Energy Directory
Every energy role tracked worldwide
Salary benchmarks, demand scores, hiring volume, and career pathways for every oil & gas, renewables, power generation, electrical, utilities, mining, environmental, operations, and energy technology role we cover.
Oil & Gas
Petroleum Engineers design and optimise the extraction of oil and natural gas across upstream operations — reservoir analysis, well design, drilling programmes, and production optimisation.
Reservoir Engineers model subsurface formations to maximise hydrocarbon recovery — simulation, material balance, decline-curve analysis, and field development planning.
Drilling Engineers plan and execute oil and gas drilling programmes — onshore and offshore — owning well design, mud programmes, rig selection, and HSE delivery.
Production Engineers maintain and optimise oil and gas production from existing wells — artificial lift, flow assurance, surface facilities, and well intervention planning.
Completion Engineers design and execute well completions — perforating, fracturing, sand control, and intelligent completions across conventional and unconventional reservoirs.
Wellsite Supervisors are the operator's representative on the rig — managing contractors, daily operations, HSE compliance, and well delivery against the drilling programme.
Mud Engineers design and maintain drilling fluid systems — rheology, density, filtration — to deliver safe, efficient, and cost-effective drilling operations.
Rig Managers run drilling rigs end-to-end for the contractor — crew, equipment, HSE, contractor performance, and client relationship.
Pipeline Engineers design, construct, and maintain oil, gas, and product pipelines — hydraulics, integrity, cathodic protection, and pigging programmes.
Offshore Engineers design, operate, and maintain offshore platforms, FPSOs, and subsea systems across the global upstream sector.
Renewable Energy
Solar Engineers design utility-scale, C&I, and rooftop solar PV systems — from feasibility and yield modelling to BoS design, electrical layout, and grid interconnection.
Solar Installers physically install solar PV modules, mounting systems, inverters, and balance-of-system equipment on residential, commercial, and utility-scale projects.
Solar Technicians commission, maintain, and troubleshoot operational solar PV systems — inverters, trackers, SCADA, and string-level diagnostics.
Solar Project Managers lead end-to-end utility-scale and C&I solar developments — engineering, EPC, financing, permitting, and grid interconnection through commissioning.
Wind Turbine Technicians maintain, troubleshoot, and repair onshore and offshore wind turbines — mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and SCADA systems.
Wind Engineers design onshore and offshore wind farms — siting, resource assessment, turbine selection, electrical layout, and grid interconnection.
Renewable Energy Engineers work across solar, wind, storage, and hybrid plants — feasibility, design, grid integration, and commissioning.
Battery Storage Engineers design, commission, and operate utility-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) for grid, renewables firming, and C&I applications.
Hydrogen Engineers design green, blue, and grey hydrogen production, storage, transport, and end-use systems for industrial decarbonisation.
Sustainability Engineers embed decarbonisation, circularity, and ESG performance into energy assets, industrial plants, and corporate operations.
Power Generation
Power Plant Operators run thermal, gas, hydro, and nuclear plants on shift — controlling boilers, turbines, generators, and balance-of-plant systems against grid demand.
Power Plant Engineers own engineering for operating power plants — performance, reliability, capex, modifications, and major outages.
Thermal Plant Engineers run coal, gas, and combined-cycle thermal plants — boilers, steam cycles, gas turbines, HRSGs, and emissions control.
Hydro Plant Engineers operate run-of-river, reservoir, and pumped-storage hydropower plants — turbines, governors, civil structures, and dispatch.
Nuclear Engineers design, license, and operate nuclear reactors and fuel cycles — safety, reactor physics, thermal-hydraulics, and regulatory compliance.
Control Room Operators run plant and grid control rooms — monitoring, dispatch, switching, and emergency response across power and industrial plants.
Boiler Engineers design, operate, and maintain industrial and utility boilers — steam systems, combustion, water chemistry, and pressure parts.
Turbine Engineers design, operate, and overhaul steam, gas, and hydro turbines — performance testing, vibration, and major outage execution.
Electrical & Grid
Electrical Engineers design, install, and commission electrical systems across power generation, transmission, distribution, industrial plants, and infrastructure.
Power Systems Engineers run grid studies, protection coordination, and integration of generation, storage, and renewables for utilities and developers.
Grid Engineers plan and operate high-voltage transmission and distribution grids — capacity, reliability, congestion, and integration of renewables and storage.
