CEO Doug Duguid, Kane Winton, Engineering & Operations Director and Resourcing Manager Leigh-Ann Robb

Aurora Energy Services (Aurora) have created a new strategic role in anticipation of a huge expansion of its onshore and offshore workforce.

Leigh-Ann Robb has been appointed resourcing manager to support and direct the company’s UK and international resource needs across multiple business lines.

Recent project wins and a strong pipeline of future workscopes in onshore and offshore wind, engineering, oil and gas, and industrial infrastructure sectors, means Aurora is looking to add potentially 350 to its headcount over the next 12-18 months.

Leigh-Ann Robb has more than 18 years’ experience supporting offshore construction and operational teams in the oil and gas sector alongside proven expertise in logistics coordination, recruitment, mobilisation planning, and client liaison.

Before joining Aurora she was operations manager at Katoni Engineering and Nexos Solutions in Aberdeen, and prior to that held a number of senior operational roles at Petrofac Facilities Management.

Aurora Energy Services chief executive officer, Doug Duguid, said:
“In response to wide range of growth opportunities within the UK and internationally, we have established a new role of Resourcing Manager to enhance our existing capability, and to allow us to deliver a significantly larger workforce for both on and offshore projects.

“Leigh-Ann is adept at working in high-pressure, fast-paced environments while delivering operational excellence. She will focus on the deployment of our new competency management system, which will ensure consistent standards in the way that we deploy our people, as well as enhancing resource sharing between business lines and regions.  

“She will also be a key contributor to the development and implementation of our overall resourcing and recruitment plan, including the setting up of international resourcing centres, which will complement our apprenticeship and adult training schemes.”

Leigh-Ann Robb added:
“There are recruitment challenges across the energy sector, ranging from a limited pool of experienced contractors in renewables, to an ageing workforce and lack of new entrants in oil and gas. 

“For Aurora to realise its full potential and to maintain its accelerated growth rate, our resourcing model has to be exemplary, and I look forward to driving that forward and meeting those challenges head on.”

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