- Business and Operations Support
- Human Resources Advisor
- NOC #1121
Human Resources Advisor
You know what it takes to bring the vision of your company to reality – its people. Human resources advisors, like you, are needed in the competitive energy industry. You recruit the best people; you create and implement training, programs, procedures and policies to optimize their talent… and to make sure they are treated fairly.
Human resources (HR) advisors assist and advise employers with employee compensation, organizational development, change management, performance management, employee/leadership development, employee relations and possibly recruitment in smaller organizations. They evaluate, develop, and implement human resources programs and procedures to address issues such as organizational effectiveness.
HR advisors work with employees and potential candidates to negotiate employment terms and agreements, as well as undertake job evaluations. A key part of the role is to ensure that the company is complying with employment law and managing their employees appropriately. They utilize standard office equipment and software applications, as well as specialized human resources management applications. Depending on the employer, some travel to sites may be required.
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- Sub-sector Exploration and production, Oil and gas services, Pipelines, Oil sands
- Environment Primarily indoor/office work
- Average Salary $62,000 to $119,000
- Education Post-secondary diploma
When you start in this occupation activities may include:
- Advertising job vacancies, interviewing job applicants and preparing offer letters.
- Updating and maintaining the HR Information System
- Advising employers and employees on the interpretation of human resources policies, compensation and benefit programs and collective agreements.
- Negotiating terms and conditions of employment with new and current staff
As you advance in this career, you may take on additional tasks including:
- Addressing poor performance or disciplinary matters
- Advising managers on recruitment and selection strategies
- Providing advice and participating in work reviews and change processes
- Providing advice and assistance on policies, procedures, legislation and enterprise agreements
- Negotiating settlements of appeals and disputes and coordinating the termination of employment process.
Education
- A post-secondary diploma or degree in human resources management or a related field is typically required.
Certifications
- Some employers may require human resources professionals to hold a Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP) designation.
- Specific health and safety certifications will be determined by job requirements
Nature of work and environment conditions specific to oil and natural gas include:
- Travel likely required
- Primarily indoor/office work
- Work not physically demanding
Your company looks to you for guidance on issues and decisions related to its workforce. This means you have strong interpersonal, research, problem and analytical skills.
- Attention to detail
- Collaborative
- Human resources knowledge
- Active listening
- Leading/Living the vision and values
- Managing conflict
- Administration and management
- Judgment and decision making
- Management of personnel resources
- Building a successful team
- Social perceptiveness
- Sub-sector Carbon capture, utilization and storage, Emissions reduction, Well site decommissioning
- Environment Primarily indoor/office work
- Average Salary Equal to oil and gas
- Education Post-secondary diploma
- Skills Upgrading None
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Good news! The skills gained as a human resources advisor in oil and natural gas are directly transferable to working in the cleantech sector.
When you start in this occupation activities may include:
- Advertising job vacancies, interviewing job applicants and preparing offer letters.
- Updating and maintaining the HR Information System
- Advising employers and employees on the interpretation of human resources policies, compensation and benefit programs and collective agreements.
- Negotiating terms and conditions of employment with new and current staff
As you advance in this career, you may take on additional tasks including:
- Addressing poor performance or disciplinary matters
- Advising managers on recruitment and selection strategies
- Providing advice and participating in work reviews and change processes
- Providing advice and assistance on policies, procedures, legislation and enterprise agreements
- Negotiating settlements of appeals and disputes and coordinating the termination of employment process.
Education
- A post-secondary diploma or degree in human resources management or a related field is typically required.
Certifications
- Some employers may require human resources professionals to hold a Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP) designation.
- Specific health and safety certifications will be determined by job requirements
Nature of work and environment conditions specific to cleantech include:
- Primarily indoor/office work (CCUS | emissions reduction | well site decommissioning)
- Freelance/contract opportunities (well site decommissioning)
- Lower-risk tolerant culture (CCUS | emissions reduction | well site decommissioning)
- Transition to a similar level (CCUS | emissions reduction | well site decommissioning)
- Career development fostered/supported (CCUS)
- Urban location (CCUS | emissions reduction | well site decommissioning)
Nature of work and environment conditions specific to oil and natural gas include:
- Travel likely required
- Primarily indoor/office work
- Work not physically demanding
Your company looks to you for guidance on issues and decisions related to its workforce. This means you have strong interpersonal, research, problem and analytical skills.
- Attention to detail
- Collaborative
- Human resources knowledge
- Active listening
- Leading/Living the vision and values
- Managing conflict
- Administration and management
- Judgment and decision making
- Management of personnel resources
- Building a successful team
- Social perceptiveness
- Sub-sector Engineering, design and procurement, Contracted and turnaround maintenance, Construction, Start-up and commissioning, Modular fabrication
- Environment Primarily indoor/office work
- Average Salary Equal to oil and gas
- Education Post-secondary diploma
- Skills Upgrading None
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The skills gained as a human resources advisor working in oil and natural gas are directly transferable to the industrial construction and maintenance in energy sector.
When you start in this occupation activities may include:
- Advertising job vacancies, interviewing job applicants and preparing offer letters.
