Located: London

Started work with Salamander: January 2012

What tasks do you undertake in your role?

My main responsibility lies in managing internal controls throughout the Group. This can involve drafting of policy and procedure where required and ensuring compliance though a combination of continuous reporting measures or via audit.  

Additional responsibility may lie in managing our audits of third parties such as Joint Venture Partners who operate licences on our behalf and also third party supplier contracts.  Further duties involve review of areas throughout the Group where we may search for methods to increase financial and/or fiscal efficiency.
 
What do you like about your job?

The role provides a great deal of variety and the chance to understand the activities undertaken throughout the entire Group. The period I have worked here has seen a lot of project activity that provides a great deal of opportunity but also requires careful control. As a result this has given me the opportunity to work across the majority of the operations in terms of both geography and discipline, working internally and externally to the company, and it is this breadth of experience that has been the most rewarding aspect of the job.

What you like about working for Salamander?

During my time here I have found the company has a very positive and ambitious outlook, reflected in its employees, and is always looking forward in its endeavours to add value for the Group and its stakeholders. I greatly appreciate working across the diverse range of disciplines and cultures inherent within the organisation and the supportive and co-operative nature of my colleagues.

Located: Bangkok, Thailand

Started work with Salamander: January 2009

What tasks do you undertake in your role?

My tasks relate to all accounting and taxation aspects. My routine work is reviewing all accounting document prepared by my Finance colleagues closing month-end accounts accurately and punctually. At year-end, I work with the auditors for the preparation of the Financial Statements and related taxation returns for Thai government.

Human resources management for Finance team is also part of my job. I work with the Finance Manager to recruit new employees and complete the performance review for my finance colleagues.

What do you like about your job?

I like accounting and think it is challenging area in which to work as it is not only about knowing how to debit and credit but it is also about analysing information and problem solving.

What do you like about working for Salamander?

After working with Salamander for over 5 years I think the company supports their employees and offers opportunities without any discrimination. Evidence of this can be seen from the fact that heads of department can be either expatriate or national employees.

One more important thing which I really love working here is a positive atmosphere in the workplace. Friendliness, assistance and optimism can be found a lot in our Company.

Located: Singapore

Started work with Salamander: June 2007

What tasks do you undertake in your role?

Having worked for Salamander since 2007 I have had the opportunity to see through the full cycle of an asset right through from acquisition to then farming it out and ultimately selling or relinquishing it. The varied transactional work keeps things interesting.

What do you like about your job?

A great learning experience for me has been to follow through on an acquisition and work with the business units to operate those assets. This involves advisory work as well as interpreting contracts. This part of my job gives me the opportunity to work with lots of people both internally and externally from a variety of disciplines and at a variety of levels.

What do you like about working for Salamander?

One thing I particularly like about working at Salamander is the opportunity to learn about our business and the industry generally.  The more I know and understand about our business and the running of it, the better I can represent Salamander to third parties.

Located: Bangkok, Thailand

Started work with Salamander: November, 2009

What tasks do you undertake in your role?

My current role is focused on the exploration campaign Block G4/50 and maturing prospects to drill-ready status through completing fault seal analysis and basin modelling using offset well data. I also carry out regional geochemistry and palaeontology studies to improve our understanding of the petroleum systems in theG4/50 block. 

What do you like about your job?

I love geology and my job allows me to do things that improve my knowledge and understanding of geology, especially petroleum geology. I like the way that we consolidate various forms of data in order to rank prospects and complete our post-well analysis.

What do you like about working for Salamander?

Salamander provides substantial support for its employees. In my case, the company sponsored me to complete a Master of Science Degree in Petroleum Geoscience between 2011 and 2012. This helped me to improve my geoscience skills, which in turn also helps Salamander.

Located: Bangkok, Thailand

Started work with Salamander: January 2013

What tasks do you undertake in your role?

I have responsibility in four core areas which are Government Affairs, Corporate and Social Responsibilities, Public Relations & Communications, and Environmental Management.  As a concessionaire under the governance of Thailand's Ministry of Energy my team has to work closely with the Department of Mineral Fuels (DMF) and other key government agencies both in Bangkok and in the areas near to our operations. 

What do you like about your job?

In my opinion, there is no other position in the Company which truly requires the integration of multi-disciplines in technical, social, and people, together with the constructive visions, good planning and problems solving skills like Corporate Affairs.  Every single task that I am working on needs the implementation of all those multi-skills to deliver success.

What do you like about working for Salamander?

I like the fact that our objective is to be among the top tier of good E&P operators in Thailand as well as being the “partner of choice” in the communities wherever we work.

Located: Jakarta, Indonesia

Started work with Salamander in: January 2013

What tasks do you undertake in your role?

My role has several different parts to it but all of them involve planning how we can support the business achieve its short and long term objectives through successful implementation of its work programmes.

What do you like about your job?

HR involves managing recruitment, training & development, compensation & benefits and employee relations. The External Relations & Security side means that I am responsible for maintaining good relations with our key stakeholders including government and local communities close to our operations.

What do you like about working for Salamander?

My big passion is people and I most enjoy the HR part of the role and am driven by seeing the Company become stronger through developing the talented people within it. It is also an enjoyable challenge establishing strong relationships with all the key stakeholders in such a remote and logistically challenging location as the Kerendan area.