Working for Aquaterra

Aquaterra truly has a lot to offer the budding engineers of the future. Find out what our graduate engineers have thought of their experiences so far.

Glen Tennant - Graduate Project Engineer - joined 2009

My first experience of Aquaterra was through a summer internship when I was a graduate engineer. I rejoined the company as a graduate project engineer having completed a Masters in Chemical Engineering.

I am now part of the Special Projects team which works within the asset enhancement and field development business streams. The work is extremely varied and always interesting with projects in Africa and closer to home in the North Sea. There is never a dull moment and always lots of opportunities to travel.

AEL is different from many companies I have worked for. AEL does not want you to learn new skills; they expect you to learn new skills and progress. Systems are in place so whatever your chosen speciality is they have the means and know how to help you progress. My experience of working at Aquaterra so far has been great, from the second you arrive you are thrown in at the deep end working on real projects, however you will never drown as there are always colleagues willing to support you.

Vyron Skaftouros - Graduate Project Engineer - joined 2009

My first encounter with Aquaterra Energy (AEL) was through an engineering careers website, which publishes graduate engineering jobs from the biggest and best engineering employers in the UK. After reviewing AEL’s profile and doing my own research I was instantly impressed with how much they have accomplished within only a few years. AEL has only been in operation for 4 years, yet they have managed to achieve a significant track record with major projects for the offshore oil and gas industry all over the world. Such strong and rapid expansion could only be explained by being backed up by a strong group of highly talented, highly motivated engineers. As such, AEL sounded like the perfect company to start an engineering career.

With a degree based in engineering and backed up with a business prospective, the company placed me in an ideal position where I was able to use both skill sets through a project engineering role. Having only worked for 2 weeks, I was already managing my own project involving the use of centralisers to minimise conductor movements within a jacket guide. I was able to have a great overall view of the project and effectively coordinate the various design and engineering teams to achieve the desired project outcome.  

AEL recognises the importance of its staff leading it forward to even more success and places a keen emphasis on keeping everyone happy and working together as a team. Further, the company also promotes continual professional development through various training schemes and accredited bodies like The IMechE. Therefore there are definite prospects of moving forward in and developing into a highly skilled, highly trained member of the team.