- Updating and maintaining the HR Information System
- Advising employers and employees on the interpretation of human resources policies, compensation and benefit programs and collective agreements.
- Negotiating terms and conditions of employment with new and current staff
As you advance in this career, you may take on additional tasks including:
- Addressing poor performance or disciplinary matters
- Advising managers on recruitment and selection strategies
- Providing advice and participating in work reviews and change processes
- Providing advice and assistance on policies, procedures, legislation and enterprise agreements
- Negotiating settlements of appeals and disputes and coordinating the termination of employment process.
Education
- A post-secondary diploma or degree in human resources management or a related field is typically required.
Certifications
- Some employers may require human resources professionals to hold a Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP) designation.
- Specific health and safety certifications will be determined by job requirements
Nature of work and environment conditions specific to industrial construction and maintenance include:
- Travel required (engineering, design and procurement | contracted and turnaround maintenance | construction | start-up and commissioning | modular fabrication)
- Primarily indoor/office work (engineering, design and procurement | contracted and turnaround maintenance | construction | start-up and commissioning | modular fabrication)
- Lower-risk tolerant culture (engineering, design and procurement | contracted and turnaround maintenance | construction | start-up and commissioning | modular fabrication)
- Safety-sensitive environment (engineering, design and procurement | contracted and turnaround maintenance | construction | start-up and commissioning | modular fabrication)
- Transition to a similar level (engineering, design and procurement | contracted and turnaround maintenance | construction | start-up and commissioning | modular fabrication)
- Urban location (engineering, design and procurement | contracted and turnaround maintenance | construction | start-up and commissioning | modular fabrication)
Nature of work and environment conditions specific to oil and natural gas include:
- Travel likely required
- Primarily indoor/office work
- Work not physically demanding
Your company looks to you for guidance on issues and decisions related to its workforce. This means you have strong interpersonal, research, problem and analytical skills.
- Attention to detail
- Collaborative
- Human resources knowledge
- Active listening
- Leading/Living the vision and values
- Managing conflict
- Administration and management
- Judgment and decision making
- Management of personnel resources
- Building a successful team
- Social perceptiveness
- Environment Primarily indoor/office work
- Average Salary Equal to oil and gas
- Education Post-secondary diploma
- Skills Upgrading None
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Good news! The skills gained as a human resources advisor in oil and natural gas are directly transferable to working in the digitization and automation in energy sector.
When you start in this occupation activities may include:
- Advertising job vacancies, interviewing job applicants and preparing offer letters.
- Updating and maintaining the HR Information System
- Advising employers and employees on the interpretation of human resources policies, compensation and benefit programs and collective agreements.
- Negotiating terms and conditions of employment with new and current staff
As you advance in this career, you may take on additional tasks including:
- Addressing poor performance or disciplinary matters
- Advising managers on recruitment and selection strategies
- Providing advice and participating in work reviews and change processes
- Providing advice and assistance on policies, procedures, legislation and enterprise agreements
- Negotiating settlements of appeals and disputes and coordinating the termination of employment process.
Education
- A post-secondary diploma or degree in human resources management or a related field is typically required.
Certifications
- Some employers may require human resources professionals to hold a Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP) designation.
- Specific health and safety certifications will be determined by job requirements
Nature of work and environment conditions specific to digitization and automation include:
- Primarily indoor/office work
- Agile/flexible approach to work
- Higher-risk tolerant culture
- Transition to a similar level
- Urban location
Nature of work and environment conditions specific to oil and natural gas include:
- Travel likely required
- Primarily indoor/office work
- Work not physically demanding
Your company looks to you for guidance on issues and decisions related to its workforce. This means you have strong interpersonal, research, problem and analytical skills.
- Attention to detail
- Collaborative
- Human resources knowledge
- Active listening
- Leading/Living the vision and values
- Managing conflict
- Administration and management
- Judgment and decision making
- Management of personnel resources
- Building a successful team
- Social perceptiveness
- Environment Primarily indoor/office work
- Average Salary Equal to oil and gas
- Education Post-secondary diploma
- Skills Upgrading None
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Congratulations! The skills gained as a human resources advisor in oil and natural gas are directly transferable to working in the LNG facility operation sector.
When you start in this occupation activities may include:
- Advertising job vacancies, interviewing job applicants and preparing offer letters.
- Updating and maintaining the HR Information System
- Advising employers and employees on the interpretation of human resources policies, compensation and benefit programs and collective agreements.
- Negotiating terms and conditions of employment with new and current staff
As you advance in this career, you may take on additional tasks including:
- Addressing poor performance or disciplinary matters
- Advising managers on recruitment and selection strategies
- Providing advice and participating in work reviews and change processes
- Providing advice and assistance on policies, procedures, legislation and enterprise agreements
- Negotiating settlements of appeals and disputes and coordinating the termination of employment process.
Education
- A post-secondary diploma or degree in human resources management or a related field is typically required.
Certifications
- Some employers may require human resources professionals to hold a Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP) designation.
