Impulse Group to create up to 12 jobs in Aberdeen growth drive
Impulse Group recently set up offices in Aberdeen and looks to take on dedicated engineers with between nine and 12 positions set to be created in the Granite City.
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Centrica CEO was sent ‘package of excrement’ in British Gas row
Chris O'Shea, the CEO of British Gas owner Centrica, has said his family was sent a package of excrement amid a bitter engineers' dispute.
Oil and gas sector risks losing thousands of engineers capable of delivering energy transition
A leading skills body is warning the oil and gas sector it needs to act swiftly or risk losing thousands of engineers capable of delivering the energy transition.
Redundant oil workers seeking new jobs to be offered support for new roles
Redundant North Sea oil workers have been encouraged to seek employment in the wider engineering sector - including building new nuclear power stations south of the border.
Institution of Civil Engineers raise “major concerns” about Scotland’s energy sector
The Scottish Government should consider introducing tolls to help tackle a £2 billion road maintenance backlog, according to a new report. The Institution of Civil Engineers Scotland said about a third of local roads are in an unacceptable condition in its latest review of the country’s infrastructure. The declining state of local roads risks undermining improvements made by major investment in projects such as the Queensferry Crossing and Borders Railway, the report said. The institution, which has 8,000 members in Scotland, said estimates put the cost of simply preventing further deterioration at £245.5 million a year.
Demand for engineers still buoyant despite fall in oil price
The drop in global oil prices has not dented the hiring intentions of businesses in Aberdeen, according to a jobs report. The city’s jobs market is still described as “very buoyant” in the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey despite oil prices tumbling since the summer. Brent crude fell to a five-year low of $66 at one stage yesterday amid fears of over-supply, with investment bank Morgan Stanley warning that prices could drop to as low as $43 a barrel next year.