Walter Hewitt is a purpose led search firm delivering Contract, Interim and Permanent Solutions that ultimately benefits the world we live in, whilst also increasing value for owners, investors, shareholders in the Upstream Oil & Gas, Geothermal, Sustainable/Renewable Energy and Cleantech sectors.
As a relationship driven business, over 90% of the clients we partner with have been via recommendation and 60% of our successfully concluded mandates have been via referral.
With a combined 87 years energy industry and talent acquisition experience, we are extensively networked have developed deep market knowledge of our sectors. This combined with our robust candidate attraction methodology ensures the successful delivery of mandates with speed and precision.
Management

Matthew Riley
Managing Director
Matthew founded Walter Hewitt in 2009 with a commitment to becoming a trusted and valued partner to our clients in the Energy & Natural Resource sectors. Throughout his 15 years of experience in talent attraction, Matthew attributes his dedicated and integral approach to building relationships as the foundation of his success. Over the last 12 years Matthew has successfully managed a broad range of search projects internationally, building strong relationships with both private and public market companies.
In addition to his duties as managing director of Walter Hewitt Matthew heads up the company’s project management team. Often working with tight schedules and across multiple time zones Matthew draws upon his strong organisational skills to consistently exceed expectations. As the managing director of a growing company Matthew is extensively travelled, regularly meeting clients internationally and is no stranger to working from an airport lounge.
Advisors

Robert Fitzpatrick
With over 35 years’ experience in the energy industry in the UKCS, Far East and Africa, Robert is able to draw upon his extensive experience in both technical and commercial roles to support Walter Hewitt’s client and candidate attraction. He is able to leverage his experience in field appraisal and development teams to not only advise on hiring the most appropriate person to fulfill the role, but also on how someone might best fit into the dynamics of an existing team.
With over two decades in business development Robert is able to advise on a wide range of issues from commercial agreements (farm-ins or transportation agreements and JOA’s), decommissioning liabilities and strategic drivers.
As a board member of both a private start-up which was sold to an AIM listed company and a UK subsidiary of a US Parent in the 2000’s it was vital to secure the best talent and attract constructive shareholders who are both able and willing to last the course of an often difficult start-up proposition. This experience is invaluable to Walter Hewitt’s team as they seek to continue expanding and building on their service offering.

Dr. Tony King
With upwards of 30 years experience in the energy industry in the UKCS, Middle East and Africa, Tony brings his experience in petroleum engineering, production operations and data management to support Walter Hewitt’s client and candidate attraction. His experience in the full life cycle of field development from appraisal to abandonment will support Walter Hewitt identifying and proposing the most able candidates to meet the challenges of a role, team and organisation.
With extensive experience in business planning, new technology and oil industry software applications Tony is also able to advise on issues ranging from strategic and business planning of new initiatives to the organisational & capability requirements of field operations.
As both board member and leadership team member of two startups, one of which was sold to a NASDAQ listed company in the late 2000’s he has the experience of the types of staff required during the development of these organisations. Tony’s vast range of experience will support the ongoing growth of Walter Hewitt Search & Selection.
What We Do
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Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO)
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Retained Search
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Contingent
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Talent Management
Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO)
Talent acquisition campaigns are often a time consuming process that drains resources from both Human Resources Departments and Operational Teams, detracting from their core function. This is exacerbated during periods of increased hiring such as Start-up and Scale-up projects. To relieve the pressure from the operational teams Walter Hewitt offer a Recruitment Process Outsourcing Solution that reduces the pressure of our clients and allows them to focus on the business’ main objectives.
Benefits
- Reduce time-to-hire and company resources allocated to a campaign
- A forecastable volume of hires per project allows us to reduce our cost per hire.
- Standardised recruitment process Tailored to your company’s requirements and HR practices.
- Improved onboarding success through visa application and relocation support.
- Single point of contact and accountability through an allocated project manager leading the campaign
To find out more about our RPO Solution please contact Matthew Riley on (0) +44 1803 325000