- Specific health and safety certifications will be determined by job requirements
Nature of work and environment conditions specific to LNG include:
- Potential for relocation
- Primarily indoor/office work
- Lower-risk tolerant culture
- Safety-sensitive environment
- Transition to a similar level
- Career development fostered/supported
- Urban location
- Potentially unionized
Nature of work and environment conditions specific to oil and natural gas include:
- Travel likely required
- Primarily indoor/office work
- Work not physically demanding
Your company looks to you for guidance on issues and decisions related to its workforce. This means you have strong interpersonal, research, problem and analytical skills.
- Attention to detail
- Collaborative
- Human resources knowledge
- Active listening
- Leading/Living the vision and values
- Managing conflict
- Administration and management
- Judgment and decision making
- Management of personnel resources
- Building a successful team
- Social perceptiveness
- Environment Primarily indoor/office work
- Average Salary Equal to oil and gas
- Education Post-secondary diploma
- Skills Upgrading None
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Congratulations! The skills gained as a human resources advisor in oil and natural gas are directly transferable to working in the petrochemicals and refining sector.
When you start in this occupation activities may include:
- Advertising job vacancies, interviewing job applicants and preparing offer letters.
- Updating and maintaining the HR Information System
- Advising employers and employees on the interpretation of human resources policies, compensation and benefit programs and collective agreements.
- Negotiating terms and conditions of employment with new and current staff
As you advance in this career, you may take on additional tasks including:
- Addressing poor performance or disciplinary matters
- Advising managers on recruitment and selection strategies
- Providing advice and participating in work reviews and change processes
- Providing advice and assistance on policies, procedures, legislation and enterprise agreements
- Negotiating settlements of appeals and disputes and coordinating the termination of employment process.
Education
- A post-secondary diploma or degree in human resources management or a related field is typically required.
Certifications
- Some employers may require human resources professionals to hold a Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP) designation.
- Specific health and safety certifications will be determined by job requirements
Nature of work and environment conditions specific to petrochemicals and refining include:
- Potential for relocation
- Primarily indoor/office work
- Lower-risk tolerant culture
- Safety-sensitive environment
- Transition to a similar level
- Career development fostered/supported
- Urban location
- Potentially unionized
Nature of work and environment conditions specific to oil and natural gas include:
- Travel likely required
- Primarily indoor/office work
- Work not physically demanding
Your company looks to you for guidance on issues and decisions related to its workforce. This means you have strong interpersonal, research, problem and analytical skills.
- Attention to detail
- Collaborative
- Human resources knowledge
- Active listening
- Leading/Living the vision and values
- Managing conflict
- Administration and management
- Judgment and decision making
- Management of personnel resources
- Building a successful team
- Social perceptiveness
- Sub-sector Geothermal, Solar, Wind
- Environment Primarily indoor/office work
- Average Salary Equal to oil and gas
- Education Post-secondary diploma
- Skills Upgrading None
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Congratulations! The skills gained as a human resources advisor in oil and natural gas are directly transferable to working in the renewables sector. The average salary range for this role in geothermal is similar to that of oil and natural gas, however, workers may expect the average salary range in solar and wind to be lower than the oil and natural gas average salary range.
When you start in this occupation activities may include:
- Advertising job vacancies, interviewing job applicants and preparing offer letters.
- Updating and maintaining the HR Information System
- Advising employers and employees on the interpretation of human resources policies, compensation and benefit programs and collective agreements.
- Negotiating terms and conditions of employment with new and current staff
As you advance in this career, you may take on additional tasks including:
- Addressing poor performance or disciplinary matters
- Advising managers on recruitment and selection strategies
- Providing advice and participating in work reviews and change processes
- Providing advice and assistance on policies, procedures, legislation and enterprise agreements
- Negotiating settlements of appeals and disputes and coordinating the termination of employment process.
Education
- A post-secondary diploma or degree in human resources management or a related field is typically required.
Certifications
- Some employers may require human resources professionals to hold a Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP) designation.
- Specific health and safety certifications will be determined by job requirements
Nature of work and environment conditions specific to renewables include:
- Primarily indoor/office work (geothermal | solar | wind)
- Lower-risk tolerant culture (solar)
- Higher-risk tolerant culture (wind)
- Transition to a similar level (geothermal | solar | wind)
- Urban location (geothermal | solar | wind)
Nature of work and environment conditions specific to oil and natural gas include:
- Travel likely required
- Primarily indoor/office work
- Work not physically demanding
Your company looks to you for guidance on issues and decisions related to its workforce. This means you have strong interpersonal, research, problem and analytical skills.
- Attention to detail
- Collaborative
- Human resources knowledge
- Active listening
- Leading/Living the vision and values
- Managing conflict
- Administration and management
- Judgment and decision making
- Management of personnel resources
- Building a successful team
- Social perceptiveness
The renewables sector is further divided into sub-sectors:
Geothermal
- Average salary range: Equal to oil and gas
Solar
- Average salary range: Less than oil and gas
Wind
- Average salary range: Less than oil and gas
What does this mean for workers?
There could be differences in the expected salary range and varying work environments. Further research on the sector or consultation with a career advisor may be required.
