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Paul Savage
Managing Director
Paul has a background in law and business and oversees the day to running of Orion. He has spearheaded recent diversification strategies across the Group and leads our drive to achieving 'net carbon zero'. Today Orion Group is a world leader in delivering manpower solutions to some of the world’s l...
Alan Savage
Chairman
Orion Group was established 35 years ago by Chairman Alan Savage, who began providing personnel to the rig construction yards of McDermott at Ardersier and Highland Fabricators at Nigg. During the late 1980s and into the 1990s, Orion built strong relationships with key clients, requiring the compa...
Ross MacRae
Group HR Director and Deputy Managing Director
Ross MacRae has worked in Human Resources for thirty years.He is Group HR Director & Deputy MD, a member of the Orion Group board of directors and is in his tenth year at Orion. Key responsibilities include leading the Orion ISP recruit...
Steven Greig
Regional Director
Location: Aberdeen, UK. Steve Greig has worked in Energy Recruitment for thirty years.He is the Regional Director for Europe and is a member of the Senior Management team. Steve is in his fourteenth year at Orion. Key responsibilities include leading Orion’s UK and European Operations along with undertaking Key Account Director re...
Mark Donnison
Regional Director - Energy
Location: London, UK Divisional Director - London, Caspian and the Middle EastRegional management responsibility across the EMEA and Central Asian Regions, I have strategic development accountability through sales & marketing & business prospecting, including establishment...
Stephen O'Connell
Divisional Director, Life Sciences
Location: Ireland/UK/NetherlandsI have worked within the recruitment industry for over 10 years after previously being in Engineering for 8 years. My recruitment experience covers Pharmaceutical, Biotech, Medical Devices...
Barry Cann
OCCMS Managing Director and Group Technical Director
Barry is an experienced business director, project manager and chartered engineer. He has a wealth of expertise in engineering, construction and commissioning and decommissioning, covering brown and greenfield projects. Barry has worked across a range of sectors including oil and gas (conventional...
Gavin Beaton
Group Recruitment Director
Gavin Beaton has worked in Energy Recruitment for sixteen years. As Group Recruitment Director he works with our international recruitment teams to ensure the highest standards of delivery are maintained.
Martin Bate
Group Technical Permanent Hire Director
Location: United States, Europe and AsiaSince January 2020, I am Group Technical Permanent Hire Director that leads International teams focussed on the Filtration and Nonwoven industries. Providing our industry leading
Andy Christie
BMS Director
Over 36 years experience in the design, implementation, management , audit and certification of business management systems including quality, health & safety, environment and business continuity for a broad range of manufacturing and service industries.
Gail Mackie
Director
Gail is now on her 31st year with the Orion Group As Payroll Director she runs a team of 15 who oversee the day to day running of all the Groups payroll activities
John Macritchie
Group Tax Director
Inverness, United Kingdom Responsible for taxation globally within the Group. Managing the set up of new entities worldwide, engaging with legal advisers, accountants, visa companies internationally ...
HR and Administration
Alec Young
Group Recruitment Administration Manager
Location – Inverness HQ, Since July 2021 I am responsible for managing Group Recruitment Administration across all offices worldwide. I like to travel when able, along with keeping active.
Chris Neale
Group HR Manager
Location: Head Office, Scotland, UKJoining Orion in 2013 I’m responsible for the efficient and effective delivery of Human Resources services across ...
Energy
Tom Hennessy
Recruitment Manager – UK, Europe & Africa
Location: Manchester, UK. Divisional Director. Tom has P&L responsibility for the Manchester operation including recruitment and management of staff, operational involvement and client / account management. He is an experienced and dedi...
Lesley Butter
Country Manager - The Netherlands
Location - The Hague, The Netherlands Experienced Senior Recruitment Consultant/Sales Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the staffing and recruitment industry. Skilled in Renewable /Offshore/Oil&Gas and Maritime /Crewing operations.
