Explore the dynamic energy landscape with GJP International.
From power and renewables to oil, gas, and commodity trading, we deliver tailored expertise across the entire energy value chain. Discover how we support industry leaders in navigating challenges, seizing opportunities, and driving innovation.
The global energy industry stands as one of the most dynamic and influential sectors worldwide. It directly and indirectly shapes the global economy in unparalleled ways. The competition for resources and access to energy defines prosperity and poverty, drives conflict or peace, and determines dependence versus independence.
With a profound understanding of market fundamentals, the energy value chain, and the key players, GJP International offers unparalleled expertise. GJP International operates at all interfaces of the energy industry value chain. The customers are as diverse as infrastructure banks, commodity traders, RES developers or classic oil and gas companies.
At the heart of GJP International’s mission lies a commitment to excellence in executive search mandates, management audits, and broker services tailored specifically for the global energy sector.
Since the inception of our activities in the executive search business, we have witnessed many changes in the power sector.
Topics like liberalization, privatization, consolidation, legal unbundling but especially green transition required serious changes in our clients’ organizational cultures and management structures. Flexibility and ideas are paramount. Pockets of profitability are opening up in many areas; they are numerous but also smaller than before. To managers, the changes spell out risk and new opportunities at the same time.
GJP has been a trusted partner to the power sector, specializing in the recruitment of top executives and senior specialists across finance, commercial, risk, and technical disciplines, as well as various other key corporate functions.
Hardly any other market is such a precise indicator of global interconnections as the gas market. Starting with the Ukraine war, China’s desire to be the leading power in the world by 2050, LNG overcapacity in the US and new players in the Middle East – price volatility determines the competitiveness of the economy, especially the European one at the moment.
GJP International cannot predict disruptive events, but we have successfully supported renowned industry leaders in strengthening their management teams to effectively navigate and overcome crises. We have successfully placed senior candidates across the entire value chain, both historically and in recent engagements, enabling our clients to recruit effective leaders and build high-performing teams at every stage of the value chain.
LNG appeared to be in the starting blocks for years, but today it has become more critical than ever, largely driven by political decisions.
In Europe, the development of privately and/or state owned financed LNG terminals is increasingly seen as both a strategic investment and a temporary solution to reduce reliance on Russian gas. This shift has prompted a significant reevaluation of many environmental policy paradigms, reflecting the evolving energy landscape. USA is expected to increase its export capacities on its way to potentially becoming the world’s largest gas producer.
Large-scale projects, no matter if it concerns off-shore, interconnectors, pipelines or power plant projects are facing major investment challenges, especially in Europe. Nevertheless much of the ageing energy infrastructure in Europe and abroad needs replacing and there is a great need for investment.
We are currently seeing a significant CAPEX flow towards investment projects in the Middle East, especially in the areas of conventional oil and gas. However, numerous European investment projects, especially in connection with green transition, are currently viewed as not economical and are being put on hold or stopped.
GJP International has successfully filled a wide range of positions in plant engineering, from Head of Engineering to senior technical experts at all levels, including Technical and Commercial Directors. There is a growing demand for highly experienced international experts with expertise in both technical and financial due diligence for large-scale projects, as well as in managing engineering services, encompassing all planning and civil engineering aspects. Furthermore, GJP International has been instrumental in recruiting senior managers and top-level experts for onshore and offshore pipelines, LNG terminals, storage facilities as well as green transition projects like hydrogen, SAF, recycling or green alcohol.
The European Green Deal aims to make Europe climate neutral by 2050, boost the economy through green technologies, create sustainable industry and transport and reduce pollution.
But despite the regulatory political pressure, the industry in Europe faces challenges due to price pressure, regulatory uncertainty and increasingly critical customers. It remains to be seen how the situation will affect the projects and their developers, for example due to a withdrawal of funding.
After recruiting in a first and second wave mainly Project Developer and highly specialized Technicians were filled, recently we have recruited Investment Directors, Cleantec Fund Managers, Commercial/Technical Directors for growing the business in a specific region or area.
Hardly any market reacts as violently to sudden changes as commodity trading. Although prices have calmed down in 2024, geopolitical risks lie ahead both upside and downside, e.g. related to supply issues due to political reasons, green transition, the weak industry activities in Europe and China and monetary easing. Despite a stable price outlook, geopolitical tensions and trade disruptions remain key risks to maintaining price stability.
GJP International’s roots stem from building up the first energy commodity trading floors in Continental Europe in the late 90’s. Ulrike was one of the first executive search providers in Europe to help build entire commodity trading departments, including salary and bonus systems and function definitions. To this day she is fascinated by the commodity trading business and tries to achieve the right mix between risk appetite and risk awareness when setting up management.
GJP’s headquarters is located in Vienna, a city that serves as the perfect economic and cultural crossroads between East and West.
Home to numerous international energy organizations, including OPEC, Vienna has long been a hub where diverse paths converge, a legacy that continues to this day.
