Emma Boydell Client Relationship Lead Energy Resourcing

Emma has been part of the Energy Resourcing team for 3 years now. Before working here, she worked for 16 years across various roles in the HR department of Energy Resourcing’s parent company, Worley. Emma’s current role is Client Relationship Lead and spends time working closely with customers to help them fulfil their resourcing requirements.

How did you get into the Energy sector and how long have you been working in it?

I’ve worked in the energy sector ever since I left college. I fell into the industry almost by accident when I was studying for a Business Admin MVQ at college. I was contacted by someone in the industry who needed some help with filing in an HR department for 6 weeks, at the end of the 6 weeks they decided to keep me on permanently while I finished by college course as an apprentice. So 6 weeks has quickly turned into 19 years in the industry!

What does your job involve on an average day?

My average day involves speaking to our customers and finding out their resourcing requirements. I’ll either be speaking to them over the phone, email or teams, or I’ll be out visiting them in person to better understand how we can support them and help them fill roles with the best candidates. It’s also important to help them find new ways of sourcing people with transferable skills in order to place them into roles that will help their business in the future as the energy transition affects resources and businesses. I will also often regularly attend events and conferences as well as entertaining customers.

What has been the highlight of your career so far?

I’d say the main highlight for me has been finding a place to work where I’ve been able to develop and progress my career. Despite being here for so many years I’ve never felt stuck in a role and I have been constantly learning and taking on new challenges. This has allowed me to constantly keep myself engaged by working in multiple different departments, business units and new roles across the company.

What ambitions have you still got to fulfil professionally in your career?

I want to keep expanding my horizons and learning new skills. I don’t like to stay in one role for too long so once I feel I’ve hit a ceiling in terms of development and learning, I’m always on the look out for something else I can try my hand at. As long as I’m evolving and learning new skills I’m completely happy in my work and looking forward to what I will achieve in the future.

Who has been the most influential person in your life professionally?

I would say the most influential person professionally was my first manager Elliott. He worked with me when Energy Resourcing was still called Primat. He’s a really knowledgeable person and he was equally approachable. I felt as though I could go to him with any problems I had and he really helped me get my feet under the table in the energy sector. In particular he helped me when I transitioned from dealing with staff to contractors as things became more fast-paced, anything related to CMS or HR he’d either know the answer or know where to get it.

Over the next 10 years, what changes would you like to see in the energy sector with respect to D&I?

Naturally I’d like to see more women getting involved in energy and engineering as a whole. Over the 19 years I’ve been in the industry it’s been very male dominant. As an industry we’re obviously making progress in diversifying talent across genders, ages and ethnicities, but there’s still definitely a lot more that can be done to make the industry more inclusive.

Given the experience you have now, what advice would you give a graduate just starting their career in the Energy sector?

The energy sector is in a transition period, and a lot of things have changed in the time since I started here. As an industry we’re striving towards net zero which certainly wasn’t as big a talking point when I began my career. So my advice would be to try innovate and come with new approaches to solve problems. Having a different viewpoint to people in the industry isn’t necessarily a bad thing and instead you could be a real driver for change.

If you were inviting guests to a dinner party, which 3 people would you invite and why?

Princess Diana  – I have an obsession with the Royal family and I would love to speak to her to get her story on how it was to be a normal person thrown into a the life she ended up living.
Gordon Ramsey – As we need someone who would cook us a decent meal!

Lady Gaga – As every dinner party needs a Diva and I am sure she could belt out a few hits for us!

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