Michael DaCosta
Recruitment Team Lead - Oil & Gas London
Location: London. I am Recruitment Manager for Orion in London. I have worked at Orion since 2016. I provide oversight and assurance on Orion’s delivery to a number of large key accounts including our global agreement with BP Plc, as well a...
Antonio Piedipalumbo
Country Manager - Qatar
Location: Qatar. Toni has worked as a client coordinator for contractor deployment’s role, as contractor working on assignments role, as a country manager for recruitment companies, and as business development manager role. Toni recognises the needs and expectation of clients, employee and his fel...
Ian Hunter
Recruitment Consultant
Location: London. I started recruitment into the oil and gas industry in 2006, and – apart from a year in finance recruitment – have worked in it ever since. I joined the energy team at Orion in 2018.. I have recruited over 500 people into 20 countries in the oil and gas sector, across consu...
Andy McNair
Worksite Rep Manager
Location, Aberdeen, UK. I currently provide client & technical reps to several major operators both in the UK and overseas. I am responsible for all subsea disciplines
Greg Nicolson
Talent Acquisition Manager
Location: Aberdeen, UK. I provide full cycle in-house recruitment support to CNOOC International and their UK operations and covers management of both contract and permanent recruitment whilst overseeing the effective day to day running of the MSP contract. I’ve worked in busin...
Jeanne Farias
Business Development Manager
Location: Houston Texas, USA Business Development professional with 17+ years’ experience driving revenue for engineering and recruitment services. Known for bringing teams together to achieve organizational objectives while making a ...
Liju Thomas
Operations Lead
Location: Doha - Qatar. A multi-skilled management professional with 16 years of international corporate experience. Adept at prioritizing and completing business goals to produce positive results and enhance operations excellence.
Richard Kirwan
Business Manager
Location: Houston, Texas, Business Manager focused on supporting large engineering projects across the Americas. Specialties: Business Development, Candidate Attraction and Retention, Account Management, Project Management.
Kevin Kinzie
Senior Account Manager
Location:Houston, TX USA Senior Account Manager with over 15 years’ experience working in the Oil and Gas Industry. Successfully develop and manage key accounts, supporting major oil and gas clients globally. Current specialty:Oil and Gas: Upstream/Midstream/Downstream Orion Group has many year...
Susan Ferguson
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Senior Consultant with over 30 years’ experience in sectors including office personnel, accountancy, supply chain, manufacturing and engineering.
Phil Butcher
Recruitment Consultant
Location: Houston, TX I’ve been a recruiter with Orion since 2017. Current Specialty: Contract and permanent roles within O&G. The best things about working with Orion Group: A fun atmosphere with highly capable coworkers. In my spare time: I ride bikes, work on my bungalow and hang out with my dog, Moon.
Christopher Bryl
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Location: Manchester. I’ve seen the business evolve and diversify in to multiple industries such as nuclear, rail, life sciences, finance. I started with the business as a resourcer and now operating at an account manager level.Current speciality: Nuclear – The list is endless but I guess most common...
Charlotte Bajorski
Recruitment Consultant
Location: Manchester . About me: Since November 2021 I am responsible, as a Recruitment Consultant, for the delivery of contractor and permanent recruitment with our national and international clients, within the Energy sector. Current specialty: Energy The best thing about working in Orion Group: Orion Group has many years ...
Beatriz Olmedo
Recruitment Consultant
Location: London, UK I joined Orion in the summer of 2019 as a recruitment consultant. I am responsible for new business development and recruitment delivery to new and existing client accounts within the Oil and Gas sector across the UK, Europe and Middle East. Current Speciality:&nbs...
Laura McHardy
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Location: AberdeenI’ve managed to reach (and exceed) the magic 10-year milestone here at Orion and I think that’s testimony in itself as to my happiness working for the company.Prior to starting with Orion, I spent the first 7 years of my recruitment career lear...
Anna Fryer
Recruitment Consultant
Location: Aberdeen, UK, I have worked at Orion since 2015, starting here as the Worksite Rep Coordinator Supporting our Subsea Construction and Diving Support contracts. I am now responsible for the recruitment of Health, Safety and Environment, Technical Safety, Materials and Procurement contract requirements. Prior to joining Orion, ...
