Posted By Malcolm MacDonald
Hi All,
I currently work as a Health and safety trainer for a logistics company. For the past 2-3 months I have been looking to move into offshore safety with very little success mainly due to not having any offshore experience. Any suggestions or advice would be appreciated.

Malcolm Macdonald

Posted By JM82
Descarte is right.

I'd book your medical and survival certs asap.

Feel free to email me your CV and I'll see if I have anything suitable.

Cheers,

JM

Posted By JM82
You have mail Richie!

Posted By OVADJE UFUOMA LONER
Hi JM,
i am having the some problem as Descartes and Malcolm.The only difference is that i am in Nigeria.
Can anyone be of help to assist me in making a career in the offshore safety.

Posted By Frank
Hi JM82

You have mail

Regards

Frank

Posted By OVADJE UFUOMA LONER
Yes Frank, my email address is ovadje_ufuoma@yahoo.com

Posted By Malcolm MacDonald
Hi Ovadje Ufuoma Loner,

malcolmmac@mail.com

Posted By JM82
Like me!?!?!?

Posted By David McGuire
Hi You should check out www.oilcareers.com. Bril website for jobs in the oil and gas sector, I got all my jobs via this website and I started with no experiance in oil and gas. Also in the right place at the right time may play a part.

Posted By OVADJE UFUOMA LONER
I AM THINKING YOU ALL!
DESCARTE, CAN YOU PROVED MY WITH THE LIST OF PERPECTIVE COMPANIES.
I ALSO WANT TO CHECK THE OILCAREERE SITE

Posted By OVADJE UFUOMA LONER
JM,
HOPE YOU HAVE MY CV WITH WITH YOU.ANY ASSISTANCE WILL BE APPRECIATED.

Posted By OVADJE UFUOMA LONER
How is everyone doing today?

Posted By OVADJE UFUOMA LONER
Thank you

Posted By John Allen
The UK Sector oil and gas industry is split into companies which operate in a number of discrete but overlapping areas.

First of all there are the oil companies, who tend to be referred to as “operators” as they operate the N Sea fields. These are divided into 2 main groups, the majors (Shell, BP Exxon) and the independents, (Venture, Lundin). A recent innovation has been the arrival of many Canadian firms in the UK (CNR, Petro-Canada) who have expanded by buying over older oil fields as the majors began to find these too costly to operate. All these firms recruit directly but nowadays generally in small numbers and often concentrating on graduates in core disciplines such as geology and geophysics. Quite often the only personnel they employ offshore will be the OIM and the most senior supervisors. They make up their numbers both onshore and offshore with contract personnel, either hired through agencies or supplied by their main contractors who do most of the work offshore.

In addition to direct recruitment operators sometimes “convert” a contract position to staff if they see it as critical and it would cause a problem if the individual moves on suddenly. About 20 years a go there was a great advantage in working for an operator but since then pay, conditions and perk differentials between operators and others have been substantially eroded.

Secondly there are the main contractors (Amec, Wood Group, PSN). Sometimes these companies also operate the oil field on behalf of the oil company and are the duty holder under the Safety Case Regulations. More usually they supply the bulk of the operations and maintenance personnel on production platforms. These companies have large onshore support organisations and frequently recruit on a widespread basis. Check their websites and the Aberdeen Press and Journal on a Friday for details (oh dear is that advertising – will I get this posting pulled?). Such companies have large safety groups and will often employ the Offshore Safety Adviser on a platform.

Drilling contractors form another group of companies. These provide personnel to operate platform mounted drilling rigs and the mobile offshore drilling units (“rigs”) that drill exploration and development wells. There are a number of companies in this category and they also recruit regularly. Some MODUs have offshore safety advisers but most safety personnel will be shore based visiting the rigs on a regular basis.

There is a growing subsea industry led by companies such as Technip, Subsea 7 and Acergy, the latter currently building a new 400 + person HQ on the outskirts of Aberdeen. These companies specialise in underwater pipeline construction and the tying in of satellite oilfields to existing platforms. Like the main contractors they also recruit regularly and have large onshore based support organisations.

