Energy infrastructure engineering and project delivery across oil, gas, and energy transition
Penspen is a 70-year-old engineering consultancy focused on energy infrastructure design, maintenance, and optimization. The company operates a senior-heavy workforce (108 of 146 active hires at senior level) deploying established project-delivery tools—Primavera P6, SAP, STAAD Pro, PIPESIM—across offshore PMC, brownfield modification, and commissioning work in the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. Active pain points around cost control, budget overruns, and compliance (Saudi Aramco standards, UAE regulations) signal an organization scaling project delivery at the boundary between legacy infrastructure and energy transition.
Notable leadership hires: Planning Lead
Penspen designs, maintains, and optimizes energy infrastructure for oil, gas, and renewable energy clients worldwide. The firm operates across the full project lifecycle—from consulting and design through construction, commissioning, and asset integrity management. With over 15,000 projects completed across more than 100 countries since 1954, Penspen serves multinational energy operators in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, UK, and Latin America. The business is structured around engineering (117 active roles), project management (PMC delivery in Abu Dhabi and UAE), and asset integrity work. Current hiring spans the UAE, UK, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, and Peru, with a focus on senior and lead-level technical roles.
Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project for scheduling, SAP for ERP, STAAD Pro and PIPESIM for engineering design, AutoCAD for drafting, plus SCADA, PLC, CMMS, and DCS for operational systems. Cloud infrastructure via AWS.
Over 100 countries globally. Active project delivery and hiring in Middle East (UAE, Saudi Arabia), Africa, Europe, UK, and Latin America (Mexico, Peru). Significant PMC project presence in Abu Dhabi and UAE.
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