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Oil and Gas

Oil and Gas Recruitment Agency

Technical, HSE and project roles for energy operators and their supply chain move fast, onshore and offshore. Alliance runs an oil and gas recruitment agency service UK-wide — permanent, contract or outsourced — against a bench we keep actively screened, so you’re not starting from nothing when a role opens.

Oil and gas technical specialist reviewing plant data at a UK energy facility

Hire oil and gas talent, quickly and easily

Need a technical specialist, HSE manager or offshore engineer on your team? Alliance runs permanent, contract and outsourced oil and gas searches for 12,000+ UK businesses, so you get a shortlist of vetted candidates without carrying the search in-house.

What you get working with Alliance:

  • 12,000+ UK businesses already hired through Alliance — permanent, contract or fully outsourced oil and gas hiring.
  • 98% offer-acceptance rate once a candidate is put forward, built on 16 years of UK recruitment.
  • 70% interview-to-offer rate — fewer, better-matched interviews, not a flood of unsuitable CVs.
Roles We Recruit For

Roles We Recruit For in Oil and Gas

From onshore technical roles to offshore operations, these are the roles we place most often in oil and gas.

Technical & Engineering Roles

Process Engineer, Instrumentation Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Pipeline Engineer.

Health, Safety & Environment (HSE)

HSE Manager, HSE Advisor, Environmental Compliance Officer.

Project & Commissioning Roles

Project Manager, Commissioning Engineer, Construction Manager.

Oil Rig & Offshore Recruitment

Offshore Installation Manager, Rig Manager, Offshore Technician, ROV Pilot.

How We Staff

How Our Oil and Gas Recruitment Agency Works

Whether you need oil and gas staffing agency cover for a rotation or turnaround, or an oil and gas recruitment agency search for a permanent hire, it runs through the same screening standard.

Permanent Recruitment

Direct hires onto your core operations team.

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Temporary & Contract Staffing

Short-term cover for a rotation, a turnaround or a sudden spike in workload.

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Recruitment Process Outsourcing

Hand us all or part of a hiring project, or add vetted specialists straight into your existing team.

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Hiring OS

Run your own oil and gas hiring process through our AI-assisted platform, with our consultants alongside you.

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Hiring Challenges

Oil and Gas Recruitment Challenges We Solve

Specialist technical and HSE roles have a small talent pool.

Process, instrumentation and HSE specialists are in short supply across the sector. We recruit UK-wide and offshore against an actively screened bench, so a thin local market doesn’t limit your shortlist.

Rotational and turnaround staffing needs to flex fast.

Headcount for a turnaround or a rotation change doesn’t follow a normal hiring calendar. We run a fast, structured process so cover is in place before the gap bites.

Compliance, certification and offshore survival checks add time most agencies skip.

BOSIET, medicals and certification are checked before anyone reaches your interview stage, not left for you to chase after an offer.

How It Works

Four steps from brief to hire

— 01

Brief us

Tell us the role, the team and what “right” looks like.

— 02

We search

Our consultants source and screen against the skills that matter.

— 03

You interview a shortlist

Fewer, better-matched candidates, not a stack of CVs.

— 04

You hire

We handle as much of the process as you want us to.

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Why Alliance

Why UK employers choose Alliance for Oil and Gas hiring

12,000+ UK businesses have hired through Alliance. Oil and Gas searches run on the same standard — a 98% offer-acceptance rate and a 70% interview-to-offer rate once a candidate is put forward.

12,000+businesses supported with permanent, temp and RPO hiring
16 Yearsserving clients globally
98%offer acceptance rate once a candidate is put forward
70%interview-to-offer rate — fewer, better-matched interviews
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FAQ

Oil and Gas Recruitment Agency FAQs

Do you recruit for offshore and rig-based roles as well as onshore technical roles?

Yes — Oil Rig & Offshore Recruitment is a named specialism for us, alongside onshore technical, HSE and project roles.

Can you cover a turnaround or rotation at short notice?

Yes — our Temporary & Contract Staffing service is built for rotational and turnaround headcount that doesn’t follow a normal hiring calendar.

Do you check offshore certification like BOSIET before you put a candidate forward?

Yes — certification and medicals are checked before anyone reaches your interview stage, not left for you to chase after an offer.

How quickly can you fill a specialist technical or HSE role?

It depends on seniority and how niche the role is, but our actively screened bench means most roles get a shortlist within days of the brief, not weeks.

Talk to Our Team

Tell us about your Oil and Gas hire

Tell us what oil and gas role you’re hiring for, and a specialist consultant will get back to you.