Project Manager
BH-308780
Posted: 15/07/2025
- Competitive
- Scotland Scotland Aberdeen
- Contract
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Oil & Gas
🛠 Project Manager – Oil & Gas
📍 Location: Aberdeen (Onshore)
📅 Contract Length: 12–24 months
🚀 Start Date: Mid to End October
🌟 Role Overview
Our client is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead delivery of their North Sea project through its Define phase. You’ll oversee planning, execution, and cross-functional coordination—ensuring regulatory compliance and alignment with strategic goals.
🎯 Key Responsibilities
Essential:
✅ Proven track record in upstream oil & gas (Appraise/Define/Select)
✅ Knowledge of UK environmental and safety frameworks
✅ Technical expertise in topsides and subsea facilities
✅ Leadership of cross-functional, multinational teams
✅ Strong documentation and decision gate experience
✅ Budget and risk management skills
Preferred:
📂 Familiarity with PPMS stage gates
🔧 Engineering, construction, commissioning insight
💡 Key Challenges
With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.
📍 Location: Aberdeen (Onshore)
📅 Contract Length: 12–24 months
🚀 Start Date: Mid to End October
🌟 Role Overview
Our client is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead delivery of their North Sea project through its Define phase. You’ll oversee planning, execution, and cross-functional coordination—ensuring regulatory compliance and alignment with strategic goals.
🎯 Key Responsibilities
- Drive safe and high-value delivery of the project
- Lead planning and multi-disciplinary collaboration
- Oversee Topsides Host and Subsea Facilities development
- Ensure compliance with UK regulatory and HSES standards
- Manage project documentation and stage gate deliverables
- Conduct cost and schedule risk analysis
- Own project risk and budget management
Essential:
✅ Proven track record in upstream oil & gas (Appraise/Define/Select)
✅ Knowledge of UK environmental and safety frameworks
✅ Technical expertise in topsides and subsea facilities
✅ Leadership of cross-functional, multinational teams
✅ Strong documentation and decision gate experience
✅ Budget and risk management skills
Preferred:
📂 Familiarity with PPMS stage gates
🔧 Engineering, construction, commissioning insight
💡 Key Challenges
- Coordinating international, cross-discipline inputs
- Navigating complex regulatory environments
- Managing project risks in dynamic market conditions
- Strategic mindset with pragmatic problem-solving
- Clear and confident communication across stakeholders
- Ability to foster collaboration and drive accountability
- A structured, improvement-oriented working style
- Willingness to mentor and develop team capability
With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.