Adam Watts

General Manager - Operations | Assets | Maintenance

Greater Adelaide Area

About

Adam commenced his career working as an Engineer in a variety of Technical and Commercial roles in the Oil and Gas industry in Australia (6 years), and Africa and North America. (6 years) Adam returned to Australia in 2008 to take up a General Manager role of an Oilfield services contractor servicing clients in Brisbane and across Australia. Following industry downturn in 2016, Adam continued working the in the Industry in Queensland as the General Manager of a Training service provider providing training and labour hire services. Adam returned home to Adelaide in 2018 to an Operation Manager role with a South Australian based critical infrastructure company and since 2022 is working in a National role in the Australian water treatment industry. Adam holds a Bachelor of Mechanical / Manufacturing Engineering from the University of South Australia and an MBA from Deakin University and is a past member of the Safer Together Rig Site Safety Working Group, and training sub-group. Specialities :- • Contractor Side - General Manager / Business Unit Manager • Operator Side - Operations Manager / Projects Manager • Capital Project Delivery • Customer / Contract Management / Establishing growth opportunities • Lead large and geographically diverse teams • Value Management, P&L, Executive reporting • Maintain cost control, profitability and a zero-injury environment.

Experience

  • Osmoflo (Australia)
    • Manager, Assets
      Jul 2024 - Present · 2 yrs

      Manage Asset Management; Control Centre and Process Engineering functions for O&M projects in Australia, SE Asia and the Pacific.

    • Asset and Maintenance Manager
      Sep 2022 - Jul 2024 · 1 yr 11 mos

  • Operations Manager at Epic Energy South Australia Pty Ltd
    Oct 2018 - Sep 2022 · 4 yrs

    Manage Field Operations, Pipeline Maintenance and Asset Planning for Epic Energy Pipeline Assets. This included Epics Moomba-Adelaide and South East Natural Gas Pipeline systems and the Santos Moomba to Port Bonython Liquids Line.

  • General Manager at Australian Well Control Centre - RTO 41356
    Jan 2017 - Oct 2018 · 1 yr 10 mos

    General Manager of a niche business servicing the Australian Oil and Gas industry providing IWCF Well Control Courses; Vocational and Industry Training; Recruitment and Labour supply.

  • Ensign Energy Services (13 yrs 1 mo)
    • General Manager - CSG
      Apr 2008 - Dec 2016 · 8 yrs 9 mos

      General Manager of Queensland Business unit. Led over 550 people; multiple Tier 1 clients, 16 worksites; 6 service categories and 3 operational yards to provide services to clients in QLD, SA, WA & NSW. This involved leading the day-to-day management of Operations, P&L for ongoing operations and capital projects, key decision making, implementing strategic plans, and managing the Companies resources and local safety performance to produce effective and efficient outcomes.

    • Product Manager - Automated Drilling Rigs
      Dec 2004 - Apr 2008 · 3 yrs 5 mos

      New build rig design & construction projects for projects in the US and Canada. Product Manager for New Technology Assets (Automated Drilling Rigs)

    • Administration and Logistics Manager - Gabon
      Dec 2003 - Nov 2004 · 1 yr

      Set up operation in West Africa and offer logistics support to Drilling Operations

  • Contracts Engineer - Ensign at Ensign Energy Services
    Jan 2002 - Oct 2003 · 1 yr 10 mos

    Perparation of commercial and technical tender responses for international drilling projects.