Technical Assistant

Orion Group; Aberdeen City; Hybrid; GBP 23,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Orion Group in Aberdeen is seeking a Technical Assistant for a 6-month contract, based at Westend with a 3/2 hybrid model and immediate start.

You will bring a background in oil & gas production reporting and presentations, and coordinate daily, weekly and monthly reports, maintain dashboards/workbooks, and support data quality across sources and planning cycles.

Required: Excel (PowerBI desirable), strong analytics, data accuracy, and a relevant qualification (HNC/HND or degree).

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel; PowerBI desirable.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to data accuracy.
• Ability to collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders and manage competing priorities.
• Experience in oil & gas production reporting data and workflows.
• Experience compiling, validating, and analyzing data from multiple sources.
• Relevant qualification (HNC/HND, degree or equivalent) in Engineering, Data Analytics, Information Systems or related.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate preparation, validation, and distribution of daily, weekly, and monthly production reports to key stakeholders.
• Maintain production reporting workbooks, databases, dashboards and reporting templates, ensuring data accuracy, consistency, and version control.
• Collect, consolidate, validate, and quality check production, operational, and forecast data from multiple sources.
• Manage reporting schedules, stakeholder engagement, action tracking and reporting deadlines.
• Support the development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of production dashboards and reporting systems, including collaboration with Information Systems and Data teams.
• Provide data analysis and reporting support for planning cycles, business reviews, assurance activities, and ad hoc projects.
• Support the preparation of presentations, management reports, and data packs as needed.
• Build effective relationships with Business Unit personnel to ensure timely submission, quality and consistency of production reporting data.

Skills

Excel

PowerBI

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Oil & gas domain knowledge

Education

HNC/HND or degree

Tools

PowerBI

Excel

Job description

Our Oil & Gas Operator client is currently recruiting for the position of Technical Assistant, based in Westend Aberdeen for 6 months.

What are we looking for:

You will have a background in oil & gas production reporting and presentations.

Be based in Aberdeen (3/2 hybrid model)

Be happy to consider a 6-month contract.

Available for immediate start.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate the preparation, validation, and distribution of daily, weekly, and monthly production reports to key stakeholders.
• Maintain production reporting workbooks, databases, dashboards and reporting templates, ensuring data accuracy, consistency, and version control.
• Collect, consolidate, validate, and quality check production, operational, and forecast data from multiple sources.
• Manage reporting schedules, stakeholder engagement, action tracking and reporting deadlines.
• Support the development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of production dashboards and reporting systems, including collaboration with Information Systems and Data teams.
• Provide data analysis and reporting support for planning cycles, business reviews, assurance activities, and ad hoc projects.
• Support the preparation of presentations, management reports, and data packs as needed.
• Build effective relationships with Business Unit personnel to ensure timely submission, quality and consistency of production reporting data.

Experience & Qualifications:

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (in particular Excel, including working with large datasets). Experience with PowerBI is also desirable.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy.
• Ability to build effective working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders and coordinate competing priorities to meet reporting deadlines.
• Maintain integrity with respect to handling of confidential company data
• Experience in oil & gas and familiarity with production reporting data and workflows
• Experience supporting reporting, data management or business performance activities.
• Experience compiling, validating and analysing data from multiple sources.
• Experience preparing reports, presentations and management information.
• Experience maintaining reporting systems, SharePoint sites or business information repositories.
• Relevant qualification (HNC/HND, degree or equivalent experience) in Engineering, Data Analytics, Business, Information Systems, Science or a related discipline
• Contract position

People are our business worldwide

Orion Group was founded in 1987 and is now one of the largest, independent, international recruitment companies. We have a network of 200 employees working from 24 offices, delivering a range of services – Talent Acquisition, Recruitment Outsourcing Services, Retained Search, Global Workforce Solutions, Completions & Commissioning and Materials Management – across 68 countries. As a global leader in workforce solutions, we recruit personnel across the Engineering & Technical, Office & Commercial, Scientific and Skilled Trades disciplines, for sectors including Oil & Gas, Life Science, Power & Utilities, Constructions & Infrastructure, Manufacturing and Renewables