RECRUITMENT | SOLVING THE SKILLS CHALLENGE
How fossil fuel skills can transform the nuclear industry
As the nuclear sector looks to ramp up staffing levels, the skills found in the oil and gas industry could prove an invaluable asset in both streamlining the business and providing a source of ready labour
Ewen Kerr
Chief Technical Officer, Sparrows Group
FEW REALISE THAT THE ACCELERATING energy transition is enabling a mass shift of fossil fuel skills and expertise that could transform other industries such as the nuclear power sector. The O&G industry has pioneered lean engineering models that could form a template for sustainable development, from the maintenance of assets beyond their design life to the creation of multi-skilled technical workforces and the seamless integration of design and operations. Furthermore, a recent survey from the Global Energy Talent Index found that 82% of oil and gas professionals are now open to transitioning to outside industries such as nuclear, which will perpetuate this transition of skills. Ultimately, this has the potential to be transformative
for industries like nuclear power. Construction supply chain shortages, soaring energy prices, and the need for sustainable development have created cross-sector demand for more cost and carbon-efficient infrastructure development. Decades of pressure to reduce costs and
carbon emissions means the O&G industry has amassed abundant insights and expertise that could now drive leaner development, lowering the cost of everything from industrial manufacturing to energy.
A legacy of lean engineering innovation A slowdown in new development due to social and government pressures regarding climate change have driven more efficient O&G engineering methods and workforce models with exciting cross-sector applications. This means the industry has become a pioneer in engineering innovations with widespread applications outside the industry. Mass redundancies during boom-and-bust cycles
compelled the industry to create a workforce model of multi-skilled professionals that offers a template for other industries to build lean, adaptable labour pools. Climate change targets have also curbed oil and gas developments, freeing up resources for reinvestment in other sectors.
Above: Life extension skills honed in the oil and gas business could prove valuable in the nuclear business 44 | February 2023 |
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