Oil Industry Redundancy pending...transferable skills??

[lambysdad]

Hi all,

Well it seems as though I'm facing redundancy. I work for a relatively small Company and they are laying off 10 people from our department alone. I have only been with the Company less than 2 years so with the scoring matrix they have used to aid the selection process I came in the bottom 10.

I have had 2 Skype video calls with Management and HR to discuss the matter, 3rd and final call will be soon and the decision will be made there (I feel as though it has already been made).

Other than promoting myself via these calls and separate emails, offering to work from home for free and taking a salary cut, I can't think of anything else I can do to secure my job.

Moving on from here the first priority will be to start a Ltd Company in case I can get any work as a Consultant, very difficult at the moment as the industry is basically at rock bottom.

Looking for other work locally is a challenge as unemployment is high.
Of course I will consider anything in order to keep a roof over my Family's head, but have been thinking that 22 years in the Oil and Gas Industry must have provided me with transferable skills that could take me into a position other than manual labourer or shelf stacker.

Aside from the technical aspects of my job I have vast experience in;
Supervising personnel / operations
Coordinator personnel / operations
Personnel / equipment / operations Management
New contracts / tenders / Risk assessments / Appraisals

Unfortunately I have no formal qualifications, the Oil industry often recognises experience above that. Any cortication's / course I have completed are Industry related.

So what could I do?
Any help or advice greatly appreciated.

[GT03ROB]

You don't actually say what you do. It may help.

[lambysdad]

GT03ROB said:

You don't actually say what you do. It may help.

Core skills are in Well Testing / DST's / Completions / Well Intervention / UBD...anything to do with Well Operations really.

[Flooble]

Any fire safety training? Just thinking with the risk assessment you mention, maybe a sideways move into one of those firms that advise companies on how to ensure their premises don't burn down ...

[lambysdad]

Flooble said:

Any fire safety training? Just thinking with the risk assessment you mention, maybe a sideways move into one of those firms that advise companies on how to ensure their premises don't burn down ...

Thanks for the suggestion.
No specific fire safety training other than what they teach during the Survival Course every 4 years. Worth looking into though.

[edc]

lambysdad said:

Core skills are in Well Testing / DST's / Completions / Well Intervention / UBD...anything to do with Well Operations really.

If you want to change industry you can't be using those terms alone on your CV. They mean nothing to me.

You need to break down those tasks, actions, responsibilities into competencies. Think about the value, risk factors, budgets, dead/timelines, people management responsibility, impact of downtime, maintenance of equipment, H&S procedures, project management/planning etc.

[lambysdad]

edc said:

If you want to change industry you can't be using those terms alone on your CV. They mean nothing to me.

You need to break down those tasks, actions, responsibilities into competencies. Think about the value, risk factors, budgets, dead/timelines, people management responsibility, impact of downtime, maintenance of equipment, H&S procedures, project management/planning etc.

I appreciate that, but someone above did ask what I do.
My CV is currently tailored for jobs in the Oil Industry, I will of course adapt it to suit any other role I apply for, just trying to figure out what I can do.

I have skills and experience in Management, so being responsible for personnel, HSE, their wellbeing, competencies etc was all part off the job.
Budgets, dead / timelines etc are part of my day to day business, non productive time is often measured by the minute and can go into the millions of GBP so maintaining a strict schedule is paramount to any operation I am responsible for.
Strict maintenance schedules and annual re-certification of equipment, ordering of spares and stock management, global logistics of personnel and equipment including air, land and sea freight, Dangerous goods etc.

I'm pretty sure I could take on a Management role in another industry, although I'm also prepared to work on the shop floor if required.

[edc]

lambysdad said:

I appreciate that, but someone above did ask what I do.
My CV is currently tailored for jobs in the Oil Industry, I will of course adapt it to suit any other role I apply for, just trying to figure out what I can do.

I have skills and experience in Management, so being responsible for personnel, HSE, their wellbeing, competencies etc was all part off the job.
Budgets, dead / timelines etc are part of my day to day business, non productive time is often measured by the minute and can go into the millions of GBP so maintaining a strict schedule is paramount to any operation I am responsible for.
Strict maintenance schedules and annual re-certification of equipment, ordering of spares and stock management, global logistics of personnel and equipment including air, land and sea freight, Dangerous goods etc.

I'm pretty sure I could take on a Management role in another industry, although I'm also prepared to work on the shop floor if required.

A bit more analysis and thinking along these lines and you will be well on your way to seeing which other jobs your skills and experience may match to and of course preparing a CV to suit. It will also help you to interview and talk with people in a language they more easily understand. The next stage would be to apply the STAR analogy to demonstrate the impact/results and to contextualise those things. It will help eliminate the buzzwords and to turn what you do and take for granted and turn it into something more meaningful for a wider audience.