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From subsea production systems and deepwater pipelines to asset integrity and topside control systems, upstream engineering require professionals with highly specialised technical knowledge and the experience to keep critical infrastructure performing offshore. Brunel can deliver:

Subsea Engineers: designing and maintaining subsea production systems, pipelines and umbilicals in deepwater environments

Materials & Corrosion Engineers: assessing asset integrity and specifying corrosion-resistant materials for wellheads, risers and topside equipment

Instrument & Electrical Supervisors: overseeing installation and maintenance of control, instrumentation and electrical systems on production facilities

From cost estimation and spend control to vendor management across the field development lifecycle, upstream projects require commercial professionals who can safeguard budgets and administer contracts under significant technical and operational complexity. Brunel recruits across a broad range of roles in this space, including:

Cost Controllers & Estimators: tracking project spend and preparing cost estimates across exploration and development phases

Contracts Administrators: managing vendor and service contracts throughout the field development lifecycle

From frontier exploration and subsurface evaluation to well construction and completions, upstream projects need professionals who can turn complex geological data into safe, productive wells in some of the most technically challenging environments on earth. Brunel can source: 

Petroleum & Reservoir Engineers: optimising well design, reservoir performance and hydrocarbon recovery strategy across exploration and production assets

Geologists & Geophysicists:  interpreting subsurface data to locate and characterise hydrocarbon reservoirs and guide drilling targets

Drilling & Completions Engineers: planning and executing well construction, casing, cementing and completion programs

Rig Leadership (Superintendents, Toolpushers, Drillers): providing on-site operational command of drilling rigs and crews during well construction

From operational hazard identification to environmental compliance across exploration and production sites, upstream projects demand professionals who can uphold uncompromising safety and environmental standards in high-risk, remote and offshore settings. Brunel can deliver:

Risk & Environmental Advisors: identifying operational hazards and ensuring environmental compliance on exploration and production sites

From crew rotations and travel logistics to compliance documentation for remote postings, upstream projects need professionals who can mobilise and support a workforce operating across offshore platforms and isolated sites. Brunel can connect you with:

Mobilisation Coordinators: managing crew rotations, travel and compliance documentation for remote and offshore upstream postings

From early-stage concept development and FEED through to marine logistics and offshore mobilisation, upstream projects demand professionals who can plan, sequence and coordinate complex field developments across remote and demanding locations. Brunel recruits across a broad range of roles in this space, including:

Project & FEED Engineers: developing early-stage design concepts and engineering packages ahead of full-scale field development

Vessel Logistics Supervisors: coordinating marine vessel scheduling and logistics supporting offshore operations

From pipeline systems and process facilities to the automated networks that monitor and control hydrocarbon transport, midstream engineering require professionals with highly specialised technical knowledge and the experience to keep critical infrastructure running safely across vast distances. Brunel can deliver:

Pipeline & Process Engineers: designing and maintaining pipeline systems and process facilities for hydrocarbon transport and storage

Controls & SCADA Engineers: developing and maintaining automated monitoring and control systems across pipeline networks

From sourcing materials to administering supplier agreements across pipeline programs, midstream projects need commercial professionals who can secure the right inputs and manage contracts under significant technical and logistical complexity. Brunel can deliver:

Procurement & Contracts Specialists: sourcing materials and administering supplier agreements for pipeline projects

From safety performance to quality assurance across pipeline construction and operations, midstream projects needs professionals who can uphold uncompromising standards over long, dispersed and often remote networks. This includes:

HSE Managers & QA/QC Coordinators: overseeing safety performance and quality assurance across pipeline construction and operations

From compliance records to the internal systems that keep operations running, midstream projects require professionals who can maintain regulatory rigour and administrative continuity across dispersed infrastructure. Brunel recruits for:

Regulatory & Systems Technicians: maintaining compliance records and internal systems supporting midstream operations

From commissioning and start-up to schedule, cost and progress control across pipeline construction, midstream projects demand professionals who can plan, sequence and hand over complex infrastructure programs on time and within budget. Brunel recruits for:

Commissioning Managers: leading start-up and handover activities for new pipeline and storage infrastructure

Project Controls Leads: managing schedule, cost and progress reporting across pipeline construction programs

From order processing to customer-facing administration across downstream distribution, these operations need professionals who can keep product moving and clients supported with accuracy and reliability. Brunel can source:

