Improve existing assets
Optimise reliability, energy efficiency, operating performance and lifecycle costs while identifying credible carbon-reduction opportunities.
Expertise
People
Results
People
Results
Building High Performing Teams Through Experience
A multidisciplinary team providing management solutions, specialist placement and engineering expertise for oil and gas, chemicals and sustainable energy. Improving asset performance, reducing emissions and helping clients deliver lasting results.
50Years' industry experience
LondonCovent Garden office
WorldwideClients supported
UK LtdRegistered in England and Wales
Our multidisciplinary team
Engineering expertise for today's assets and tomorrow's energy
Our multidisciplinary team brings together project leadership, engineering, operations, quality, supply-chain and specialist technical expertise. We help clients improve the performance of existing oil and gas facilities, reduce emissions and evaluate practical pathways towards lower-carbon and sustainable energy.
Advance sustainable energy
Support the assessment, development and delivery of offshore wind, solar and other appropriate low-carbon technologies, tailored to each client's operating context.
Deliver through integrated teams
Combine independent gap analysis, technical assurance, placement expertise and verified improvement actions with the client's own people and systems.
Oil & GasUpstream · Midstream · Downstream
EnergyPower · Gas · Process
ChemicalsProcess · Petrochemicals
Engineering & ConstructionFEED · EPC · Commissioning
Industrial OperationsOperations · Manufacturing · Production
Subject Matter ExpertsSpecialist knowledge on call
Our Divisions
Specialist experience across management, people, engineering and the energy transition.
About GPP
Building High Performing Teams
GPP Talent Solutions provides specialist management consultancy, talent solutions and access to experienced Subject Matter Experts for organisations operating across the oil and gas, energy, chemicals, engineering, industrial facilities and industrial sectors.
Drawing on 50 years of international project and management experience, we understand the challenges involved in delivering complex projects and building high performing teams.
We believe successful organisations are built by capable people, effective leadership and access to the right expertise at the right time. Our approach is built on practical experience rather than theory, helping clients make confident decisions and achieve measurable results.
Our mission: to help organisations build high performing teams and access the expertise required to achieve successful business and project outcomes.
A London based company serving clients internationally, we provide scalable and cost effective solutions while maintaining a strong focus on quality, safety, performance and the right people for every assignment.
Leadership
Led by people who have delivered the projects
GPP is led by a Program Director with 50 years of experience on the client, contractor and joint venture sides of major oil, gas, energy and chemicals developments.
Grant John Neville
Managing Director, GPP Talent Solutions Limited
BSc Civil Engineering · PgDip Offshore Engineering
Program Director and Project Director with 50 years of experience delivering major capital projects, engineering services and operational programs across the oil, gas, energy, chemical and industrial facilities sectors, from studies, ASSESS, SELECT and FEED through detailed engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning and operations support.
His career spans the Middle East, Asia and Europe with leading operators including Saudi Aramco, ADNOC, Shell, Chevron, BP, Total, PDO, RasGas and Dolphin Energy, and with global contractors and consultancies including KBR, Wood, WorleyParsons, Technip, SNC Lavalin, Chiyoda, McDermott and Aker. Most recently Program Director on Saudi Aramco's Offshore Maintain Potential Program and PMC Project Director for ADNOC and ADQ's TA'ZIZ chemicals development.
Recognised for building high performing teams, developing long term client relationships, driving safe and efficient execution, and delivering complex projects that improve operational performance and create sustainable commercial value.
US$6BLargest program managed (TIC)
US$1BLargest EPC contract managed
2,500Staff managed across home office and remote sites
40MMan-hours delivered, 11M LTI free
There’s Always Time for Quality
Check, check, check, and check again. Then check again.
Safety • Quality • Schedule • Cost • Communication • Accountability
Track Record
Operators and contractors we have worked with
Drawn from our leadership team's project history across the Middle East, Asia and Europe.
