Global Hiring Experts recruits permanent, contract, and executive talent across upstream, midstream, and downstream operations. We support operators, EPC contractors, service companies, LNG producers, and refineries across the US, UK, Canada, Australia, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific.
Our consultants draw on energy-sector experience to assess candidates for demanding technical roles. We look closely at relevant offshore work, major EPC project delivery, and experience in high-hazard refinery environments.
From the initial brief to the first day on site, we coordinate targeted sourcing, technical screening, visa requirements, and relocation support. For employers managing recruitment across several regions, our Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) service provides additional hiring capacity and coordination.
Employers We Support
We find long-term professionals whose technical skills and field experience suit your operation. Each search includes targeted international sourcing, credential checks, and technical assessment, with one contact guiding the process from brief to offer. Relocation and onboarding coordination are available where required.
Regular search markets include the US, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Singapore, Australia, and Canada.
We source screened professionals with international field experience for defined assignments, typically lasting three to 24 months. Extensions or permanent appointments may be available under agreed terms. Our support covers onshore facilities, offshore platforms, and mobilisation to remote sites.
Search locations include the Gulf of Mexico, North Sea, Middle Eastern offshore fields, Asia-Pacific LNG terminals, and Alberta’s oil sands.
We recruit executives, operations leaders, project directors, and senior technical specialists with experience managing safety, production, and capital budgets across complex international operations.
Typical appointments include Country Managers, VPs of Operations, Project Directors, Drilling Managers, Chief Engineers, and Heads of HSE.
Shale production in the Permian, Eagle Ford, and Bakken, offshore Gulf of Mexico developments, and a growing LNG export sector are driving consistent demand for petroleum engineers, HSE leaders, and process specialists. We place both permanent hires and contract professionals for operators and service companies across the Lower 48 and deepwater Gulf.
Decommissioning projects across the North Sea, alongside active production assets and energy transition roles, are creating sustained demand for offshore engineers, subsea specialists, inspection engineers, and HSE managers. We work with operators and tier-one contractors across the Aberdeen and London markets. GHE’s UK office is based in Slough and covers recruitment across the UK, continental Europe, and North Sea-focused projects globally.
Alberta oilsands operations, LNG export projects on the BC coast, and offshore developments off Newfoundland and Labrador generate consistent demand for drilling engineers, completions specialists, project controls professionals, and environmental managers. We also support the growing pipeline and midstream sector in Western Canada. GHE’s Canadian office is based in Markham, Ontario and serves employers across Western Canada, Ontario, and Atlantic Canada.
Australia’s LNG, offshore, and energy infrastructure sectors create ongoing demand for LNG operations teams, instrument engineers, project managers, HSE leaders, and commissioning specialists. We also support hiring across Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, Hong Kong, Indonesia, and wider Asia-Pacific markets for petrochemical, offshore, and technical operations roles.
Major programmes in UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar are driving ongoing demand for EPC project managers, refinery specialists, commissioning engineers, and technical supervisors. Both greenfield megaprojects and brownfield expansion programmes are active, with strong demand from IOC and NOC clients.
We also support hiring in South America, China, Hong Kong, Japan, and Malaysia for operators and service companies managing international project portfolios.
Employers should start by defining the role, project location, technical requirements, certifications, mobilisation deadline, compensation range, and visa requirements. GHE then identifies suitable international talent markets, screens candidates for oil and gas experience, verifies qualifications, and supports interview coordination, offer negotiation, relocation planning, and onboarding.
GHE recruits for upstream, midstream, downstream, LNG, refinery, petrochemical, offshore, pipeline, and EPC projects. Common roles include drilling engineers, petroleum engineers, HSE managers, commissioning specialists, process engineers, project controls professionals, pipeline engineers, refinery operators, maintenance leaders, and senior project managers.
Yes. GHE places technical, operational, and leadership talent for onshore facilities, offshore platforms, FPSO vessels, and remote project sites. We can support hiring for roles that require specific site experience, safety credentials, rotational schedules, and mobilisation planning.
For urgent contract and permanent oil and gas roles, GHE can typically present an initial shortlist within seven to 14 business days. Final hiring and mobilisation timelines depend on candidate availability, notice periods, visa requirements, site documentation, and the destination country.
GHE recruits across upstream, midstream, and downstream oil and gas, including LNG, petrochemicals, pipeline, refinery operations, offshore projects, and EPC environments. We also support energy transition and renewable integration roles for companies managing conventional and low-carbon energy portfolios.
Yes. GHE supports international recruitment by helping coordinate visa requirements, work permit documentation, relocation planning, travel logistics, and onboarding steps. Exact requirements and timelines vary by country, candidate nationality, role type, and employer documentation.
Yes. GHE supports oil and gas recruitment across major international hiring markets, including the US, UK, Canada, Australia, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific. For companies hiring across multiple geographies, GHE can coordinate one search strategy across several markets.
Yes. GHE supports urgent contract, project, and permanent hiring for operators, EPCs, service companies, LNG facilities, refineries, and offshore projects. For urgent searches, GHE prioritises candidates with relevant site experience, verified certifications, realistic availability, and clear mobilisation pathways.
