Project Manager

Boots on the ground from Scotland The easiest job my recruiters ever had was hiring engineers from Scotland to work in a war zone. We could struggle for weeks to fill a role in Aberdeen. Then offer the right rate on a high risk project… And everything changed. Phones ringing. CVs landing. People suddenly available. That’s how this market works. If this war finds an off ramp tomorrow, the work doesn’t slow down. It accelerates. What’s sitting in the Gulf right now is not just disruption. It’s a backlog of critical work. • LNG plants in Qatar • Export terminals in the UAE • Gas fields in Abu Dhabi • Major assets across Saudi and Kuwait These sites don’t wait. They get inspected. Repaired. Recommissioned. Fast. Boots on the ground. That’s what this market will demand. And the scale is huge: • Multi billion pound programmes • 12 to 36 month project cycles • Thousands of contractors mobilised quickly Then comes the second wave. Energy security. Upgrade. Expansion. Resilience. That turns this into a 5 to 10 year run of work. The skills they will need are obvious if you’ve been around this industry: • Project Managers • Construction Managers • Commissioning Managers • HSE professionals • QA/QC inspectors • Welding inspectors • NDT technicians • Mechanical, Electrical and Instrument Engineers • Planners and Cost Controllers • Shutdown and Turnaround Leads • Integrity And that’s the point. When this kind of work hits the market, they don’t go looking for potential. They go looking for seasoned contractors. And they know where to find them