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With the recent changes in No.10 this week, one question remains within the UK oil and gas community - what will happen to the North Sea? While the sector currently faces intense political debate over new licensing and projects, the coming weeks could be make or break for the UK’s oil and gas industry. So, what do you think will happen? Let us know in our poll below and leave a comment to tell us what you think.

Looking for your next opportunity in energy? We're supporting a number of exciting contract opportunities for Spirit Energy across the UK and Europe with leading operators delivering both traditional oil & gas and energy transition projects. Whether your expertise is in HR, Information Management, Wells, Economics or Instrumentation & Control, we'd love to hear from you. Current opportunities include: ✅ HR Advisor | Barrow-in-Furness Support a key UK energy asset with HR operations, employee relations and recruitment on a 2-year contract. Apply 📩 https://lnkd.in/ejphf3nc ✅ BMS & Document Control Lead | Barrow-in-Furness Lead Information Management and Document Control activities, helping safeguard asset integrity and process safety. Apply 📩 https://lnkd.in/ewVxt9_X ✅ Regulated Asset Economist | Aberdeen Play a key role in the Morecambe Net Zero carbon storage project, developing economic models and supporting one of the UK's most significant CCS developments. Apply 📩 https://lnkd.in/eKssyi_U ✅ Wells Lead | Aberdeen Lead drilling, well engineering and technical integrity activities for the Morecambe Net Zero carbon storage programme. Apply 📩 https://lnkd.in/eSACTE6Z ✅ Senior Instrumentation & Control Specialist | Hoofddorp, Netherlands Provide engineering authority and technical support across critical control systems, including PLC, SCADA, ESD and Fire & Gas systems. Apply 📩 https://lnkd.in/eSACTE6Z If you're looking to work on projects that are helping shape the future of energy while applying your expertise on technically challenging programmes, we'd love to speak with you. #EnergyJobs #OilAndGasJobs #CCS #CarbonCapture #EngineeringJobs

Qatar’s energy sector is entering a new phase of expansion, fuelled by one of the world’s largest LNG investment programmes. With major offshore, LNG, and infrastructure projects progressing, demand for skilled professionals is rising across the entire project lifecycle, from engineering and project controls to HSE, construction, commissioning, and operations. However, while opportunities are growing, so is the talent challenge. The supply of experienced talent has not kept pace with project demand, making oil and gas recruitment in Qatar more competitive than ever. Recruitment now is about proactive workforce planning, speed, and securing critical talent ahead of time and ahead of competitors. Read our latest blog to explore what this means for employers and how to stay ahead: https://lnkd.in/eeUpfFKi #OilAndGas #Qatar #LNG #Recruitment #OrionGroup

Could your next offshore role be in subsea? As subsea projects become larger, more technically demanding and increasingly safety critical, the demand for experienced professionals continues to grow. Operators are looking for people who can step into senior positions, lead teams and deliver complex offshore projects with confidence. For many candidates, however, progressing into subsea can feel like a challenge. Senior roles are highly specialised and often appear to require years of direct subsea experience, leaving professionals from other offshore disciplines wondering whether they have what it takes. The reality is that many of the skills developed across offshore oil and gas and the wider energy industry are highly transferable. So, do you need to have spent your entire career in subsea to move into a senior role? Or could the experience, technical knowledge and leadership skills you've already built provide the foundation for your next career move? In this article, we'll explore the career paths into senior subsea roles, the skills employers value most and how you can position yourself for the next step in your offshore career............

Workforce planning is no longer a “nice to have” in life sciences. As organisations rely on reactive hiring models in an intensifying competition for talent, this creates more risk - project delays, rising costs, and missing out on highly specialised professionals. Forward-thinking organisations are shifting their approach to anticipate future skill requirements ahead of time. In our latest blog, we explore why proactive workforce planning is now essential for scaling life science teams, and how organisations can move from reactive hiring to a more strategic, future-focused approach. Read the full article here:  https://lnkd.in/eWD-mfJ5 #LifeScienceRecruitment #WorkforcePlanning #OrionGroup

