Aker Solutions: Latest Job Openings, Reviews and Ratings & Profile wise Salary Distribution

Aker Solutions Careers & Info

Current CEO: Kjetel Digre

Status: Active

Aker Solutions is an Oslo, Norway based multi-national energy company with offices and operations all over the world. Their primary mission is the building of new oil and natural gas production facilities that are both land-based and offshore.

The company is the result of a 2004 merger between Aker Maritime and Kvaener Oil and Gas, Inc. The company has between 20K and 26K employees at the present time and claims 2010 revenues of approximately $46 billion.

Their operation spans all facets of energy production, from exploration to maintenance of facilities to shutting down of land and offshore wells that have ceased to be productive or profitable. The company is also involved with the mining of coal and metals. Power generation industries also make use of Aker.

As can be imagined with a company this size, Aker careers would offer jobs of every conceivable description. Engineers of many different specialties are in constant demand. Information technology experts, of course, and every sort of administrative, managerial and executive imaginable will find an opportunity at Aker. The complete list of available job positions is exhaustive.

Working at Aker Solutions as an engineer will provide an interesting and challenging environment. The competition for world energy reserves is constant, and innovators who can develop efficient methodologies to find these resources and access them safely and economically with maximum returns on investment will be well rewarded.

The company actively recruits current engineering students and recent graduates. On one recent visit to the company’s website, almost 400 jobs for the technically oriented and engineering jobs were available, with almost 100 jobs available in other categories. There are also openings for contract employees on a project by project basis.

A global company such as this will place a premium of employees that are willing to travel and have skills in other than just a native language. An attitude of doing whatever it takes to get the job done is a major component of the Aker culture. An appreciation for diversity and respect for different cultures would also be included.

With regard to Aker Solutions benefits, these would obviously by dependent on location and job description. The company does invest heavily in its employees in terms of career development that takes the form of face-to-face meetings and online classes from both the Aker Academy and outside experts. The company also places a high degree of emphasis on safety, a benefit that can’t be overlooked when the potentially challenging work environment is considered.

What jobs pay the most at Aker Solutions?

Vice President is the highest paying job at Aker Solutions at $142,000 annually.