Callum Shevlin
Recruitment Consultant
Location: Manchester, UK, Since joining Orion in the summer of 2016, I have been professionally certified and promoted to Senior Recruitment Consultant. My daily duties involve business development, account management and providing front-line service in engineering recruitment for both national and international clients within the Oil & ...
Alan Patterson
Aberdeen Office Account Manager
I joined Orion in February 2018 as Office Account Manager. I assist our clients in sourcing administrative and finance candidates for both contract and permanent roles. This is a field in which I have 27 years of experience, and I very much take the view that todays’ candidates could be tomo...
Adrian Davidson
Group Recruitment Manager
Location: Inverness, UK, I went past the 20 year milestone with Orion in 2018 and have been lucky enough to be part the continued success & growth of the company to the international Group we are now. During this time I have worked in conjunction with the vast majority of our offices across all regions, including havin...
Nga Nguyen
Recruitment Consultant
Location: Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. I joined Orion Group in October 2016 as the Business Development Manager for Vietnam. Current Specialty: Oil & Gas, Power The best things about working with Orion Group:Opportunities to learn from the highly skilled people I come in contact with as well as devel...
Monika Gajda
Recruitment Team Leader
Location: Inverness, UK. I have worked in the recruitment team at Orion for nearly 11 years and I currently lead a team of recruiters who recruit for both permanent and temporary vacancies. I regularly liaise with clients and candidates and have been involved in numerous large manpower projects throughout the UK - It's always been a ve...
Lynn Xu
Principal Recruitment Consultant
Location: China. I joined Orion as the Principal Consultant in our Asia Pac region and provide professional recruitment service to both clients and candidates .Current Speciality:
Lachlan Nicholson
Recruitment Manager
Location: Aberdeen I specialise in recruitment and executive search staff and senior appointments in the global Oil & Gas and Energy sectors. I handle technical and non-technical leadership and management roles across all disciplines.Specialt...
Kelsee Tedder
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Location: Houston. I joined Orion in the summer of 2019. Prior to coming over I have 5 years of corporate Recruitment experience for an Engineering Services company. Current Specialty: I recruit all types of positions for offshore, onshore, midstream, upstream, and downstream. I work with Ins...
Emma Smart
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Location: Aberdeen, UK. I joined Orion in April 2019 as a Senior Recruitment Consultant.I assist our clients in sourcing candidates for a variety of disciplines including project control, administration/secretarial, finance and IT for both contract and permanent vacancies. Current Specialty: Business support roles, particularly secretarial ...
Keir Ferguson
Senior Recruitment Consultant
John McWilliam
Project Manager
John’s O&G career spans over 30 years. Initially as a Planning Engineer, working for several major operators and EPC companies both on/offshore on brownfield and greenfield projects. Further assignments included comprehensive Ops/Maint & Shutdown experience. This network and experienc...
Jenny Chalmers
Account Manager
Location: Aberdeen, UK Jenny initially joined Orion in 2009 as a Senior Recruiter and is now as an Account Manager.With over 24 years working in the recruitment sector predominantly within oil and gas.I have a dual role in that I assist our...
Rob Wilson
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Location: Manchester. I joined Orion Group in May 2021 with experience recruiting within engineering and automation. Providing the best talent for Manufacturing Clients, and overseeing the full recruitment cycle for contingent and permanent candidates across multiple sectors and disciplines....
Nisha Sai
Recruitment Administrator
Location: Dubai. I have been a recruitment administrator in our Dubai office for over 5 years. My job involves formatting CV’s and upload those cv’s on to our database as well as recruitment. Current Speciality: Oil and gas and construction The best thing about working with Orion Group: I lo...
Travis Weaver
Recruitment Consultant
Location: Houston, TX. I have been working as a Project Coordinator/Technical Recruiter for the past 7 years in the Oil & Gas/Energy industry servicing Third Party Inspections. I managed teams of quality inspectors to ensure materi...
