upskilling the workforce at one of the world's top oil complexes
Project Overview
Fox & Waterman was engaged to design and execute a comprehensive workforce transformation program for one of the region’s largest oil complexes. The initiative focused on upgrading the capabilities of thousands of operators and engineers across refining, petrochemicals, utilities, and maintenance, ensuring the complex could meet modernization, reliability, and national workforce objectives.
Duration: 48 months (multi-phase capability and operations program)
Location: Gulf Region
Client: Major National Oil Company (NOC)
The Challenge
The operator needed to modernize operations, improve reliability, and elevate workforce capability across all operating units. The program required a partner capable of designing the transformation, integrating international training partners, building competency frameworks, delivering large scale training, and deploying certified personnel into operational roles — all without disrupting ongoing production.
Our Role
Fox & Waterman executed the full transformation program, including:
• Capability gap assessment across thousands of operators and engineers• Design of a multi year workforce development and nationalization strategy• Integration of international training partners and technical institutions• Development of competency frameworks for operations, maintenance, HSE, and reliability• Creation of technical curricula, simulation programs, and on the job training pathways• Execution of large scale training, coaching, and certification programs• Deployment of certified personnel into full operational roles• Ongoing performance monitoring and capability reinforcement
impact
The program delivered a fully modernized, capability aligned workforce across the entire oil complex. Thousands of operators and engineers were trained, certified, and deployed into critical roles. Operational reliability improved, safety performance strengthened, and the complex achieved a sustainable talent pipeline aligned with long term national industrial goals.