One team. Upstream only. In the regions where you operate.
Career in Energy recruits only for oil and gas exploration and production. We have 14 years of oil and gas recruitment experience. We recruit in Africa, Latin America, North America, Middle East and Asia.
Specialist knowledge when candidates are hard to find
We work with a recruitment network developed over 14 years. Finding a subsea engineer means matching their water-depth and basin experience to your requirements. They also need to be available for your work rotation.
We cover drilling, subsea, reservoir, production and process, and project controls. If a job falls outside these areas, we’ll tell you.
Drilling
Drilling and completions engineers, supervisors, superintendents and well integrity.
Subsea
Subsea umbilicals, risers and flowlines (SURF) and tie-back engineering, installation, integrity and inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM).
Reservoir
Reservoir engineering and petrophysics, subsurface studies and field development planning.
Production & process
Production operations, process and facilities, maintenance leadership.
Project controls
Planning, cost control, cost estimating and contracts for development projects.
Choose how you work with us.
Permanent recruitment, fee when the candidate starts
For permanent jobs in a competitive market. You pay only once the candidate starts the job.
Work rotations and daily rates
For short-term and rotational hiring. We agree on the work rotation, arrangements for starting work and local hiring requirements in advance.
Search for hard-to-find candidates and senior roles
For specialist and senior jobs with a small pool of suitable candidates. We identify potential candidates and explain in writing why we recommend them.

What you get with the shortlist
Our screening tool scores each applicant against your job requirements. Each assessment includes an explanation. You’ll see why we recommend the candidate, which requirements their experience exceeds and what we checked.
Tell us your hiring needs. We’ll explain the recruitment market.
On our first call, we’ll discuss candidate availability and expected salaries or contract rates. We’ll also explain how long recruitment is likely to take.
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