Executive Search for Maritime, Offshore, Oil & Gas and Renewables
We place the executives, directors and senior specialists who lead these industries worldwide.
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Why MOOR Recruitment?
MOOR is a specialised executive search and selection firm operating within the maritime, offshore oil & gas and renewable energy industries. We partner with international energy and marine organisations to identify, attract and secure high-impact C-level and senior leadership professionals.
With deep industry expertise and a global executive network, MOOR delivers tailored recruitment solutions for companies operating in technically complex and highly demanding offshore environments.
We are the executive search arm of 7 Oceans Group BV. Where our sister company 7 Oceans Crew handles seagoing crew at scale, MOOR works at the other end of the organisation — the boardroom, the leadership team, and the senior technical roles that decide whether a project delivers.
- Practice
- Executive search
- Sectors
- Maritime · Offshore · Energy
- Group
- 7 Oceans Group BV
- Base
- Netherlands
- Reach
- International
At a glance
Inside the Dutch cluster
Our searches start in one of the densest maritime and offshore economies in Europe. These are the places the work runs through — the support bases, construction ports and head offices where the roles we fill actually sit.
Six sectors, one talent market. The people who move between them are the ones worth knowing.
Executive search in this sector is a small world. What matters is whether your search partner is actually in it.
Deep offshore and maritime expertise
Maritime, offshore, oil & gas and renewables are all we do. We know how the roles differ across them and where the people move between them.
Global executive network
A standing network of senior people across 25+ countries, kept current by the searches we run rather than by a database refresh.
Confidential and strategic approach
Many senior mandates cannot be advertised. We run unadvertised searches without exposing your plans or a candidate's position.
Strong understanding of offshore operations
Connected to an operating crew business that places seagoing personnel every day, so the technical brief is understood before it is briefed out.
Boutique service with international reach
You deal with the people running your search. Delivery spans Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific and the Americas.
Built for the energy transition
The same people are moving between oil & gas, offshore wind and hydrogen. We follow those moves rather than treating the sectors as separate markets.
Our Process
Strategic client consultation
We start with the role in its real context — the team, the reporting line, and the reason the seat is open.
Market mapping & talent identification
We map the market rather than search a database, so you see who exists, not only who is looking.
Executive search & candidate approach
Direct, discreet approaches to the people identified. Confidential mandates run without your name attached.
Leadership assessment & interviews
Structured interviews against the brief, assessed on capability, track record and stakeholder fit.
Shortlist presentation
A shortlist with written reasoning attached, not a stack of CVs.
Offer management & placement support
We stay in the process through offer, notice and start — the stage where senior hires most often fall over.
Leadership Roles
C-Suite
Chief executive, operating, financial, commercial and technical officers, and the managing director layer beneath them.
Board & Non-Executive Directors
Chairs, non-executives and advisory board appointments, including sector-specialist and transition expertise.
Commercial Leadership
Chartering, sales, origination, business development and commercial management across the sectors.
Operations Leadership
Fleet, asset, terminal, site and vessel operations at director and head-of level.
Technical Leadership
Engineering, naval architecture, subsea, HSEQ and technical management.
Project & Programme Leadership
Project and programme directors for capital projects, installation campaigns and transition programmes.
Services
Executive Search & Selection
Search and selection for C-level, board and senior management roles across maritime, offshore oil & gas and renewable energy.
02C-Level Recruitment
Targeted recruitment for the executive leadership layer, from chief officers to the director roles reporting into them.
03Confidential Executive Search
Discreet search for sensitive leadership transitions, succession, and strategic organisational growth.
04Talent Mapping & Market Intelligence
Market research and talent mapping that shows you who exists, where they sit, and what it would take to move them.
05Succession Planning
Advisory work to protect business continuity by identifying and developing the leadership pipeline for critical functions.
06International Recruitment Solutions
Global recruitment support for multinational projects and organisations.
Market intelligence
- OngoingIndustry NewsMovements, mandates and structural change across the sectors we cover, read for what it means for hiring.
- QuarterlyMarket ReportsSector deep-dives: who is growing, who is restructuring, and where the leadership shortages actually are.
- Twice yearlySalary & Hiring TrendsCompensation benchmarks and time-to-hire data at senior level, drawn from live search work.
- OngoingLeadership InsightsWhat separates the leaders who deliver in these industries, and how boards assess for it.
- OngoingEnergy Transition UpdatesHow the transition is redrawing the talent market between oil & gas, wind, storage and hydrogen.
- The first reports are in preparationAll insights
Contact
Tell us about the seat you need to fill
Whether it is a defined mandate or an early conversation about a team you are planning to build, we will tell you honestly whether we are the right partner for it.
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