Iona Larnach
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Location: Inverness HQ. I support the Middle East region so given the time difference there are usually a few items for me to action first thing! I’ll have a catch up call with the team every day, and then most days are receiving new ...
Haridas Mohandas
Recruitment Manager
Location:DubaiI am currently the recruitment manager in Dubai and have been with Orion Group almost 9 years. I provide efficient, effective and professional recruitment service to clients and candidates alike. I also manage and coordinate recruitment activity for the Middle East Area....
Ewan Melling
Principal Recruitment Consultant
Location: Manchester, UK. I joined Orion Group in December 2018, to work as a Principal Recruitment Consultant focusing on permanent staff hires within the Upstream Oil & Gas sector. This is a field I have 6 years’ experience in, and I genuinely enjoy the global aspect of the O&G industry ...
Stevie Denoon
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Susan McLean
Senior Recruitment Administrator
Location: Dunfermline . My job includes: Maintaining good relationships with clients while sourcing new business, Sourcing candidates for vacancies, Visiting clients in their workplace, Meeting prospective candidates. It’s a fast paced role and I really enjoy the buzz of recruitment. Current Spec...
Stewart Bryson
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Location: Inverness . I have worked for Orion at our head office in Inverness since March 2011 and am currently a Senior Recruitment Consultant. I source candidates for our clients’ requirements, predominately assisting our Bristol office and occasionally our Perth office in Australia. Current Specialty: A wide range of role...
Zamina Clemmey
Country Manager
Location: Azerbaijan. I am the OFM LLC Azerbaijan Country Manager and have worked with Orion since August 2015 and as well as recruitment and management of staff it is my role to introduce Orion to the AGT region. Current speciality: Oil & Gas and Non Oil & Gas. In my spare time you can find me...Pl...
Life Sciences
Leeanne Kearney
Operations Director Life Sciences
Location: CorkI have recently joined Orion and am part of the exciting new Orion Sciences division who aim to achieve major successes for our clients and candidates. Over five years’ experience as a recruitment specialis...
Nicole Whelan
Recruitment Consultant
Location: Cork. I have recently joined the Orion Group recently and it has been a great experience so far. I primarily focus on permanent recruitment and placing the correct candidate with our clients long term. With Orion I have had the ch...
Steve Beechey
Divisional Director, Life Science. North America
I have approaching 25 years’ experience within the recruitment world. I have worked across MSP, Permanent, Temp, Contract and Interim recruitment.I have experience of many sectors and have used the knowledge gained to build relationships, many of which have lasted through employment and sector changes....
Paul O'Brien
Global client solutions & SOW lead
My role is Global Client Solutions & SoW Lead. I am a Quantity Surveyor by profession, qualified with a Bsc in Construction Economics. Over a 20 year career to date, most of the last decade in a leadership capacity for the technical Life Sciences recruitment sector. Experience of attaining the...
David Walsh
Business Manager
Location: Cork, Ireland. I'm a 'Recruitment Business Manager' David has been a within recruitment since 2004 and has a broad industry experience, specialising mainly in the fi...
Colin Murray-Bain
Recruitment Consultant
Location: Chicago, USA. Since joining the US Life Science team in April 2021, I have been partnering with Pharmaceutical, Biotech, and Medical Device companies across the US to support them with their contingent worker pipelining. Key...
Victoria Armistead
Recruitment Consultant
Location: Lanzarote, Spain As a Recruitment Team Lead, I am responsible for supporting the team and participating in the delivery of contract recruitment in the Life Sciences sector, throughout the UK and Ireland.
Matthew Freyer
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Location: Chicago, US. Matthew has been a recruitment specialist since 2011 and has worked within Staffing and Talent Acquisition. He has done individual headhunting all the way to managing a team of 7 to employ 1200+ contract employees within 3 months. Have worked across multiple industries: Reta...
Rachael Jalbuena
Recruiter – Life Sciences, North America
Location: Chicago, Illinois, United StatesRole:I joined Orion during spring of 2021 as a Recruitment Consultant dedicated to the US market. I am responsible for talent acquisition delivery and full cycl...
