CLIENTS & CONSULTANTS
Energy Associates’ consultants are professionally qualified with decades of discipline experience in their field. These include recruitment & staffing services, design engineering and construction, QHSE, finance and Project Controls.
Project activity that we have been involved in in recent years include:
Front End Engineering (FEED)
Engineering, Procure and Construction ( EPC) contract awards and Project Management Team (PMT) recruitment and overseas assignment
Commercial call-off / frame contracts negotiation & execution
Offshore construction and commissioning of oil and gas production plant
Marine vessel brokerage and transportation of structures and line-pipe
Upstream and downstream facilities operations and maintenance
Subsurface geoscience engineering and exploration
Download a comprehensive table of Clients, locations and services provided over the last 2 decades here
SOME RECENT PROJECTS
2020
Currently facilitating collaboration between UAE major services providers in the M.E.N.A. region oil and gas sector, with multi-cultural consultant team-members in business development and project controls activities.
BRIDGE of HOPE ( Prosper4 Group Ltd)
Identified & facilitated software collaborative partners and guided integrtation in the prelaunch of https://BridgeofHope.careers, a portal for organistations across all sectors embracing inclusive employment and diversity.
2018 - 2019
OPEROR Ltd
https://www.Operor.io - Utilising Innovative technology to inspire positive change to inclusive and diverse employment solutions. Development of business plan and innovative SaaS model for portal launch Q2 2019, seeking PLC and Government grant funding prior to IPO.
2018
MCDERMOTT Inc ( UK, NL, CZ and INDIA)
Post-merger / acquisition of Chicago Bridge & Iron, conducted diligence and strategic assessment of internal Staffing Services Company group,assessing business plans opportunities , company structure and international offices operations.
2017-2019
UK Dept of Justice ( through HMPPS and major private / public partnerships including SODEXO, MTCnovo, SERCO)
Devising and implementing sustainable employment services to help reduce re-offending as integral part of Government’s rehabilitation strategy. Assisted in design and launch/operation of a bespoke recruitment portal for this sector, Prosper4Jobs.co.uk.
2009/11 & 2014/15
EURO CONTROL PROJET - A French Project Management Consultancy
Acting as General Manager, UAE based, for MENA region, responsible for securing new business, developing & and managing existing PMC projects , staffing services contracts & project controls consultancy.
Major Projects Included:
DOLPHIN ENERGY ( UAE, QATAR & International EPC locations )
SATORP - Construction phases in Jubail, negotiated joint venture with key KSA partner.
ZADCO Upper Zakem fields expansion programs
2014
SOLAGROUP - London
Developed business planning model for growth of International Oil and Gas staffing operations & strategy for Mid East market entry.
2011/12
KNOWLEDGE RESERVOIR LLC. UAE / Muscat / London / Houston
Consulting , as V.P. Resourcing, in managing recruitment strategy and operations at International branches of U.S. subsurface geoscience and engineering consultancy.
2008/10
SATORP (J/V between TOTAL and ARAMCO) Rome Italy, and Jubail KSA
Project: 400,000 BOE Jubail export crude oil refinery. Award value of EPC contracts in excess of $10 billion
Project Resourcing Manager, joined at end of FEED, then built and led the project recruitment team, devised / implemented staffing sourcing strategy, and recruited 150+ multi-discipline PMT members for the 15 EPC contract phases of the project
TESTIMONIALS
“James Thomas is an Oil & Gas HR Professional and industry veteran. We had the pleasure of working together and I found him to be a through professional with a deep understanding of the HR recruitment within the Energy industry. I would not hesitate to recommend him.”
“James is a client orientated individual with a very broad experience in the Oil & Gas industry in the field of Technical Recruitment.”