Operators
Saudi AramcoADNOCShellChevronBPTotalPDORasGasQatarGasDolphin EnergyStatoilOccidentalBritish Gas
Contractors and consultancies
KBRWoodWorleyParsonsTechnipSNC LavalinChiyodaMcDermottAker
Company names are given for reference to past project experience and do not imply endorsement.
Selected Experience
Problems solved, results delivered
Assignments from our leadership team's career, each with the problem, the approach and the measurable result.
Project Delivery — Stage-Gate Lifecycle
StudiesPre-FEEDFEEDFID
Final Investment DecisionEngineeringProcurementConstructionPre-commissioningCommissioningFirst EnergyOperationsMaintenance
Final Investment DecisionEngineeringProcurementConstructionPre-commissioningCommissioningFirst EnergyOperationsMaintenance
Decision gates, technical assurance and safety reviews apply throughout the lifecycle. Milestones depend on project scope.
Fast-track EPC that secured a nation's gas supply
- Client
- RasGas, Qatar – Onshore Flow Assurance Project, lump sum EPC
- Challenge
- Deliver MEG storage, pumps, pipelines and utilities on a 23-month fast-track schedule, critical to the flow of 17 billion SCFD of gas to LNG customers worldwide.
- Result
- Delivered on schedule: a textbook FEED-to-EPC transition
Safety transformed across 6,000 construction personnel
- Client
- Chevron Pacific Indonesia – Duri and Minas, PMC services
- Challenge
- Lead a joint operation of 500 staff and multiple contractors across a 200 km × 100 km field supporting 340,000 BOEPD, 40% of Indonesia's oil.
- Result
- 12 million man-hours LTI free in the first year
A US$950M contract closed out clean
- Client
- Petroleum Development Oman – Engineering and Maintenance Contract
- Challenge
- Manage 2,500 staff across home office and remote sites, with brownfield EPC projects, maintenance strategy and shutdowns on live production facilities.
- Result
- 40M man-hours, 9/10 client satisfaction, all change orders closed
Finding 1,000 tonnes a day of extra ethane
- Client
- ADNOC Gas Processing – Maximising Ethane Recovery, SELECT/ASSESS study
- Challenge
- Assess debottlenecking of existing acid gas removal and NGL units across four plants to recover more ethane from residual gas.
- Result
- Study defined an additional 1,000 MT/day of ethane
Keeping 11 million barrels a day secure
- Client
- Saudi Aramco – Offshore Maintain Potential Program
- Challenge
- Program leadership of studies, FEED and detailed engineering across 1,000 existing offshore installations, including a priority subsea bypass pipeline in case the main pumping station became unavailable.
- Result
- A multi-billion dollar program kept moving, with a national contingency designed
What this means for you
- Our offer
- The same judgement applied to your problem: a schedule review, a recovery plan, an independent assessment, or the right person found and placed.
- How it starts
- One email describing the situation. We reply within one working day with how we would approach it.
Figures are drawn from our Managing Director's project record while employed by the contractors named; project values are total installed cost.
For Employers
What We Offer
The right expertise. The right people. The right outcome.
Management Solutions
Experienced support across the project lifecycle
Practical management support tailored to each client's requirements, from early studies and FEED through engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning and operations.
Our flexible approach gives clients access to senior management and specialist project expertise without the overheads of large permanent teams, helping to control costs, reduce risk, improve efficiency and maintain project momentum.
- Project advisory and recovery support
- Contract, JV, program and project management
- Business improvement and operational effectiveness
- Risk and business continuity
- Organisational and capability development
- Workforce planning and technical resource strategy
Talent Solutions
From one specialist to a complete project team
We identify and source candidates against each client's specific requirements, with the right experience, technical capability and project background for the assignment.
Our international network lets us respond efficiently to volume placement, project mobilisation and ongoing international staffing, at a competitive cost and with a strong focus on quality and fit.