John Kelleher
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Location: CorkI have worked within the recruitment industry for over 3 years where I have experience in executing successful recruitment strategies and partnershi...
Ronan Brady
Recruitment Resourcer
Location: Cork, Joined Orion Group in September 2021 as a Recruitment Consultant focused on the Life Sciences Sector in UK & Ireland. Current specialty:
Justin Mertel
Recruitment Consultant
Location: Chicago, IL- United StatesAbout me: With a background in client interaction and phone-based customer service, I am looking forward to using my experience to help Orion’s Life Science division.
Edison Yanez
Recruitment Consultant
Location: Chicago, IL, USA. Since October 2021 I have been working as a Recruitment Consultant for the Life Sciences division dedicated to the US market. Providing the best service to our Pharmaceutical, Biotech and Medical Device Manu...
Kate O'Sullivan
Recruitment Resourcer
Location: Cork, Ireland. I joined in 2020 and I am enjoying the experience so far. Current Specialty: Lifesciences, FMCG, Engineering, Manufacturing and Technical sectors. The best thing about working with the Orion Group so far has to be the amount of opportunities that are within the c...
Binxa Auta
Recruitment Consultant
Location: Cork, Ireland: I joined Orion in January 2022 as a Life sciences recruitment consultant and I am responsible for recruitment delivery to new and existing clients accounts across UK and Ireland. Current specialty: Life Sciences; Pharmaceutical, Medical devices and Biotech. The best thing ...
Hedwig Visee
Client Engagement Manager
Location: Netherlands Since April 2020 I am the Life Sciences client engagement manager dedicated to the Dutch market. Providing the best service to our Pharmaceutical, Biotech and Medical devices Clients and overseeing the full recruitment cycle for contingent and permanent candidates across mult...
Sinead Fahey
Contractor Care Coordinator
Location: Cork. I have worked within customer care and administration for over 8 years where I have gained hands on experience in handling new systems and processes where efficiency and customer/client satisfaction is key. I have work...
Value Outsourcing
Ross MacRae
Group HR Director and Deputy Managing Director
Ross MacRae has worked in Human Resources for thirty years.He is Group HR Director & Deputy MD, a member of the Orion Group board of directors and is in his tenth year at Orion. Key responsibilities include leading the Orion ISP recruit...
Trade Solutions
Gary Scott
General Manager - Dunfermline Office
Location: Dunfermline, UK With many years of experience in the field Gary manages the Dunfermline Office and oversees the Trade Solutions, Engineering and Energy functions.
Susan Ferguson
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Senior Consultant with over 30 years’ experience in sectors including office personnel, accountancy, supply chain, manufacturing and engineering.
Angela Henderson
Senior Recruitment Consultant
I joined Orion Group in 2001 and have enjoyed a busy career in developing client relationships, nurturing candidates through their recruitment journey as well as specialising in sourcing for all discipline types over a wide range of industry sectors. I have built successful business relationsh...
Paulina Scibiorska
Recruitment Consultant
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland. Since September 2006 Administration and recruitment, including liaising with managers, applicants, and where applicable third-party providers. Co-ordinating interviews between managers and candidates. Up...
Neil Grant
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Location: Inverness. Senior Recruitment Consultant. I’ve worked with the Company since 2006 and have other 13 years’ experience covering both International & UK projects. Current specialty: I am part of the Inverness Projects Team, focusing on local Client’s requirements. The most common roles I recruit for are:
Gary Watt
Operations Manager
Location: Inverness, I am the Operations Manager based in Head Office and manage a team of 5 recruiters covering the sectors above, helping to deliver a quality service to our client base. Current speciality: O&G, Utilities, W...
Joanna Janiszewska
Business Support Manager - Recruitment
Stanislava Cebulakova
Recruiter
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland. Stanislava is experienced in filling permanent roles as well as recruiting for contract vacancies. She enjoys building good working relationship with clients and customers.
