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Sparrows Launches Recruitment Drive

Sparrows Launches Recruitment Drive as Directors Underline Confidence in the Business and the Global Offshore Market

Global leader in offshore lifting and mechanical handling services, Sparrows, has today launched a recruitment drive to fill 143 newly created positions, 101 of which will be based out of Aberdeen. This follows the announcement earlier this year that the Aberdeen head-quartered firm had secured £32 million of new contracts and extensions to existing contracts.

Sparrows already employs more than 1,600 people, with 1,000 of those based in the UK. The new positions will be largely in the UK but also in other parts of Europe and Africa. This year alone, Sparrows has created 195 new positions across the Group.

Doug Sedge, chief executive officer of Sparrows, said: “Our confidence in the global offshore market and our robust order book has given us the confidence to kick-start a major recruitment campaign. The new positions will bolster our existing team to work on new and existing contracts and help us gear up capacity for further new business.”

Sparrows is seeking to recruit people in a range of technical disciplines including mechanical, electrical and design.

Mr Sedge added: “Our healthy figures and forecasts have placed us in an enviable position which is attracting significant interest in the company. While we will inevitably continue to be a target for potential buyers, this is not in our short to medium-term plan.

“We remain focused on and committed to building the business, bedding in new contracts and attracting, retaining and developing our people to deliver the high quality service for which we are recognised. This is underlined by the many contract extensions we have secured demonstrating client confidence in our ability to deliver safety, quality and value.

In addition to the recruitment campaign, Sparrows has strengthened its training and development programmes. The company currently employs 36 graduate engineer trainees, 15 engineering apprentices, six draughting apprentices and over 150 offshore technicians working towards externally awarded vocational qualifications.

“Investing in skills is key to our success and the people we are training today represent the future of the business. With skills’ shortages in the oil and gas sector, it is vital to the sustainability of our business and the industry that we train and develop our people, particularly the younger ones, as well as bringing in new people.”

Recent contract renewals for the operation and maintenance of offshore cranes in four countries have been secured with major oil and gas operators.

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If you would like to take your career forward and become part of 'Team Sparrows' please email your cover letter and CV to: jobs.uk@sparrowsgroup.com.