Oil & Gas
Recruitment
What we do
We make it easy for oil and gas operators and contractors to build compliant, site-ready teams. Our specialists handle screening, tickets and fitness-for-work checks before anyone mobilises, so you get people who can start safely from day one. Flexible placements let you scale crews for a shutdown campaign and wind back down afterwards, without carrying the overhead in between.
“RPA mobilised a full shutdown crew to our gas facility on short notice, all ticketed and compliant, and the turnaround finished on schedule.”
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We help oil and gas employers find ticketed, safety-focused people fast, keeping facilities compliant and turnarounds running to plan.
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We help oil and gas workers find well-run, rewarding roles. Connect with leading operators and contractors, get mobilisation support and start your next swing with confidence.
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From permanent placements to flexible labour hire and payroll support, our services make it easy to build and manage your team.
Operations & Production
Operations and production teams run process plants, wellsites and gas facilities, keeping output steady, safe and within compliance at all times.
- FIFO rosters to offshore facilities and onshore gas plants.
- Common swings include 2:2, 2:1 and 4:4 on 12-hour shifts.
- Permanent, fixed-term and shutdown-based contract placements.
- Offshore survival (BOSIET/HUET) and site inductions as standard.
- Monitor and control plant from the control room and in the field.
- Complete routine rounds, sampling, isolations and permit-to-work tasks.
- Respond to alarms, upsets and abnormal operating conditions.
- Maintain accurate shift logs, handovers and compliance records.
- Process operations experience in oil, gas, LNG or petrochemical plants.
- Certificate III or IV in Process Plant Operations where required.
- Sound understanding of permit-to-work and isolation procedures.
- Right to work in Australia.
- Pre-employment medical, drug & alcohol and fitness-for-work screening.
- Two recent work references and verifiable facility experience.
Maintenance & Shutdowns
Maintenance and shutdown crews deliver planned turnarounds and breakdown works, returning plant to service safely and on schedule.
- Campaign-based shutdown work alongside ongoing maintenance contracts.
- FIFO and residential roles across offshore and onshore facilities.
- Casual labour hire scaled up for turnarounds, then wound back down.
- High-risk work licences and verification of competency where relevant.
- Carry out mechanical, boilermaking and electrical & instrumentation works.
- Execute scopes to procedure under permit and isolation controls.
- Complete inspections, testing and reinstatement before start-up.
- Record work history, defects and parts usage accurately.
- Recognised trade qualification (mechanical fitter, boilermaker, E&I).
- Shutdown or turnaround experience in a hydrocarbon environment.
- Confined space, working at heights and gas test tickets as required.
- Right to work in Australia.
- Pre-employment medical, drug & alcohol and functional assessment.
- Trade certificates and current tickets verified before mobilisation.
HSE & Technical
HSE and technical specialists protect people and assets, keeping facilities compliant with regulatory, integrity and environmental obligations.
- FIFO, residential and hybrid arrangements across Australia.
- Permanent, fixed-term and project-based contract placements.
- Roster patterns set by facility and project requirements.
- Advise on hazard identification, risk assessment and safe systems of work.
- Support incident investigation, reporting and corrective actions.
- Deliver inductions, toolbox talks and competency verification.
- Contribute to integrity, environmental and regulatory reporting.
- Qualifications in work health and safety, engineering or a technical discipline.
- Experience in oil, gas or heavy industry operating environments.
- Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.
- Right to work in Australia.
- Background, reference and medical checks.
- ICAM or equivalent investigation training preferred where relevant.