WA

“The Ultimate Dream Job”. That perfect, once in a lifetime opportunity that matches your talents, experience and aspirations. It seems we are always on the lookout for this golden offer, but how do you actually make it happen?

Teagan Criddle, Manager of Integrated Services at Energy Resourcing recently spoke to Oil and Gas Australia about securing your dream role.

Here’s the thing.  Typically, resource sector companies don’t start their recruitment planning until projects are approved.

In a mining industry-first, a number of major projects in Queensland are doing things differently.

Simply, they are asking for your feedback – and they want to hear from those who have experience in the industry and those that haven’t....but would love the chance.

Around 61,500 new operational jobs will be created in the mining sector by 2015, as well as tens of thousands more in the construction stages, according to estimates released in a report last week from the National Resources Sector Employment Taskforce.

The Taskforce, which was established last year, was tasked with consulting with industry to better understand the skills and employment numbers required for more than 75 advanced major resources projects, and some 286 less advanced projects – most slated to commence production in the period 2010 to 2020.

In a resource industry first, a number of mining projects in Queensland are about to launch a major on-line survey to determine the level of interest from trainees, semi-skilled, female and Indigenous participants, together with those already working in the industry for fly in, fly out opportunities from Brisbane.  

The Wood Group has been selected by Chevron Global Upstream and Gas to provide ready-for-start-up operations support services for the Wheatstone LNG Development, located offshore Western Australia.  Work will be performed by ODL, Wood Group’s consultancy company specialising in operations and maintenance.

The $1.865bn Argyle Underground Project is a 60Mt underground extension of the existing open pit operations, The block cave mine extends the life of the Argyle mine out to at least 2019.

Perth’s Challenger Institute of Technology is now offering a unique opportunity for women to begin a rewarding career in civil and structural engineering.

We happen to work in an industry that on the one hand experiences great challenges with the lack of experienced and skilled candidates available, but on the other hand attracts a significant volume of applicants interested in joining the sector and who have no experience. 

Civil contractor Brierty Ltd has secured four new contracts to deliver civil construction services to industrial and residential land development projects in Western Australia.

The projects, totalling $25m, have commenced with the revenue contributing to FY11.

Three of the new contracts are with Landcorp to fast track the readiness of industrial land in the Pilbara region to meet the needs of businesses servicing the oil and gas and mining sectors.

The School of Petroleum Engineering at the University of New South Wales has been providing well control training and assessment to oilfield professionals through the National Drilling & Well Control Program (NDWCP) since 1997. The Program is a joint venture between the School and the International Association of Drilling Contractors - Australasian Chapter (IADC-AC) and is managed by School.