Annual Salary
£35,000 to £75,000
Average UK salary in 2023 was £34,963
(source Office for National Statistics)
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Oil and gas operations managers plan and co-ordinate onshore and offshore exploration and production.
Average UK salary in 2023 was £34,963
(source Office for National Statistics)
You could work: as a contractor / self-employed; away from home
There will be
3.4% more Oil and gas operations manager jobs in 2027.
As an operations manager, you will;make decisions about where to explore for fuel reserves; carry out risk assessments; manage a technical team and subcontractors; make sure production facilities are working efficiently; meet production targets; control budgets; manage emergency response teams; make sure production processes, facilities and refineries meet safety standards
You could work in an office, on a rig or visit sites.
Your working environment may be outdoors some of the time.
You can get into this job through:
You could do a degree or postgraduate qualification before applying to join an oil and gas company's management training scheme. Relevant subjects include:
You'll usually need:
You may be able to move into this role through training and promotion if you're already experienced in the industry. For example, if you're a project engineer, production manager or quality controller.
You'll need to:
You can find out more about careers in the energy industry from My Energy Future.
You could become an operations director or work independently as an oil and gas consultant, travelling to production sites all over the world.
You'll need: