Oil and Gas Recruitment, Staffing, EoR and Consulting

Senior Electrical Construction Engineer - Engineering & Design - Oil & Gas - Offshore Gas - United Kingdom

Our client, a leading offshore energy operator, needed a Senior Electrical Construction professional for critical projects at the Sullom Voe Terminal. The role required expertise in reviewing E&I documentation, quality management, contractor audits, and vendor-led commissioning, with experience in transformer refurbishment, switchboard upgrades, and UPS/battery charger replacements.

We identified a skilled electrical engineer with extensive offshore oil and gas experience. The candidate streamlined audit processes, improved quality assurance, and integrated commissioning milestones, reducing project risk and ensuring safety and operational alignment. The client noted improved project cohesion and execution as a result of our recruitment.

Senior Drilling Engineer - Drilling & Completions - Oil & Gas - Offshore Gas - Doha, Qatar

Dive Lead - Oil & Gas - Offshore Gas - Georgetown, Guyana 

• ExxonMobil has operated in the Zafiro Field since 1996, with Airswift supplying personnel since 2018. A 2022 incident required rapid deployment of additional staff.
  
  
• ExxonMobil needed a flexible, compliant solution for fluctuating staffing needs. Airswift delivered sourcing, employment, payroll, logistics, and immigration support.
  
  
• We also handled medical assessments, tax certificates, background checks, D&A testing, and tracking of certifications.
  
  
• Over 50 expatriates were deployed across roles including Construction Foreman, Dive Leads, Facilities Engineers, Subsea Engineers, and Logistics Coordinators—with 100% compliance in immigration and payroll.

• The Kaombo development is located off the coast of Angola and is the first project on ultra-deep offshore Block 32. 
  
  
• In 2017, Airswift supported teams on the first FPSO vessel's voyage from Singapore and in Angola for the offshore hook-up and commissioning (HUC), providing recruitment, logistics, PPE, visa and work permits, verification of offshore certification, and 24/7 contractor support.
  
  
• At peak, Airswift supported over 500 contractors for engineering, construction, and commissioning across multiple global locations, including Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Angola, Netherlands, France, Norway, and the United Kingdom.

• The Ichthys project is one of the largest LNG projects, taking gas from the Ichthys Field in the Browse Basin offshore of Western Australia. Airswift has supported various clients throughout the project in Australia, Indonesia, Singapore and South Korea.
  
  
• Airswift assembled a dedicated delivery team, consisting of a global account manager and discipline-specific recruitment consultants, who successfully completed all staffing and project requirements within target, which involved the construction, commissioning and start-up of the FPSO and CPF across two yards in South Korea. 
  
  
• Our Service teams provided full global mobility services, including logistics, immigration, visa and work permit support, local payroll and destination services.

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• Provided all safety, construction and engineering personnel to a multi-billion-dollar downstream project in Texas. The project is split into two parts, an ethylene cracker installation and a polyethylene expansion.
  
  
• Exclusively staffed contingent workers for three large Canadian pipeline projects over four years and onboarded pre-identified and recruited candidates. 
  
  
• Delivered a fully compliant on-boarding process for 2,000+ workers and third-party contractors on a refinery mobilization project in Indiana. This resulted in an incident free transition with zero disruption to business and 100 percent transfer rate. There was $1.4m initial cost savings through rate benchmarking. Throughout the duration of the contract, the client made total savings of $4m.
  
  
• Supplied all contingent workers and managed all onboarding compliance requirements for a turnaround project in Texas. A team of 30 turnaround specialists was provided to effectively support the project resulting in $400,000 of savings.

• Airswift was appointed staffing provider for the duration of an FLNG project for a large supermajor within Asia Pacific. In addition to staffing, Airswift provided full mobilisation support and consulting services.
  
  
• Sole labour supplier to a West African LNG project. This included full global employment services for 250+ gas professionals in technical and non-technical disciplines.
  
  
• Largest provider of technical expertise to an LNG project in Asia Pacific. We opened a local office in Port Moresby to provide staffing, training workshops, global employment services and consulting support.
  
  
• Supplier of permanent, fixed-term and contract technical personnel for all phases of a global LNG project. This included engineering professionals in Australia, United Kingdom, South Korea, Malaysia and Thailand.