project management jobs
Project management jobs centre around effective organisation, people management and planning skills. Responsibilities include projects finishing on time and within budget.
Whether it be overseeing the delivery of the smallest components or managing the installation of an offshore platform, the scope for career progression within project managent jobs in the oil industry is excellent given the high demand for skills.
Project management jobs offer a great deal of variety in the day-to-day duties and challenges faced. There are prospects to work for design consultancies, contractors or operators to deliver their project objectives as well as learning a diverse range of skills and the prospect of not only working in the UK or offshore in the North Sea but globally.
Engineering and design skills for project management jobs
Many people in the industry enter the project management profession from disciplines such as engineering and often design. It can be seen as a natural progression from those in a design or project engineering capacity, looking for more responsibility and opportunity to develop their skills. Often there is a high level of satisfaction to be gained especially when projects are delivered to clients as per the instructions of a tender or bid.
There are courses in a number of universities that encompass project engineering and project management alongside other types of engineering principles. People suited to this type of role are those that are organised and can plan ahead, see things going wrong and change them. You need to be pro-active and committed to the delivery of objectives.
To find out more about project management jobs in the oil industry, please contact your local Hays office. Alternatively, continue your search for energy jobs.
