I'm currently working primarily as a PDMS piping designer in the nuclear industry. But for anyone who hasn't worked in the industry, you also have to be a jack all off trades in this industry, thus this week I have also done some steelwork and cable tray modelling. I also have extensive AutoCAD experience.
Also I am confident on both packages I am struggling to make the job into oil and gas. Has anyone else made this job? Was it difficult to get a break for you? Did you find making the jump was a big shock?
I've worked with older PDMS users who have worked in the Poland gas industry, and my PDMS skills eclipses there's, so I'm confident I would do well.
A pipe's a pipe and steel beams are steel beams, they just carry hold transport different mediums / liquids gasses. The one is offshore and gets a bit more paint on...in a nutshell that is it. I have been working (not on PDMS might I add....) on a Chemical plant, to Oil and gas, then nuclear and back to O&G. Aberdeen is DESPERATE for competent people, PDMS or Autocad however inventor and solid works have made significant in-roads into O&G so do enjoy a fair amount of attention. It has been a very common problem for the Nuclear sector to loose their people to OG and still remains a big problem. THe trick is your CV to a certain degreee. Less emphasis on nuclear orientated items and more on appropriate items such as equipment specific projects or kit, stuff OG can relate to but tbh, they are keen to pull in people from anywhere, you will be fine. Norway is another strong PDMS contender and obviously the states, might be worht a look
