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Health & Safety Advisor - Offshore	Daily rate to be neg. + all expenses	Offshore North Sea	Lesley Moore (Medway Branch)
We require a qualified Health & Safety Advisor for a 3-4 month contract offshore North Sea. To advise on health & safety issues for our clients project office based in Aberdeen. NEBOSH or similar qualification essential. Current offshore certificate essential.
Economist / Business Analyst (ref MT712)	Rate negotiable	Aberdeen (1 year contract)	Lesley Moore (Medway Branch)
Scope Our Clients Business Development & Commercial Group are responsible for economic and commercial evaluation of value adding opportunities undertaken by our client. Such evaluations include : determination of economic viability of work-over, infill drilling, facility upgrades; risked evaluation of future exploration opportunities;determination of appropriate tariff arrangements for satellite field tie-ins;determination of optimal equity levels when oil or gas fields are re-determined;computation of security level required for decommissioning; Reports to Assistant Director (Commercial) Specific responsibilities Prepare timely and accurate economic evaluations and undertake required business analysis on an as required basis to support proposed business decisions or reporting requirements within the Business Development & Commercial team Prepare relevant presentations and / reports based on such evaluation and analysis Present such presentations internally (either to Business Development & Commercial team or to Senior Management) and externally (e.g. to Joint Venture partners at operating committee meetings, to government representatives, etc.) Personal Characteristics Individual who is pragmatic and able to apply common sense where required. Should be a self-starter; able to multi-task; good inter-personal & communications skills; a good team-player but also able to work unsupervised once full training has been given; must pay attention to detail; diligent; adaptable - keen to learn new skills and to provide input to process improvement; able to work to immoveable deadlines; flexible approach to working hours. Specific Skill Requirements Sound grasp of economic principles (Net Present Value, Internal Rate of Return, Return on Capital, Payback, Discounting, etc.) together with associated computation necessary to determine same. Computer literate - Good experience and use of key functions of MS Excel is essential. Can quickly review, manipulate and analyse numerical data such that relevant economic analysis and / or report preparation can be undertaken. Can manipulate data to produce good quality graphical output.Experience with PowerPoint would be advantageous. Can prepare written reports and memos using MS Word - such reports to incorporate data from either Excel or PowerPoint as appropriate. Able to quickly grasp key aspects of commercial agreements governing day to day operations, existing / proposed satellite tie-ins (including tariff computation / opex share analysis, etc) / decommissioning security computation, etc. Basic understanding of commercial law and / or finance would be advantageous Typical candidate profile The role can be tailored to the specific needs of an individual with the right mix of personal characteristics or skills. The role could be suitable for a non-graduate who is bright and highly numerate with, for example, several years experience in an accounting, financial or commercial environment. Alternatively, the role could provide an opportunity for a bright graduate to embark on, or continue, a career in commercial / business development in an active UKCS upstream E & P company. A degree, for example, in mathematics, economics, business studies, earth sciences or finance would be relevant. Candidate must be happy to work with / analyse numerical data for extended periods. Whatever the background, the successful candidate would be encouraged to progress his / her career within the company. The role provides the opportunity to advance within the business development & commercial team or wider group structure. Progress would be dependent on performance, ambition and business need previous experience in a similar role (either within or external to the oil industry) would be beneficial but is not necessarily essential.