There are a large number of smaller contractors, specialising in a particular niche, catering, cranes or drilling equipment for instance (Sparrows, Expro). These rarely have safety personnel based offshore but need safety people as part of their onshore support. These companies often bundle health and safety, environmental and quality functions into one group.

Finally (I hope) there are the consultancies (DNV, Genesis). As their designation suggests these companies provide specialist technical services eg Safety Cases, Environmental Statements. These companies tend to employ experienced, technically qualified personnel. You are unlikely to get in without a degree and/or previous relevant experience.

A couple of additional words of advice. First the N Sea now only forms a small part of the activities of oil related work in the UK sector. Many companies, particularly the large main and subsea contractors now support projects worldwide. You could be based in Aberdeen but working on a project which is offshore W Africa (with engineering drawings done in China or India). Offshore jobs in the N Sea probably only constitute about 20% of the total workforce so don’t restrict yourself to this sector alone.

Secondly a large proportion of the workforce now works under contract rather than as employees. The pros and cons of this have been discussed on these forums previously. If you start off working for a main contractor as an employee after a while they may suggest or even encourage you to convert to contract status.

Apologies to any companies which I haven’t named – I am only trying to give examples in each sector.

Posted By Richard McLellan
Most entry level jobs as offshore safety advisor will go to experienced offshore technicians / workers who have shown interest, aptitude and commitment to safety. Someone coming from onshore will find it difficult unless they are already an HSE professional in a similar industry. We are essentially petrochemical plants with added isolation and bad weather. Logistics experience will just not impress an employer - our risks are very different indeed, and you will have little credibility with the workforce.
One possible route if you are a trainer is to contact companies providing HSE training to offshore. A quick internet search will find Evolve, On Site, ASET, Nutec, Petrofac, NSL etc etc. If you are experienced in the safety training the offshore industry needs, perhaps you will get an chance there. Many companies send trainers offshore, so if you are expert and qualified in COSHH, Manual Handling, FLT ( yes we do have fork lifts offshore), rigging & lifting, abrasive wheels, work at height or some other core need you may find work.
Best of luck
Richard

Posted By OVADJE UFUOMA LONER
Hello William,
what does it take to get BOSIET

Posted By Malcolm MacDonald
The BOSIET Training will cost around 600 sterling depeding on the provider.(RGIT Montrose etc, The course will last around 3days covering a variety of different subjects including vomiting from being flipped upside down in a helicopter under water. "very enjoyable"

Posted By Kelvin George
Hi Malcolm

Try

www.worldwideworker.com

They are free to join and if you spend time setting up an online CV then they willl send you jobs that suite your abilities. Also employers do visit and occasionally you will be contacted directly.

Or

Send this guy your CV. His name is Robert Lane, he runs an agency that seems to specialise in Safety Advisors etc


Robert H. Lane, BA, FGSManaging Director/Principal ConsultantVISION PROJECT SERVICES (UK) LTD.Bournemouth, Dorset, U.K.Tel: +44 (0) 1202-399181
Fax: +44 (0) 1202-392048Web: www.seismicman.co.uke-m: enquiries@seismicman.co.uk
rlane@seismicman.co.uk

Other agencies you could try are :-

Omega Resources Ltd
7 Murray Place 83 Princes Street
Stirling Edinburgh
FK8 1DQ EH2 2ER

Tel: +44 (0) 1786 447666
Tel: +44 (0)131 247 6825
Fax: +44 (0) 1786 464635
Fax: +44 (0)131 247 6710
www.omega-resources.net


www.ukps.co.uk

www.rigzone.com - Employers also scan this site and can contact you directly

Well if I think of anymore I'll let you know. From my own experience I found that Oil companies are keener to recruit people from within with ZERO qualifications and train them up than take a fully qualified Safety Officer and have a fresh pair of eyes scrutinise the operation. However in these times things may have changed

All the Best with your search

Cheers Kelvin

Posted By Kelvin George
Malcolm

You Have Mail

Cheers