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Sector · Marine & Offshore Oil & Gas

Marine & Offshore Oil & Gas Talent Search

From FPSO conversions and offshore platform construction to marine engineering vessels and oil & gas EPC — KUTA finds shipyards, offshore EPC contractors and energy owners the technical and management talent who have lived through a full project cycle.

Clients: shipyards · offshore EPC · energy owners Engagements: permanent roles / project Contract staff
About this sector

Why marine & offshore needs a specialist search firm

Talent logic in the marine industry is nothing like general manufacturing: role profiles depend on vessel type and project stage, and skill sets straddle classification-society rules, site construction and offshore deployment requirements. Most generalist recruiters cannot tell the difference between a structural engineer who has been through one vessel cycle and another candidate — so they pile up CVs by keyword.

KUTA's consultants largely come from marine engineering backgrounds. They organise search around FPSO, offshore platforms, marine engineering vessels and overseas EPC projects, know the critical roles and where the talent sits across basic design, detailed design, construction and commissioning, and understand how schedule, safety and confidentiality constrain the hiring process.

Vessel types

FPSO/FSO, semisubmersibles, jack-up rigs, offshore support vessels, specialised vessels

Project scope

Design · Construction · Integration & commissioning · Offshore installation · Operations support

Offshore deployment support

Certificate checks, visa advice, insurance and mobilisation logistics

High-demand roles

In-Demand Roles

Use the list to map against your own needs — offshore roles beyond it are equally welcome.

Project & Design Management

FPSO Project Manager Offshore Project Director EPC Project Management Structural Discipline Manager Naval Architecture / General Arrangement Design Manager Planning Manager Project Controls / Cost Manager

Engineering Disciplines

Offshore Structural Engineer Marine Machinery Engineer Offshore Process Engineer Piping Engineer Electrical / Instrumentation Engineer Coating / Corrosion Engineer Floater Hydrodynamics Engineer Mooring / Riser Engineer

Construction, Production & QHSE

Shipyard Production Management Hull / Outfitting Workshop Superintendent Accuracy Control Supervisor QA/QC Manager QHSE Manager Safety Supervisor (Offshore) Welding Engineer Commissioning Manager
The roles above are frequent requests from recent years, not the limit of what we cover. Individual roles can be delivered on a permanent or Contract basis; volume roles can be combined into a packaged delivery.
How we deliver

Service Models for the Marine Sector

Marine schedules wait for no one. KUTA organises four delivery modes around project logic — mix and match as needed.

Executive SearchPermanent

Long-term search for core roles across design institutes, shipyards and EPC contractors, screening candidates against their vessel-track record.

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Project Contract StaffingContract

Short-term secondment during accelerated schedules, revamps and commissioning windows — standard rates and demobilisation terms, scaling up or down as milestones shift.

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Background Checks & Offshore CertificationVetting

Career-history verification, classification-society and offshore safety certificate pre-checks — reducing the risk of rejection at site entry.

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Mobilisation & Deployment SupportMobilization

Visa advice, host-country insurance and on-site accommodation & travel arrangements that get secondees to the yard or platform on schedule.

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Cases

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Hire Marine Talent

Hiring for FPSO / platform / EPC marine roles?

Share the vessel type, project stage, open roles and mobilisation date — our sector consultants will assess feasibility and reply within one business day.

Or email business@kuta-hunting.com · Hotline +86 21 3363 2410