Permanent ROV positions

I agree Ray….. phishing more like.

If you have a specific requirement then by all means post, but open ended requests like this benefit no-one IMHO.

The problem I have with this add is as being new to the industry trying to get a start as a pilot tech trainee, if we reply stating a rate we run the risk of under valuing our selves and the industry as a whole
I would like to apply for a permanent position but have very little idea what a reasonable rate should be paid and im sure after reading lots of posts there are plenty out there willing to exploit such positions 🙄

You are all 100% correct;
It’s a half arsed way of agencies all vying for the same positions. Maris (GE), Oceanscan, UKPS (FET), Subservpro, to name but a few; exactly the same cut and paste job adverts.

Also it’s a way of populating their databases, and finding out where you have been working, how much you have been earning – this is normal market research/agency practice at this time of year.

Lesser agencies always make up false adverts, to try to get your latest details from you – that’s been happening since the birth of ‘spotty teenage wannabe millionaire’ agencies popping up over the last 5 years or so.

As a trainee, you shouldn’t be looking at agencies my man – get yourself directly into a large company to build up your experience and training, Oceaneering perhaps? Research, research and research agin. Thee is enough information in the public domain to find information such as company charge out rates, average day rates etc, etc.
If you are dumb enough to try freelancing as a trainee P/T, then I would give Subservpro a go, best of a bad bunch. I wish you the best of British.
Don’t listen to any b.s like, Saipem has fixed rates That is utter poo, always had been, always will be. Saipem has a serious lack of staff!

I wouldn’t bother with Maris (GE), they don’t pay expenses as they should, at the time when wages are paid..they will only pay when the client pays, and in this circumstance it’s Saipem roles, so don’t expect to see them for months after submission.

If you advertise a post, then have the professional courtesy to adverse the rate – period. 🙄

every day my inbox is innundated by loads of these fishing expeditions and they repeat them all the time followed a couple of days later by availability requests from same agents its stupid ,, and frankly annoying and vary unproffessional

Saipem cant hold onto staff contract or permy due to poor rates and crap conditions on some vessel and a hopless back office staff who cant organise visas or get payroll and expenses right ,,