RPS

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Email rpsmp@rpsgroup.com

Description

RPS is a global, multi-disciplinary consultancy, providing integrated technical, commercial and project management support in the fields of geoscience, engineering and HS&E to the energy sector. The Group employs more than 4,500 people in the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, the United States, Canada, Australia and Asia and undertake projects in many other parts of the world.

The Group provide advice on:

  • the development of land, property and infrastructure
  • the exploration and production of energy and other natural resources
  • the management of the environment
  • the health and safety of people.


Graduate Recruitment

RPS aim to ensure that all personnel work in an environment that is supportive, safe, fair, consistent, challenging and enjoyable.

Employees work as part of a team in a dynamic work place where achievements are rewarded and progress encouraged.

Our priority is to develop all personnel in order to maximise team and individual contributions to organisational objectives.

We believe that the promotion of career satisfaction and progression is key to individual and organisational success.

Career Information

Who's Who

Dr James Blanchard
Director
James Blanchard has a background in chemistry, biology and oceanography, and has some 25 years of international experience in the oil industry. Dr Blanchard has held various senior international health, safety and environmental posts with Marathon Oil and Enterprise Oil. Since 1992, he has worked as an HSE consultant to the industry. He has a broad knowledge of the upstream and downstream oil industry from licence negotiations through exploration, production, transport, refining and marketing. He has extensive experience in HSE Management Systems, their formulation, implementation, audit and training. This has included the role of advisor on the development of OGP's 'Guidelines for the Development and Application of HSE Management Systems'. In addition, he has considerable experience in strategic planning and policy development, risk and environmental assessments, audits, emergency response and oil spill contingency planning. Dr Blanchard is a Member of the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health and a Chartered Biologist.

Robin W. Markussen
Project Director
Robin is a Board Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) specializing in the technical aspects of workplace and environmental toxicology. She has over 18 years of domestic and international experience in the oil and gas industry (upstream and downstream), environmental management (remediation, land management and water management) and manufacturing projects. Most notably, Robin served as the Senior Industrial Hygienist and Environmental Consultant for the Los Angeles Metropolitan Water District, ARCO Los Angeles Refinery, ARCO Environmental Remediation Group and ARCO International Oil and Gas Company. She is also certified as an ISO 14001 Auditor (systems auditor) and a Tap Root Investigator (incident investigation). Her past experiences include implementing and managing the Environmental, Health and Safety (EH&S) aspects of operations and projects at all asset phases to include: acquisition due diligence reviews; regulatory reviews for new country locations; risk analysis for project EH&S issues; Environmental/Social Impact Assessment/Statement development; permit applications and obtainments; operating philosophies, policies systems, programs and procedures development, inclusive of emergency response plans and incident investigation requirements; discharge and impact modelling; Hazardous Operations Analysis' (HAZOP); line and management training development and implementation; and abandonment plans. Robin has spent the last ten years of her career balanced between operations located in the U.S. Lower 48, Asia, South America and most frequently, the Middle East. Her educational background is in Environmental and Occupational Health.

Dr Gary Cranmer
Project Director
Dr Cranmer has been involved in environmental management for over 20 years. He has a wide range of experience across a number of disciplines, and a detailed working knowledge of the upstream oil and gas industry. He specializes in environmental management systems, the environmental assessment process, and in the monitoring, audit and review of operations. He has worked world-wide for multinational oil and gas companies, such as BP, TOTAL and Shell, on all aspects of their operations; through seismic survey, exploration drilling, field development, production and abandonment. Dr Cranmer has been involved in environmental management programs at both a corporate and operational level. He has managed local consultants and liaised with regulators in several countries, and is well versed in the design and implementation of training programs and management presentations.

Phil Williams
Executive Director
Phil Williams graduated from Bath University in 1975 and was awarded a doctorate in geophysics in 1978. After a period working in the oil and gas and defence sectors he became Managing Director of Hydrosearch in 1983.

He joined RPS when Hydrosearch was acquired in September 2003 and was appointed to the Board in December 2005.

Peter Mulholland
President - Canada
+1 (403) 265 7226

John Stanton
Australia, Director, Operations
+61 (0) 8 9480 0103

Peter Fearn
USA President / Director, Operations


John Pothecary
Energy, Managing Director


Ernest Statton
Operational Director, Moscow
+44 (0) 1297 34656

Simon Telling
Downstream Consultancy Contact Information


Offices

United Kingdom
Head Office
RPS Group Plc
Centurion Court
85 Milton Park
Abingdon
OX14 4RY
Tel: +44 (0)1235 438 151
Fax: +44 (0)1235 438 188
rpsmp@rpsgroup.com

United Kingdom
HSE & Risk Management
14 Cornhill,
London
EC3V 3ND
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7280 3200

United Kingdom
RPS Energy
Goldsworth House
Denton Way
Goldsworth Park
Woking
Surrey
GU21 3LG
Tel: +44 (0)1483 746 500
Fax: +44 (0)1483 746 505
rpsuk@rpsgroup.com

United Kingdom
RPS Energy
Units 14 and 20-22
Innovation Centre
Exploration Drive
Bridge of Don
Aberdeen AB23 8GX
Tel: +44 (0)1224 355 315
Fax: +44 (0)1224 355 382
rpsad@rpsgroup.com

United Kingdom
RPS Energy
The Grabary
Llancayo Court, Usk
Monmouthshire
NP15 1HY
Tel: +44 (0)1291 673 022
Fax: +44 (0)1291 673 023
rpsusk@rpsgroup.com

United States
RPS Energy
411 North Sam Houston
Parkway East
Suite 400
Houston
Texas 77060
Tel: +1 (281) 877 9400
Fax: +1 (281) 877 9444
rpshus@rpsgroup.com

Canada
RPS Energy
Suite 1400
800-5th Avenue S.W.
Calgary
Alberta
T2P 3T6

Tel: +1 (403) 263 0449
Fax: +1 (403) 266 3218
rpscal@rpsgroup.com

United Kingdom
RPS Energy
309 Reading Road
Henley-upon-Thames
Oxon
RG9 1EL
Tel: +44 (0)1491 415 400
Fax: +44 (0)1491 415 415
rpshen@rpsgroup.com

United Kingdom
RPS Energy
3rd Floor
20 Abchurch Lane
London
EC4N 7BB
Tel: +44 (0)20 7648 4950
Fax: +44 (0)20 7648 4951
rpsenergy@rpsgroup.com

United Kingdom
RPS Energy
Nelson House
Axminster
Devon EX13 5AX
Tel: +44 (0)1297 34656
Fax: +44 (0)1297 33277

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