Global engineering consultancy Ramboll Oil and Gas (ROG) plans to expand its workforce in Aberdeen by up to one-third after securing £1.3million-worth of work since the start of 2015.
The company – part of Denmark’s Ramboll Group – said yesterday it hoped to recruit at least seven new members of staff to its team in the Granite City.
Launched in Aberdeen just over a year ago, the fledgling UK division has won several new contracts for key clients operating in the North Sea over the past eight months.
One of the bigger deals involves work for Maersk Oil UK on the Danish oil company’s Culzean field 145 miles east of Aberdeen.
ROG was asked to carry out the detailed design of two jackets for Culzean’s central processing facility and a separate utilities and living quarters platform.
Tim Martin, the firm’s UK managing director, said: “The progress we have made over the past year has been above any expectation that we had for launching Ramboll Oil and Gas in Aberdeen, particularly in such a challenging economic climate.
“We are working on a wide range of contracts that reflect the scope of our capabilities, from subsea and topside projects to detailed design and procurement for a range of key North Sea operators.
“This is a huge achievement in a declining energy market, however, this exceptional performance has happened by good design rather than good luck.”
“It is clear that the market in Aberdeen is ready to embrace a different approach, and that is what we are offering with our model of cost-effective engineering solutions that are fit for purpose.”
Mr Martin said he expected business to be brisk, with a substantial amount of interest from jobseekers, at the firm’s stand at the Offshore Europe oil and gas show in Aberdeen this week.
Last year, ROG acquired Aberdeen consultancy Apply Altra as part of an expansion strategy. The value of the deal with Norwegian oil and gas service group Apply was not disclosed.
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