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- Plan and manage oil and gas production
- Great opportunities to travel and work all over the world, including on offshore rigs
- You'll need excellent management and analytical skills
As an oil and gas operations manager, you'll oversee the co-ordination of onshore and offshore exploration and production of oil.
DAY-TO-DAY DUTIES
- Making decisions about where to explore for fuel reserves
- Carrying out risk assessments
- Managing a technical team and subcontractors
- Meeting production targets
- Controlling budgets
- Making sure production processes and facilities meet safety standards
DAY-TO-DAY ENVIRONMENT
You could work in an office, on a rig or visit sites.
Your working environment may be outdoors some of the time.
You'll need
For this role, you'll need business management and leadership skills, knowledge of manufacturing production and processes, the ability to accept criticism and work well under pressure, to sell products and services, excellent verbal communication skills, maths knowledge, and the ability to monitor your own performance and that of your colleagues.
You'll usually need a degree or postgraduate qualification in science, engineering, geology or mining, before applying to join an organisation's management training scheme.
CAREER PROSPECTS
You could become an operations director or work independently as an oil and gas consultant, travelling all over the world.