Anyone work in Oil and Gas?
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Morning All, an odd first post on PH - have read the forums for a while now but never bothered to register and post, however having read this section before it seems there may be a few here that can give me some pointers.
I have an interview soon for a job with one of the major Oil and Gas players, oddly enough it's based in Scotland but not Aberdeen (though i'm guessing travel is par for the course which won't be an issue). As I'm not currently in the industry I'm wondering what I'll be expected to know. The job is a commercial role (estimaing) and relates to project services.
My own background is a mixture of Qs (construction) and defence estimating with about 6 years total to date so I have quite a wide range of experience that may or may not be directly applicable. I'm getting into late 20's so this move could potentially set up the rest of my career.
I assume they will be looking for somebody to work through bottom up, norm based estimates and tie in with various engineering leads along the way then compare with previous similar projects and profile risk /contingency etc. All of this should be fairly standard across all industries but I'm wondering if anyone knows anything oil and gas specific that I should read up on or has any general tips on what the industry tends to look for?
(ps I know that's a pretty specific thing to ask but you never know!)
I have an interview soon for a job with one of the major Oil and Gas players, oddly enough it's based in Scotland but not Aberdeen (though i'm guessing travel is par for the course which won't be an issue). As I'm not currently in the industry I'm wondering what I'll be expected to know. The job is a commercial role (estimaing) and relates to project services.
My own background is a mixture of Qs (construction) and defence estimating with about 6 years total to date so I have quite a wide range of experience that may or may not be directly applicable. I'm getting into late 20's so this move could potentially set up the rest of my career.
I assume they will be looking for somebody to work through bottom up, norm based estimates and tie in with various engineering leads along the way then compare with previous similar projects and profile risk /contingency etc. All of this should be fairly standard across all industries but I'm wondering if anyone knows anything oil and gas specific that I should read up on or has any general tips on what the industry tends to look for?
(ps I know that's a pretty specific thing to ask but you never know!)
Cross post from the Scotland thread.
Without knowning any more details about the potential company, although based on your description I'd guess it's a major engineering contractor with an engineering house located out of Abz.....so I'm guessing it could be for the WGPSN Glasgow office? Maybe not though!
Anyway, I would suggest that your gut feel is probably not far wide of the mark. Virtually all of what you mention are typical when estimating O&G mods/projects and your skill set would probably transfer pretty cleanly into this area of the business.
As per the other poster. Worth knowing a wee bit about the types of engineering drawings we typically use in our industry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piping_and_instrument...
Probs worth doing your homework on a little bit of an overview of general offshore engineering principles http://www.oilandgasuk.co.uk/publications/Producti...
Maybe also worth understanding a wee bit about engineering standards, many are derived from API.... http://www.api.org/
Without knowing more about your opportunity that's about as much as can think of!
Without knowning any more details about the potential company, although based on your description I'd guess it's a major engineering contractor with an engineering house located out of Abz.....so I'm guessing it could be for the WGPSN Glasgow office? Maybe not though!
Anyway, I would suggest that your gut feel is probably not far wide of the mark. Virtually all of what you mention are typical when estimating O&G mods/projects and your skill set would probably transfer pretty cleanly into this area of the business.
As per the other poster. Worth knowing a wee bit about the types of engineering drawings we typically use in our industry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piping_and_instrument...
Probs worth doing your homework on a little bit of an overview of general offshore engineering principles http://www.oilandgasuk.co.uk/publications/Producti...
Maybe also worth understanding a wee bit about engineering standards, many are derived from API.... http://www.api.org/
Without knowing more about your opportunity that's about as much as can think of!
If you've worked in civil's do you understand welding on process plant? once saw a sub sea structure will full penetration welds estimated as fillet welds, the contractor he worked for lost a forutune, I was brought in to audit the job and say what went wrong, easist assignment I ever had.
All the big EPC contractors will have their own norms, there are/where a set of norms published by the oil and chemical plant constructors association,
All the big EPC contractors will have their own norms, there are/where a set of norms published by the oil and chemical plant constructors association,
http://www.offshore-mag.com/
Probably worth ten minutes just to see whats going on in the world.
I'm an engineer, and work for an oil company - but I work a lot with the big contractors estimators, everything you said seems very reasonable and sounds very transferrable.
A few things to remember in oil and gas I think, no 1 - it may seem massive at first but its really a small industry - everyone knows everyone, via someone so smile and get along with everyone - no need for silly politics as it'll come back and bite you one day. Also go for a beer when you're asked, and learn as much as you can - there is so much experience and its all just about to retire, the really good people will happily tell you what they know / help all they can (those that won't are generally full of s
t)
Secondly compared to other engineering types, say manufacturing - it's not all so much about cost, down to the last penny - I mean ultimately of course it is thats what makes the world go round, but the job turning up on time and on budget and not having hurt anyone - keeps the infighting to a minimum and means you can all go onto the next job.
Probably worth ten minutes just to see whats going on in the world.
I'm an engineer, and work for an oil company - but I work a lot with the big contractors estimators, everything you said seems very reasonable and sounds very transferrable.
A few things to remember in oil and gas I think, no 1 - it may seem massive at first but its really a small industry - everyone knows everyone, via someone so smile and get along with everyone - no need for silly politics as it'll come back and bite you one day. Also go for a beer when you're asked, and learn as much as you can - there is so much experience and its all just about to retire, the really good people will happily tell you what they know / help all they can (those that won't are generally full of s
t) Secondly compared to other engineering types, say manufacturing - it's not all so much about cost, down to the last penny - I mean ultimately of course it is thats what makes the world go round, but the job turning up on time and on budget and not having hurt anyone - keeps the infighting to a minimum and means you can all go onto the next job.
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