Offshore oil & gas industry - Western Australia...

[J381]

Anyone on here in the offshore oil and gas industry, in western Australia?

Thanks

[XJSJohn]

My Wife is (well based in Singapore, but covers Perth office as well) and I used to be (Also based in Singapore but WA was on my watch)

[Camry_Man]

Me!
Watchta want to know?

[redchina]

Me...

[systemsinclair]

Any jobs going out there?
Im a gas turbine technician working on LM6000 LM2500 and LM2500+.
Any help would be great.

[systemsinclair]

Paddy_N_Murphy said:

I think it is the other way round !
I am / was trying to take on some local Mech/Hyd Fitters.
They want $120k if there is any grey matter between the ears.

Oh, for a 32 hr week.

Tail. dog. wag.

I will come over for that i will do more hours aswell.

[Young Ned]

I am off out to Australia on a working holiday visa at the start of March,

Could anyone advise on wether or not I would be able to get into the mining or offshore industries on the Holiday Visa? Trying to make the adventure pay for itself and I fancy the challenge!

I will be going over and presenting myself to the agencies in Perth, having done my Modern Apprenticeship as a multi-skilled engineer and with eight years experience of Manufacturing engineering, the last two of which were in the Pharmaceutical industry.

The research I have carried out on the web gives mixed answers!

[Young Ned]

Fruitpicking it is then!! Hoping to make the move into Oil with my next full time job so will see more of the world then I suppose.

[deviant]

Can anyone send a contact to give my CV to? Looking for a Perth based office position if possible.

[Pommygranite]

In my line of work I work with Employers, many of which are Resources companies and there are a fair few that actually do take on holiday/working visa staff, generally on a very short term contract and predominantly up on the sites themselves so to the OP I would say yes you have a chance of work but do be aware that its not definite.

James, happy to have a chat about what you are looking for and so next time we catch up I'll give you some info.


If people really want to get into it it doesnt hurt to just start sending your CV to an resources companies listed on the ASX as these are companies that are busy as hell with lots of project work and are in need of good workers so it may work. The other are Resource recruitment companies. Thats just a couple of basic tips.

To give you an idea of trader shortage, one company I know of they are trying to hire Trades Assistants (basically untrained, unskilled dogsbody workers to help install cables) up near Karratha - $160k per annum, 4 & 1 shift (so not great) and they're having real issues....

[deviant]

It's the 4 / 1 swing that puts people off even at $160k. At my partners work (no openings there) they are down to doing 2 / 1 and 1 / 1 swings to get people to work for them....I think people are over the excitement of the boom and the money and want a better balance.

[DCS01]

Help !! out of work former Customs Officer (redundancy), anything going. Should also say I am 48, but have no attachments to this country so am free anytime.

[deviant]

Customs Australia?

[DCS01]

As I understand it, Aus has age limits on what are forces personel.

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Young Ned said:

I am off out to Australia on a working holiday visa at the start of March,

Could anyone advise on wether or not I would be able to get into the mining or offshore industries on the Holiday Visa? Trying to make the adventure pay for itself and I fancy the challenge!

I will be going over and presenting myself to the agencies in Perth, having done my Modern Apprenticeship as a multi-skilled engineer and with eight years experience of Manufacturing engineering, the last two of which were in the Pharmaceutical industry.

The research I have carried out on the web gives mixed answers!

The issue with the working holiday visa is you can only be employed by the same company for a period of 3 months. If you fit the criteria though I don't see why they wouldn't up you to a 4-year 457 visa. But then of course you wouldn't be having any adventure. You'd just be working.

[ajg31]

As a fitter i spent nearly a year trying to break into the mining and oil/gas. I fould it to be who you know not what you can do. The mines are full of false promises and false starts and the heasdline figure per year shrinks fast when your a contractor out of work for half a year. I worked for a year servicing well head equipment with the idea of getting work with Chevron or similar with more oil experience but it never happened for me.

Pleant of sucess stories though and it is picking up again in Perth.

[MudwiG]

I recruit for roles in Mining, Geosciences and Enginneers, I have a team here that does oil and Gas too, PM me if you want to have a chat.
Thanks

[JoeRRS]

MudwiG said:

I recruit for roles in Mining, Geosciences and Enginneers, I have a team here that does oil and Gas too, PM me if you want to have a chat.
Thanks

What areas of oil and gas does your team cover? I currently work in Pre-commissioning & commissioning & would be open to a move to OZ fed up with MENA.

[MudwiG]

JoeRRS said:

What areas of oil and gas does your team cover? I currently work in Pre-commissioning & commissioning & would be open to a move to OZ fed up with MENA.

If you are working as a Commissioning Engineer they should be able to help. They cover Geosciences, RE/PE's, HSE's, process engineers etc too. Lots going on here with major LNG projects in Brisbane and offshore work in Perth.

[JoeRRS]

MudwiG said:

If you are working as a Commissioning Engineer they should be able to help. They cover Geosciences, RE/PE's, HSE's, process engineers etc too. Lots going on here with major LNG projects in Brisbane and offshore work in Perth.

Could you PM me your details so I can forward you my CV.