Protection Engineers design and commission protective relaying and control schemes for substations, generators, and feeders.
High Voltage Engineers design, test, and commission HV and EHV equipment — transformers, switchgear, cables, and overhead lines up to 765 kV.
Substation Engineers design, build, and maintain AIS and GIS substations from 33 kV to 765 kV across utilities, industrial plants, and renewables interconnections.
Transmission Engineers plan, design, and operate EHV overhead lines, cables, and corridors across regional and national grids.
Distribution Engineers plan and operate MV/LV distribution networks — feeders, transformers, smart meters, and customer connections.
Utilities
Utility Engineers design, plan, and operate water, power, and gas utility infrastructure for municipal and investor-owned utilities.
Utility Operators run day-to-day water, power, and gas utility operations — switching, dispatch, customer service, and field response coordination.
Linemen install, maintain, and repair overhead and underground electrical distribution and transmission lines — energised work, splicing, and storm response.
Electrical Technicians install, test, and maintain electrical systems across industrial plants, substations, and distribution networks.
Metering Engineers design and deploy energy metering systems — revenue, smart, and submetering — for utilities, DSOs, and large industrial customers.
Smart Grid Engineers modernise distribution and transmission networks with DERMS, ADMS, AMI, and grid-edge intelligence to support DERs and EVs.
Mining & Resources
Mining Engineers plan and operate surface and underground mines — extraction, ventilation, ground control, and mine economics across coal, base metals, and battery minerals.
Geologists run exploration, resource estimation, and geotechnical work for mining, oil & gas, and geothermal projects worldwide.
Mine Planners build short-term and long-term mine plans — scheduling, sequencing, and reserve depletion strategies for open-pit and underground operations.
Mineral Processing Engineers design and operate crushing, grinding, flotation, leaching, and refining circuits for ore beneficiation.
Heavy Equipment Operators run mining and earthmoving equipment — haul trucks, shovels, dozers, and drills — on mines and large industrial sites.
Blasting Engineers design and execute drill-and-blast operations for mining, quarrying, and civil construction projects.
Environmental & ESG
Environmental Engineers manage air, water, waste, and permitting across energy and industrial projects — EIAs, monitoring, and compliance.
Carbon Analysts build greenhouse-gas inventories, carbon pricing models, and decarbonisation pathways for energy, industrial, and corporate clients.
ESG Managers lead environmental, social, and governance reporting and strategy for energy, industrial, and resource companies — investor disclosures, ratings, and impact.
Climate Risk Analysts assess physical and transition climate risks across energy, mining, infrastructure, and financial portfolios.
Energy Analysts build market, price, and policy intelligence across oil & gas, power, renewables, and carbon markets for traders, utilities, and energy firms.
Decarbonization Consultants advise energy, industrial, and resource companies on net-zero strategy, low-carbon technologies, and CapEx pathways.
Operations & HSE
Operations Managers run large energy and industrial sites — production, maintenance, HSE, contractors, and budgets — at refineries, power plants, mines, and renewables hubs.
Plant Managers own an entire refinery, power plant, mine, or processing facility — production, people, profitability, and stakeholder relationships.
Maintenance Engineers plan and execute preventive, predictive, and breakdown maintenance for rotating equipment, electrical systems, and process units.
Reliability Engineers improve plant availability, MTBF, and asset performance via RCA, criticality analysis, and predictive maintenance programmes.
Asset Integrity Engineers protect static equipment, piping, pipelines, and structures via inspection, RBI, and fitness-for-service work.
HSE Managers lead health, safety, environment, and process safety programmes across oil & gas, power, mining, and renewables sites and projects.
Safety Officers run site-level safety — toolbox talks, PTW, audits, incident response — across construction, operations, and turnaround environments.
Energy Technology
Energy Data Analysts build dashboards, forecasts, and intelligence on production, asset performance, markets, and customers for energy companies.
SCADA Engineers design, deploy, and maintain SCADA, RTU, DCS, and telemetry systems across utilities, oil & gas, and renewables operations.
Industrial Automation Engineers deploy PLCs, DCS, robotics, and control systems across power, oil & gas, mining, and manufacturing plants.
Digital Twin Engineers build digital twins of plants, fields, and grids — fusing engineering models, real-time data, and simulations for operations and optimisation.
Energy Software Engineers build platforms for utilities, traders, renewables operators, and grid managers — dispatch, trading, asset management, and customer apps.
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