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28 December 2023
Subsea operations are critical to the success of our industries, whether to install and maintain energy producing platforms such as rigs and turbines, or to connect the world via cables, bridges or tunnels. Thanks to this level of importance, it is able to support incredible number of opportunities and jobs for both our Professionals and Clients. Here is Paul Hampton, Global Business Manager, to explore the world of Subsea and discuss how Atlas Professionals is involved.
In our industries, it pays have experience and know-how to ensure you can always be on top of what has been going on across the spectrum, and for Paul, this has exactly been the case as he has been active within the industry for a long, long time: “Oh, I’ve been in the industry for decades. Half of my blood is sea water,” Paul adds with a smile. “I got my education in the area, all the way up to my PhD, so I’ve been sailing the waters for a long time. Now, as Business Development Manager at Atlas Professionals, I continue to connect with Clients and Professionals alike. I am heavily involved with Survey, ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicles), AUV (Autonomous Underwater Vehicles), Offshore Renewables Subsea Cables and Oil & Gas – as they all align well with my experience and skill sets.”
Paul also mentions that while industries like Seismic, Hydrographic Survey present great opportunities and are essential for the industry – they are often not the first career paths that come to mind when someone mentions Offshore.
“Working in the industry, I can report that we need a lot more people in it, by the thousands at least. There’s a large, and widening, gap of experienced offshore personnel. We really need to ensure that more people understand that a huge resource of a very wide range of skills goes into installing, for instance, a rig or wind turbine, followed by operations and maintenance, and that much of this work is done subsea. Even today, when I go to faculties and schools to tell the students about the offshore industry, where the pay is good, you are surrounded by constant and varying opportunities whilst potentially working in the awesome marine environment– they get shocked.”
When discussing specifics of Atlas Professionals’ involvement with the Subsea Survey Industry, Paul mentions the wonderful work our colleagues in Newquay, Cornwall and Vic, Barcelona have been doing: “Subsea Survey is an industry that most Atlas Professionals offices touch in some way, but the recruitment work is done in Newquay for Hydrographic Survey and Vic for Seismic Survey. We have teams with vast amounts of experience within the industry and know it very well.”
A Look into the ROV Industry
The Subsea industry offers many opportunities but is also one that is going through some serious change, with the ROV industry being a perfect example of the current landscape.
“While ROV jobs are here to stay, more and more companies have been exploring remote operations and AUV systems for numerous reasons,” Paul explains, “as this way of working can be more efficient, environmentally has less impact, and allows for far greater flexibility. However, if the operation needs ROVs, then Clients will be using ROVs! AUVs are like any other automated vehicle – the machine is similar, but the way we interact with it can be significantly different.”
“Professionals working in this industry have a great deal of transferable skills,” Paul continues. “If you have experience with a specific Subsea profession, chances are you will have an understanding of what it takes to handle another. This will also be ensured by our colleagues who will go through your competencies and experience to understand what is possible and what is not, so that you can have access to the most optimal training you might need.”
Atlas Professionals understands the current trends and continues to support our Professionals if an opportunity to transition to a new career presents itself. Understanding the need for personal and professional development to fulfil these positions, Atlas Professionals cooperates with their Clients to ensure willing and skilled Professionals experienced within the Subsea industry can secure the training and support they need to continue their career development.
Oceanology: Where Subsea Industry Meets
Just like most industries, the offshore world requires a platform for Professionals, Clients and other stakeholders across the globe to come together and explore the current status, and the future of the sector – and Oceanology International serves just this purpose.
“I’d like to refer to Oceanology as a forum of sorts,” adds Paul “as it really is not just a conference but an area where stakeholders of our industry come together to share their insight and experience. It really is an event that moves our industry forward. Atlas Professionals has been attending it for decades now, with a designated spot and a stand with numerous colleagues across the world flying in just for the event – and we will continue to do so in 2024 as well.”
Just like many other niches we operate in; Atlas Professionals is able to secure positions ranging from permanent to temporary and white to blue collar that best serve your interests, experience and qualifications. You can visit our website to find out more about the extent of services we can offer, apply and save jobs we have with various Clients across the globe or join the Atlas Professionals talent pool for our colleagues to reach out whenever possible.