Lead the Future of Global Energy Are you ready to take the next step in your engineering career? We're recruiting for five senior permanent opportunities with a leading global engineering organisation based in Basingstoke, working across both traditional energy and the energy transition. Our client performs a key role developing projects and providing expert engineering support to energy business worldwide. The company has an integrated operation office in the UK in Hampshire. Whether your expertise lies in offshore engineering, technical safety, pipelines, telecommunications or engineering management, these roles offer the chance to work on major international projects spanning oil and gas, CCS, hydrogen and low carbon infrastructure. Current opportunities include: 📍 Basingstoke, Hampshire (Hybrid Working) • Principal Offshore Structural Engineer Lead the design and assessment of offshore structures across concept, FEED and detailed engineering while mentoring multidisciplinary teams. Apply 👉 https://lnkd.in/djgfchvu 📍 Basingstoke, Hampshire (Hybrid Working) • Principal Pipeline Engineer Provide technical leadership on complex offshore and onshore pipeline projects, supporting major global developments from concept through execution. Apply 👉 https://lnkd.in/dVBNvT5e 📍 Basingstoke, Hampshire (Hybrid Working) • Principal Technical Safety Engineer Play a key role in embedding safe design principles across international energy projects, leading HAZID, HAZOP, QRA and process safety activities. Apply 👉 https://lnkd.in/d7C3ueZu 📍 Basingstoke, Hampshire (Hybrid Working) • Principal Telecoms & Security Engineer Deliver advanced telecommunications and security solutions for large-scale offshore, onshore and energy transition projects. Apply 👉 https://lnkd.in/dpjTGBXf 📍 Basingstoke, Hampshire (Hybrid Working) • Engineering Manager Lead multidisciplinary engineering teams, oversee project execution and help deliver complex global energy projects safely, on time and within budget. Apply 👉 https://lnkd.in/dJb7a2Fs These are outstanding opportunities to join a respected engineering business that offers: ✔ Hybrid working and excellent work-life balance ✔ Exposure to international projects ✔ Technical leadership and career progression ✔ Work across both established energy and emerging low carbon sectors ✔ A collaborative environment focused on innovation and engineering excellence #EngineeringJobs #EnergyJobs #OilAndGasJobs #CCS #Hydrogen #EngineeringCareers

As hiring becomes more complex, recruitment becomes a strategic lever for growth. From scaling into new markets to tackling ongoing skills shortages, organisations are rethinking whether traditional hiring models can keep pace with evolving workforce demands. So, what’s the right approach? In our latest blog, we explore how traditional recruitment and Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) each bring unique value, and why they often work best together as part of a modern, flexible talent strategy. Read more: https: https://lnkd.in/ei4ENkVR #RPO #Recruitment #OrionGroup

Offshore Commissioning Opportunities | Join the OCCMS Network Are you an experienced Commissioning Engineer or Commissioning Technician looking for your next offshore contract? OCCMS is expanding its network of commissioning professionals to support a range of upcoming UK offshore commissioning campaigns. If you have experience delivering projects from pre-commissioning through to start-up and system handover, Adrian Davidson would like to hear from you. We're currently recruiting for: 📍 Senior Instrument Commissioning Engineer Lead offshore instrument commissioning activities, manage system completion and provide technical leadership across multidisciplinary teams. https://lnkd.in/exbCDWyF 📍 Senior Electrical Commissioning Engineer Take ownership of electrical commissioning, energisation, testing programmes and system handover across major offshore projects. https://lnkd.in/ek_frPV8 📍 Senior Electrical Commissioning Technician Support the testing, commissioning and fault-finding of LV/MV electrical systems, switchgear, MCCs and associated equipment. https://lnkd.in/en2K4svp 📍 Senior Control & Instrumentation (C&I) Commissioning Technician Carry out loop checking, PLC/DCS interface testing, functional testing and troubleshooting on critical control systems. https://lnkd.in/e-Vv-twv 📍 Senior Instrument Commissioning Technician Deliver instrument commissioning, calibration, loop checking and start-up support across offshore process facilities. https://lnkd.in/eQ_KUWA2 If you have offshore commissioning experience, strong technical knowledge and current offshore certification, these flexible ad-hoc rotation opportunities could be your next contract. Contact adrian.davidson@orioneng.com for further information. WE ARE UNABLE TO SPONSOR VISAS, SO ALL CANDIDATES MUST HAVE THE RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UK.

Whether you’re coming from rigger jobs, mechanical technician jobs, deck crew jobs, welding jobs, or pipefitter jobs offshore, you more likely than not already have the technical foundation employers are looking for. All you need is the right approach to help you step into a supervisory role faster. And it’s not as difficult as you might expect. Read our latest newsletter and open your horizons to new opportunities...........

Artificial intelligence may be driving the digital revolution, but there’s a less visible force underpinning it all: ⚡power. And this power surge is putting real pressure on energy infrastructure. As a result, natural gas and midstream infrastructure are becoming critical to supporting this growth, driving investment across pipelines, LNG, and storage. For the recruitment market, this is a pivotal moment. Demand is increasing for engineering and technical talent who can deliver the infrastructure behind the digital economy. Uncover more on how Midstream O&G could be the answer in our blog: https://lnkd.in/en4pDm56 #MidstreamOilandGas #AI #DataCentreRecruitment #OrionGroup