Penleigh International is a retained executive search firm working exclusively in midstream and subsea inspection. We recruit C-suite, senior management, sales and operations talent for our clients globally.
For over a decade we’ve placed senior talent in the midstream and subsea inspection markets — the niche corners of energy where the right person is rarely on the market, and the wrong hire is genuinely expensive.
We work on a retained basis only. That means we’re partners — not a CV-blasting agency. Every search is led at partner level, with no junior handover, no off-the-shelf longlists, and no incentive to fill roles quickly at the cost of fit.
Our network spans 6,000+ contacts across 21 countries, built up role-by-role in pipeline services, subsea inspection, pipeline construction, NDT and adjacent fields. When you’re hiring for a role that genuinely matters, that depth of network is the difference.
Midstream pipeline infrastructure
Both engagements are retained. Both are led personally. The difference is what you need at the moment we start a conversation — to fill a critical role, or to understand the talent landscape before you hire.
For C-suite, senior management, sales and operations roles where the right candidate is rarely actively job-hunting. We headhunt, qualify, behaviourally assess, and shortlist — typically delivering candidates 3–5 weeks from brief.
Every shortlist is delivered through our HireInsight platform: video introductions, psychometric profiles, competency results and references in one secure place.
Read more about retained search →Before you hire, know the field. We produce structured intelligence on the talent landscape for a defined role, function or region — current incumbents, comp benchmarks, mobility signals, and the people you should be talking to in 12 months’ time.
Used by founders, boards and PE investors planning a build, a restructure or an acquisition.
Read more about market mapping →Most placements fail not on skills but on culture, motivation and behaviour. Our process is designed to surface that — and at the centre of it sits HireInsight, our own assessment platform.
Brief, culture, success criteria. The conversation behind the spec.
Headhunt, network, qualify. Pitch the role to people who matter.
Shortlist delivered. Two-stage client interview, supported throughout.
Offer management, exit, onboarding and post-placement care.
Subsea pipeline infrastructure
Deep expertise in four core markets, with a fifth on the horizon. We’ve placed candidates across 21 countries on every continent.
Pre-commissioning, integrity, inline inspection and asset management for operators and service companies.
ROV-led IMR, structural inspection, AUV operations and the technical leadership behind them.
EPC contractor and operator-side leadership across onshore and offshore pipeline build.
Conventional and advanced NDT — commercial, technical and operations leadership.
Launching later this year — specialist search for the robotics, autonomy and inspection-tech vendors reshaping the industry.
A selection of the operators, service companies and inspection-technology vendors we’ve placed senior talent into.
“Penleigh International fully understand the industry. We see them not only as a supplier of top talent, but as a business partner in understanding employment trends and strategic positions. I would happily recommend to those recruiting, to use Penleigh International.”
