Manpower Supply by Industry in Saudi Arabia
Gulf Orbit supplies crews to construction, oil and gas, petrochemical, infrastructure, manufacturing, facility maintenance, mining, and power and water projects. Each sector page lists the trades, cards and site requirements that sector usually asks for.
What the industry pages cover
A petrochemical site, a construction project and a maintenance facility differ in the trades they need, the documents required for site entry and the shift patterns they run. Each industry page explains the crews that sector usually requests, links to the page for each trade, and lists what to put in the RFQ and which site requirements are confirmed before mobilization.
If you already know the trades, start from the manpower register, or send your RFQ directly. In-Kingdom personnel mobilize within 48–72 hours of the purchase order, subject to worker documents and site approvals.
Planning guides by project type
The industry pages describe what each sector usually needs. These guides go one level deeper for four project types: a refinery outage, routine plant maintenance, an MEP fit-out and a civil crew. The project experience page lists where Gulf Orbit workers have been deployed, by sector.
- Refinery turnaround manpower
Oil and gas and petrochemical outages: trades by work package and phase.
- Plant maintenance manpower
Power, water, manufacturing and process plants between outages: the stable core crew.
- MEP fit-out manpower
Construction and facility projects: MEP trades by stage, from first fix to testing support.
- Skilled, semi-skilled and general manpower
Civil and infrastructure crews: turning categories into named trades.
- Project experience
The projects Gulf Orbit workers have been deployed on through contractors, grouped by sector, with what the list does and does not mean.
Industries We Serve
Each sector below lists trades from our register that its sites usually need. Open a sector for the cards, documents and site requirements that go with them.
Oil & Gas
Manpower for refineries, gas plants and upstream facilities, where permits, documentation and fixed outage dates govern everything.
Trades usually requested
- Scaffolder
- Welder 6G (X-Ray)
- Welder (TIG / Argon)
- Pipe Fitter
- Rigger
- Mobile Crane Operator
Petrochemical
Workforce for petrochemical complexes in Jubail and across the Kingdom, where stainless and alloy work, inspection regimes and outage discipline dominate.
Trades usually requested
- Welder (TIG / Argon)
- Welder 6G (X-Ray)
- Pipe Fitter
- Pipe Fabricator
- Scaffolder
- Rigger
Construction
Civil trades for high-rise, commercial and residential projects, from formwork and reinforcement through to finishes and handover.
Trades usually requested
- Scaffolder
- Steel Fixer
- Carpenter (Shuttering)
- Mason (Block)
- Mason (Plaster)
- Electrician
Infrastructure
Manpower for roads, utilities, bridges and civil infrastructure packages, where work fronts move and survey control is continuous.
Trades usually requested
- Surveyor
- Steel Fixer
- Steel Bender
- Carpenter (Shuttering)
- Scaffolder
- Mobile Crane Operator
Manufacturing
Workforce for plants and fabrication facilities: production welding, mechanical maintenance, panel work and materials handling.
Trades usually requested
- Welder (MIG)
- Welder (TIG / Argon)
- Welder 3G
- Steel Fabricator
- Pipe Fabricator
- Duct Fabricator
Facility Maintenance
Multi-trade crews for occupied and operating buildings, where access windows are narrow and the work happens around other people.
Trades usually requested
- Electrician
- Plumber
- AC Technician
- Duct Fitter
- Mason (Plaster)
- Painter
Mining
Maintenance and project crews for mine sites and mineral processing plants, where distance, camps and rotations shape every requirement.
Trades usually requested
- Mechanical Fitter
- Welder
- Welder 3G
- Pipe Fitter
- Electrician (Industrial)
- Electrical & Instrumentation (E&I) Technician
Power & Water
Crews for power stations, desalination plants and water networks, where outages are planned around summer demand and seawater sets the materials.
Trades usually requested
- Pipe Fitter
- Welder (TIG / Argon)
- Welder 6G (X-Ray)
- Mechanical Fitter
- Electrician (Industrial)
- Electrician (Panel Board)
How We Staff Each Sector
We match trades, card and document requirements, safety induction and mobilization planning to each sector's site requirements.
Matching by Sector
We match workers by trade, certification, site experience, and project conditions.
Key Benefits:
- Trade and level matched to the scope
- Experience in the same sector where available
- Card requirements confirmed per request
- CVs sent for your approval
Documents & Safety Induction
Workers complete Gulf Orbit's safety induction before deployment. Specialised training is confirmed per site.
Key Benefits:
- Safety induction before deployment
- Worker documents reviewed per project
- Induction records kept
- Site-specific training confirmed per site
Crew Size by Phase
Crew size and trade mix are agreed for each phase, so headcount rises for a shutdown or a peak and comes down after it.
Key Benefits:
- Trade mix agreed per phase
- Foremen and supervisors for larger crews
- Crew size agreed per phase
- Headcount reduced when the phase ends
Planning a Crew for Your Site?
Send the sector, site, trades, headcount and start date, and we will confirm availability and price the crew.