- Executive search and technical placement
- Contract and permanent placement worldwide
- Volume placement and project mobilisation
- Specialist talent acquisition
Our process
- Understand the requirement
- Identify suitable professionals
- Assess capability and experience
- Present qualified candidates
- Support successful engagement
Subject Matter Experts
Specialist expertise when it matters most
Many organisations occasionally need specialist knowledge that does not exist within their own teams. Our SME network consists of experienced professionals offering independent advice and practical solutions based on real project and operational experience.
- Technical reviews and independent assessments
- Engineering assessments and troubleshooting
- Operational improvement
- Mentoring, coaching and knowledge transfer
- Expert advisory services
Process Engineering
Safe, efficient and reliable operations
Process engineering plays a critical role in achieving safe, efficient and reliable operations. We provide access to experienced process engineering professionals supporting industrial and engineering environments.
- Process reviews and optimisation
- Debottlenecking studies
- Troubleshooting and performance improvement
- Technical advisory and specialist engineering support
Disciplines we support
- Project and Program Management
- Engineering Management
- Project Controls
- Planning and Scheduling
- Cost Control and Estimating
- Contracts and Commercial
- Procurement and Supply Chain
- Construction Management
- Commissioning and Start Up
- Quality
- Health and Safety
- Operations and Maintenance
Pre-Award Talent Pipeline
Bid today. Be ready to mobilise on award.
Build your project team while your proposal is being prepared, not after the contract is awarded.
Strengthen your proposal
We work with bidding teams to identify suitable management, engineering and specialist personnel against the anticipated scope of work. With each candidate's consent, relevant CVs can be included in the tender submission, subject to the client's tender requirements.
Prepare the talent pipeline
Shortlist candidates, assess qualifications, confirm interest and indicative availability, and prepare a conditional mobilisation plan while the bid is under evaluation. All engagement remains subject to contract award, candidate agreement and applicable checks.
Accelerate mobilisation
When the contract is awarded, a pre-qualified pipeline can reduce the time needed to assemble the project team. Depending on the roles, notice periods and approvals, clients may be able to save up to four weeks against a process started only after award. This is an illustrative opportunity, not a guaranteed saving.
Candidate CVs are shared only with permission and appropriate data-protection safeguards. Availability and deployment dates must be reconfirmed at award.
For Candidates
One Team, No Boundaries
We bring together talent and opportunity to keep the world's energy moving.
Right People, Right Skills, Right PlacesAssignments matched to your experience and project background.
Projects That MatterRoles across oil and gas, power, chemicals and industrial developments worldwide.
Diverse Talent, Stronger TeamsContract and permanent positions, individual placements and project teams.
If you are an experienced management, engineering, technical or project professional in the energy industries, we would like to hear from you.
Send us your CV and a short note on the disciplines, locations and types of assignment you are interested in. We keep your details on file and contact you when a suitable requirement arises.
Capable people, effective leadership, and the right expertise at the right time.
Candidate Advice
Forty years of reading CVs. Here is what works.
Practical advice from someone who has hired project directors, engineers and site teams across the Middle East, Asia and Europe.
Technical Career Development
DegreePostgraduate QualificationPhD (Optional)Graduate EngineerEngineerSenior EngineerLead EngineerPrincipal EngineerTechnical AuthoritySubject Matter Expert
Career paths vary by discipline, employer and individual experience.
Your CV
- Lead with the project, not the job title: client, scope, contract type and value. "PMC Project Director, ADNOC TA'ZIZ, US$6B TIC" tells a hiring manager more than a paragraph.
- Put a number on every role: man-hours, staff, production, budget, schedule. Numbers are what gets a CV shortlisted.
- One CV per discipline. A process engineer's CV and a project manager's CV are different documents.
- Keep the first page for the last ten years. Early career goes at the back, briefly.
The interview
- Expect to be asked what went wrong on a project and what you did about it. Have two honest examples ready; nobody believes a career without problems.