Susan McLean
Senior Recruitment Administrator
Location: Dunfermline . My job includes: Maintaining good relationships with clients while sourcing new business, Sourcing candidates for vacancies, Visiting clients in their workplace, Meeting prospective candidates. It’s a fast paced role and I really enjoy the buzz of recruitment. Current Spec...
PartnerPlus
Martin Bate
Group Technical Permanent Hire Director
Location: United States, Europe and AsiaSince January 2020, I am Group Technical Permanent Hire Director that leads International teams focussed on the Filtration and Nonwoven industries. Providing our industry leading
Adam Gater
Lead Recruitment Consultant - Permanent
Adam Gater heads up the bespoke division of Orion, which is called PartnerPlus.Essentially a hybrid recruitment model that sits in between the traditional contingent model and the high end executive search, that has taken the industry by storm.
Built Environment
Nisha Sai
Recruitment Administrator
Location: Dubai. I have been a recruitment administrator in our Dubai office for over 5 years. My job involves formatting CV’s and upload those cv’s on to our database as well as recruitment. Current Speciality: Oil and gas and construction The best thing about working with Orion Group: I lo...
Engineering
Gary Scott
General Manager - Dunfermline Office
Location: Dunfermline, UK With many years of experience in the field Gary manages the Dunfermline Office and oversees the Trade Solutions, Engineering and Energy functions.
Angela Henderson
Senior Recruitment Consultant
I joined Orion Group in 2001 and have enjoyed a busy career in developing client relationships, nurturing candidates through their recruitment journey as well as specialising in sourcing for all discipline types over a wide range of industry sectors. I have built successful business relationsh...
Anna Fryer
Recruitment Consultant
Location: Aberdeen, UK, I have worked at Orion since 2015, starting here as the Worksite Rep Coordinator Supporting our Subsea Construction and Diving Support contracts. I am now responsible for the recruitment of Health, Safety and Environment, Technical Safety, Materials and Procurement contract requirements. Prior to joining Orion, ...
Paulina Scibiorska
Recruitment Consultant
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland. Since September 2006 Administration and recruitment, including liaising with managers, applicants, and where applicable third-party providers. Co-ordinating interviews between managers and candidates. Up...
Monika Gajda
Recruitment Team Leader
Location: Inverness, UK. I have worked in the recruitment team at Orion for nearly 11 years and I currently lead a team of recruiters who recruit for both permanent and temporary vacancies. I regularly liaise with clients and candidates and have been involved in numerous large manpower projects throughout the UK - It's always been a ve...
Emma Smart
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Location: Aberdeen, UK. I joined Orion in April 2019 as a Senior Recruitment Consultant.I assist our clients in sourcing candidates for a variety of disciplines including project control, administration/secretarial, finance and IT for both contract and permanent vacancies. Current Specialty: Business support roles, particularly secretarial ...
Keir Ferguson
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Iona Larnach
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Location: Inverness HQ. I support the Middle East region so given the time difference there are usually a few items for me to action first thing! I’ll have a catch up call with the team every day, and then most days are receiving new ...
Ewan Melling
Principal Recruitment Consultant
Location: Manchester, UK. I joined Orion Group in December 2018, to work as a Principal Recruitment Consultant focusing on permanent staff hires within the Upstream Oil & Gas sector. This is a field I have 6 years’ experience in, and I genuinely enjoy the global aspect of the O&G industry ...
Joanna Janiszewska
Business Support Manager - Recruitment
Susan McLean
Senior Recruitment Administrator
Location: Dunfermline . My job includes: Maintaining good relationships with clients while sourcing new business, Sourcing candidates for vacancies, Visiting clients in their workplace, Meeting prospective candidates. It’s a fast paced role and I really enjoy the buzz of recruitment. Current Spec...
Stewart Bryson
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Location: Inverness . I have worked for Orion at our head office in Inverness since March 2011 and am currently a Senior Recruitment Consultant. I source candidates for our clients’ requirements, predominately assisting our Bristol office and occasionally our Perth office in Australia. Current Specialty: A wide range of role...