Business Advisor

About us

Offshore Energies UK is the leading trade body for the UK’s integrating offshore energies industry. Our membership includes over 400 organisations with an interest in offshore oil, gas, carbon capture and storage, hydrogen and wind. From operators to the supply chain and across the lifecycle from production to decommissioning, they are safely providing cleaner fuel, power and products to the UK.

Working together with our members, we are a driving force supporting the UKin ensuring security of energy supply while helping to meet its net zero ambitions. We work on behalf of the sector and our members to inform understanding with facts, evidence, and data, engage on a range of key issues and support the broader value of this industry in a changing energy landscape.

Our work environment includes:

• Modern office setting
• Work-from-home days

Business Advisor - Decommissioning

If you have an interest in the energy industry, we are looking for a business adviser to join our HSE and Operations team in Aberdeen. Reporting to the Decommissioning Manager, this is an excellent opportunity for a bright, motivated individual to have a key role supporting the UK energy transition.

In this role you will:

• provide new thinking on how to address the issues and challenges facing the changing energy sector in the UK, including the factors which influence investment decisions
• Initiate analysis and research to provide insight on the energy industry in the UK, whilst developing relevant professional skills to service the needs of the teams
• Advise on industry performance and delivery, liaising closely with the technical professionals and subject matter experts to address all aspects of the business
• Production of a portfolio of reports, insights and technical papers, as agreed with the Decommissioning Manager, to provide thought leadership and to help advance OEUK’s messaging and policy recommendations
• Undertake projects, including facilitating and reporting on meetings and driving progress of deliverables, in line with business priorities and the incumbent’s skills, knowledge, abilities and personal development opportunities
• Build relationships with key internal and external contacts through establishing regular contact and networking
• Ensure data and information are managed effectively, efficiently and securely with appropriate access across OEUK.

Skills and Attributes

We are looking for candidates with the following skills and attributes:

• A university graduate ideally with one year’s UK energy industry experience.
• A keen interest in, and ability to acquire knowledge of the UK energy industry
• A good understanding of financial markets and investment drivers
• An analytical mindset, with the ability to prepare, interpret and analyse complex information
• Advanced MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint skills are essential, with an understanding of data modelling and visualisation tools e.g. Power BI, considered an advantage.
• A good communicator across teams and at different levels
• Energy and ability to work within and across teams, to inform and facilitate effective decision making and issues management
• Minimum of a 2:1 honors degree in a business, economics, mathematics or engineering related degree.

Why work at OEUK?

The global energy industry is in transition so at OEUK you will get the opportunity to contribute to the progress that the UK offshore energy industry is making to meet our net zero targets, supporting our members, developing key skills, being able to participate and make a difference.

The development of our employees is the key to our success and we support this by offering the following benefits:

• Life cover 4 x salary
• Competitive pension scheme
• Private medical cover
• 27 days annual leave
• Purchase / sell leave
• Learning and development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to work scheme

If you are interested in the above role and want to know more, please send through your CV along with a cover letter to the HR team, letting us know why you consider you are the right person for this role

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: From £27,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Bereavement leave
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Life insurance
• Private medical insurance
• Sick pay
• Transport links
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus scheme
• Performance bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Aberdeen, AB11 5QP: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• UK Energy Industry: 1 year (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 21/04/2023