Customer Service & Order Administrators: managing product order processing and customer-facing administration for downstream distribution

From process units and rotating equipment to power distribution and steam generation, downstream engineering require professionals with highly specialised technical knowledge and the experience to keep refineries and petrochemical plant running reliably. Brunel recruits for:

Process & Mechanical Engineers: designing and troubleshooting process units and rotating/static equipment in refineries and petrochemical plants

Electrical & Steam Engineers: maintaining power distribution and steam generation systems supporting plant operations

Electricians & Operations Engineers: performing hands-on electrical maintenance and day-to-day process operations at site level

From budgeting and cost control to financial reporting across refining and petrochemical facilities, downstream operations need commercial professionals who can safeguard margins in a capital-intensive, tightly regulated environment. Brunel can source:

Finance & Cost Managers: overseeing budgeting, cost control and financial reporting for downstream facilities

From emissions compliance and environmental permitting to operational risk at refining sites, downstream operations require professionals who can uphold uncompromising safety and environmental standards on complex process facilities. Brunel can deliver:

Environmental & Risk Advisors: managing emissions compliance, environmental permitting and operational risk at refining sites

From capital project delivery to shutdown execution on live sites, downstream projects need professionals who can manage scope, schedule and safety while plant continues to operate around them. Brunel have experience delivering:

Project Engineers & Shutdown Supervisors: managing capital projects and coordinating shutdown execution on live plant sites

From planned shutdowns and inspections to preventive maintenance and reliability improvement, downstream operations need professionals who can execute complex turnaround and maintenance programs safely on live, high-value process plant. Brunel can source:

Turnaround & Inspection Engineers: planning and coordinating shutdown, inspection and overhaul activities for refinery and petrochemical plant

Maintenance Planners & Reliability Engineers: scheduling preventive maintenance and improving equipment reliability across process plant

From international crew deployment to certification and compliance across project workforces, LNG programs demand professionals who can mobilise and support a global workforce operating across plant, marine and terminal sites. Brunel recruits across a broad range of roles in this space, including:

Mobilisation & Global Mobility Coordinators: managing international crew deployment and certification compliance for LNG project workforces

From liquefaction and cryogenic storage to the control and instrumentation systems that keep plant safe, LNG engineering requires professionals with technical knowledge and the experience to operate at extreme temperatures and unforgiving tolerances. Brunel can deliver:

Cryogenic & Process Engineers: designing and maintaining liquefaction, storage and regasification systems operating at cryogenic temperatures

Design & Instrumentation Engineers: developing control and instrumentation systems for LNG plant and terminal facilities

Mechanical & Electrical Technicians: performing hands-on maintenance of rotating equipment and electrical systems on LNG facilities

From cost estimation to contract administration across LNG capital projects, these programs need commercial professionals who can safeguard budgets and manage agreements in one of the most capital-intensive corners of the energy sector. Brunel can connect you with:

Estimators & Contracts Administrators: preparing cost estimates and managing contracts for LNG capital projects

From asset integrity to the cryogenic-specific hazards unique to LNG, these facilities require professionals who can uphold uncompromising safety standards across high-risk plant and terminal environments. Brunel can deliver:

Integrity & Cryogenic HSE Specialists: managing asset integrity and cryogenic-specific safety hazards unique to LNG facilities

From carrier hull and propulsion design to loading, storage and regasification at import and export terminals, LNG marine operations need professionals with technical knowledge and experience managing cryogenic transport across complex vessel and terminal facilities. Brunel recruits across a broad range of roles in this space, including:

Naval Architects & Marine Propulsion Specialists: designing LNG carrier hulls, propulsion systems and vessel structures for cryogenic transport

LNG Terminal Operators: running day-to-day loading, storage and regasification operations at LNG import/export terminals

Marine Commercial Advisors: managing chartering, shipping contracts and commercial terms for LNG carrier operations

From plant construction and expansion to planned outages and structural works on LNG trains, these projects demand professionals who can coordinate timelines, budgets and stakeholders across large-scale, technically complex programs. Brunel has experience delivering:

Project Managers: coordinating timelines, budgets and stakeholders across LNG plant construction and expansion programs

Shutdown & Structural Supervisors: overseeing planned outages and structural works on LNG trains and terminals