which need no experience?


First of all, you need to know that there are generally three types of oil rig jobs in the United States: onshore, offshore and deep water. Onshore means oil rigs on land. While they pay better than many other jobs requiring physical labor, they usually offer the lowest wages out of all the oil rigs. There are three main reasons for this: these onshore oil rigs are usually sited on older and less productive oil fields; the working conditions are not as severe as those on board offshore oil rigs; the working conditions are less dangerous those than offshore oil drilling jobs.


“Offshore oil drilling rig” usually just means any oil rig that is not placed on dry land. It can be a jack-up rig in shallow waters near the coast or it can be a drillship working in deep waters. However, a deep water drilling rig is usually sited in waters over 1000 feet in depth. These oil rigs are sometimes built on large ships and sometimes on something like a giant barge or man-made island. There is no precise definition possible because the technology used to find and drill for oil advances rapidly, sometimes incrementally and sometimes in leaps and bounds. Most offshore oil rigs are a mixture of both old and new technologies.


As you may expect, drilling for oil in deeper waters is much harder and more dangerous than drilling in shallow waters in sight of land. Offshore oil rig jobs in deep waters usually require at least some degree degree of experience and pay much better. The $50,000 and $60,000 a year roustabout job wages you sometimes hear about are usually for these kinds of oil rigs. Work on oil platforms in shallow waters normally pay $5000 to $10,000 less.


One important point you need to be aware of is that quoted salaries for many drilling rig jobs are usually calculated on a daily rate. That’s 12-hours a day 7 days a week with no weekend breaks and inclusive of night shifts. Depending on the company, you might work 7 days, 14 days or 21 days at a stretch before you get time off. Time off also varies from one week to two weeks. A job requiring three weeks on and two weeks off usually pays more than a job requiring two weeks on and two weeks off.


One of the best way to get entry level rig jobs is to start modestly by looking for a roustabout job on a land-based oil rig. You will need to live in a state which has plenty of such oil rigs, e.g. Texas or Virginia. In good times, there will be many jobs advertised in the local newspapers. In tougher times, you may need to visit the oil fields one by one to look for roustabout job vacancies.


Once you have some experience, you can move to one of the Gulf states and look for a oil rig job vacancies. Start with drilling rigs in shallow waters, then move on to deep water rigs when you have more experience. As older oil fields on land and in shallow coastal waters become depleted, future offshore oil jobs will be in deep waters or alternative sources like oil shales and oil sands.


Many job seekers fail to find or get entry level rig jobs because they are impatient, too lazy or simply expect too much. Yes, wages are very high. But you need to work your way up from simpler rigs to more complex platforms and drillships. A job on an older oil field on land may only pay a bit more than a laborer’s job in a construction yard but can be a good way to gain much needed experience for more difficult offshore drilling jobs.


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