⛽ Oil & Gas & Petrochemicals recruitment · site, operations and project management

Recruitment Firm Oil & Gas Paris

Site, operations and project directors, HSE and Process Safety managers: in Oil & Gas and petrochemicals, these executives are in post and do not read job adverts. Volta Executive approaches them directly, under an exclusive and confidential mandate, with a network of 18,000 industry and energy professionals.

96 %
Success rate
120 assignments analysed between 2023 and 2025, Volta Executive and previous firms
10 days
For the shortlist
Hire within 3 weeks
+18K
Network professionals
Industry & energy
90 d
Integration follow-up
Guarantee included

They have entrusted us with hires

VeoliaSuezDalkiaVinci EnergiesSiemens GamesaIDEXNidecCoriance

Why Oil & Gas recruitment is so complex in 2025-2026 ?

Critical shortage of rare technical profiles

TotalEnergies recruits 5,000 profiles a year in France and internationally. But Reservoir Engineering, Process Safety and Drilling engineers and offshore project managers are only a handful in France. The 2014-2020 oil price cycle caused waves of departures and career changes. In 2025, oil companies face a structural shortage of technical profiles that they struggle to fill.

The O&G → low-carbon transition creates urgent new needs

TotalEnergies, Technip Energies and Air Liquide are recruiting hybrid profiles that did not exist 5 years ago: CCS/CCUS experts (CO2 capture and storage), blue hydrogen specialists, refinery decarbonisation engineers. These profiles combine the technical rigour of O&G with command of low-carbon technologies. Volta Executive is positioned at this unique crossover.

Hiring a manager: 12 weeks on average (Apec 2025)

Leaders in post, approached directly

Decarbonisation: O&G processes and investment projects

The skills that design a gas treatment unit also serve CO2 capture projects: this is where Oil & Gas meets decarbonisation, one of the five areas of expertise of Volta Executive.

Florian Beurtey, Founder of Volta Executive · Mines Saint-Étienne, ex-EDF, ex-Safran

Oil & Gas & Petrochemicals roles, indicative ranges 2025-2026

Data from our real assignments, upstream, downstream, petrochemicals, CCS.

RoleExperienceMedianSeniorTop of marketShortageShortlist
Petrochemical Process Engineer5 years+55k€70k€85k€●●●●●Within 10 days
Reservoir Engineer7+ years75k€95k€120k€●●●●●Within 10 days
Drilling Engineer5 years+70k€90k€115k€●●●●●Within 10 days
Offshore Project Manager (FPSO)10+ years88k€110k€135k€●●●●●Within 10 days
Oil & Gas HSE Manager8+ years60k€78k€95k€●●●●●Within 10 days
Process Safety Engineer7+ years65k€82k€100k€●●●●●Within 10 days
O&G Project Director15+ years105k€130k€165k€●●●●●Within 10 days
CCS / CCUS Expert (O&G Decarbonisation)8+ years72k€92k€115k€●●●●●Within 10 days
Petrochemical Site Director15+ years100k€125k€155k€●●●●●Within 10 days
Subsea / Offshore Structures Engineer7+ years68k€85k€105k€●●●●●Within 10 days

Indicative pay ranges · Volta Executive

Our executive search method in Oil & Gas

01

Technical O&G scoping

A 1-hour scoping session with the future manager and your technical team, and a scorecard. We speak the same language: upstream/downstream, HAZOP, HAZID, Process Safety Management, RAM, SIL. The scoping is technical, precise and confidential.

02

Mapping & direct search

Mapping of the search ecosystem: the O&G engineers and executives in our network of 18,000+ professionals. Discreet approach to people in post at TotalEnergies, Technip Energies, SBM Offshore, EPIC contractors. No public advert.

03

O&G skills assessment

O&G and petrochemical-specific technical assessment: command of standards (ASME, API, ATEX Seveso), experience on CAPEX projects (FEL, FEED, EPC), soft skills in a complex international project environment. Shortlist within 10 days, hire within 3 weeks.

04

Integration & 90-day follow-up

In O&G, variable packages and counter-offers from the large companies are common. The 90-day onboarding follow-up prepares for the counter-offer and the start in post. 96% success rate over 120 assignments analysed between 2023 and 2025, Volta Executive and previous firms.

FAQ · Oil & Gas recruitment firm

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