- Know the client's project before you walk in: location, phase, contractors, the news. It shows in the first five minutes.
- Be clear about your mobilisation date, rotation and family status. Vagueness here loses more offers than any technical question.
- Ask about the team you will inherit and the interfaces you will manage. It signals you have done this before.
Working overseas
- Get the contract terms in writing before you resign: rotation, leave flights, medical cover, end-of-service benefit and who pays if the project stops.
- Check your professional registrations and degree attestations early; some countries take months.
- Your reputation travels faster than you do. The industry is small and the same names appear project after project.
- Send us your CV with the disciplines, locations and assignment types you want, and we will tell you honestly whether we can help.
Industries Served
Oil and Gas is at the heart of our experience
We support organisations across oil and gas, energy, chemicals, engineering services, industrial facilities, industrial operations and manufacturing. Each sector presents its own challenges; our experience lets us identify the expertise and talent that fit.
Oil and Gas
Upstream, midstream and downstream developments: offshore and onshore facilities, field developments, pipelines, processing facilities, terminals and associated industrial facilities, from early studies and FEED through EPC and EPCM execution, construction, commissioning, start-up, operations and maintenance.
Experience includes energy efficiency studies and flare reduction projects as carbon reduction measures.
Energy
Conventional energy, gas processing and power. Experienced management and technical professionals who understand large, technically complex, internationally executed projects, together with engineering services, industrial facilities and industrial operations.
Chemicals
Chemicals and petrochemicals projects, including complex process facilities and integrated developments associated with the oil, gas and energy industries, from early development and FEED through engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning and operations.
Supporting complex international projects
Large projects require more than technical knowledge. They require experienced people who understand how engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, cost, schedule, quality and safety work together.
Our objective is to help clients identify problems early, manage risk, improve performance and deliver their projects.
From strategy to delivery
Whether the requirement is at the beginning of a project, during execution, or when a project needs additional support to recover performance, GPP provides experienced management and specialist resources appropriate to the situation.
We focus on practical solutions, clear accountability and measurable results.
Energy, Engineering & Global Expertise
From established oil and gas operations to the evolving energy transition, we connect experienced professionals, project expertise and management solutions across international markets.
Why Choose GPP
The GPP Advantage
50 Years of Industry Experience
Founded on 50 years of practical international experience across the client, contractor and joint venture sides of major projects.
Access to Specialist Expertise
Experienced professionals and Subject Matter Experts who bring real-world knowledge and practical solutions.
Practical, Results-Focused Advice
Achievable solutions that deliver measurable value, built on experience rather than theory.
Flexible and Scalable
A single specialist, a project team or broader management support: we adapt our approach to the outcome needed.
Quality and Professionalism
A strong commitment to professionalism, integrity, safety and service delivery.
Long-Term Relationships
Our aim is lasting partnerships based on trust, reliability and results.
Contact
Let's discuss your requirements
Whether you need management consultancy, specialist expertise, placement support or access to experienced professionals, we would be pleased to talk. A London based company supporting clients worldwide.
Email
We work by email and reply within one working day. Written correspondence gives you a clear record of what we have agreed.
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How we look after your information
This notice explains what personal information GPP Talent Solutions Limited collects, why, and your rights under UK data protection law (the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018).
Who we are
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- To reply to your enquiry and talk to you about assignments or requirements.
- To match candidates with suitable roles and keep candidates on file for future opportunities.
- To provide management consultancy and talent services to clients.
- To keep records we are required to keep by law.
Our lawful bases are our legitimate interests in running a placement and consultancy business, taking steps at your request before entering a contract, and, where we rely on it, your consent, which you can withdraw at any time.
Sharing your information
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Candidate details are kept while you remain interested in opportunities with us, and reviewed at least every two years. Client and contract records are kept for as long as the law requires. You can ask us to delete your details at any time.
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