Vitalii Lavelin · Career advisor
Your next move in capital projects, from the hiring seat.
For engineers, project and construction managers and commercial people across Europe and MENA.
Start with the free 5-Day Career Strategy Sprint. In 5 days you have a target role, a company list, a CV check and a plan to run it.
clients
In their words
I came to Vitalii when my job search was challenging and nothing was moving forward. Then came the day I had 3 unexpected interviews: Gazprom, a role in Australia, and a Cost Manager position at NEOM.
The NEOM call came through an agency in Bahrain. The line was poor and dropped before I could catch the recruiter's name. A year earlier, I would have written it off. Instead, I traced the company from the phone number, worked my way through 57 people on LinkedIn, and messaged 2 of them. Both replied.
Today, I'm a Quantity Surveyor with Webuild on Snowy 2.0 in Australia. He turned my job search from something I dreaded into a process I genuinely enjoyed.
Senior Quantity Surveyor, major infrastructure projects, Webuild, Australia.
I was Vitalii's first client, back in June 2022. I'd been applying for 3 or 4 months by then and it had produced nothing.
We started with goals, which sounds obvious and isn't. Until you can say what you actually want from the next job, what you expect from it, and which of your criteria outrank the others, you're just reacting to whatever job ads appear.
I resigned that November. 2 former colleagues called within a day of each other. I ended up choosing between 3 offers, took the third, and that led to 2 international projects and then a senior role with a top-tier EPCM in the UAE.
Instrumentation and Control Systems Manager, EPC, oil and gas, mining and energy, Jacobs, UAE.
I followed the plan, applied all the tools and recommendations in practice, and got an offer from a company I genuinely enjoy working at, one that meets all my requirements.
Deputy Project Manager, construction, Mangazeya, Russia.
The way you extracted the full picture from me and shaped it into a coherent narrative was brilliant. It brought out key professional highlights I had been taking for granted.
You helped me assess my current landscape objectively and align my expectations within real-world constraints without losing momentum. The deliverable isn't just theory; it's an actionable, bespoke roadmap I can refer back to whenever needed.
where to start
Pick the step that fits where you are
You want to move, and the target isn’t settled yet
The 5-Day Career Strategy Sprint
1 email a day: target role, company list, a CV check, a 30-day plan and a weekly system. Free
You’ve named the move, and the CV isn’t opening doors
Career Snapshot
Your CV read against that role and market, in a 5 to 7 page report within 24 hours. 9 EUR
You want the move planned with me
Career Strategy
Your top fits, companies and contacts, a LinkedIn overhaul and a weekly plan, then a session to go through it. 500 EUR, by application
You want the search run with you, week by week
The First Quarter
3 months: your report on Friday, a plan sized to your hours on Monday, and me on Telegram in between. By application
I’m Vitalii Lavelin.
Career advisor · 15 years in capital projects · Stockholm
I’ve worked on the operator side of capital projects for 15 years, and today I’m on a 6.5 billion EUR programme in Sweden. I hire for these roles. Since 2022 I’ve also advised 60 people on their moves, from the side of the table that decides.
- Written from the hiring seat. 600+ interviews run, 10,000+ CVs read.
- Inside the market I advise on. I’m reading the same job market as my clients, this quarter.
- Specific to capital projects. EPC, EPCM and owners’ teams in energy, chemicals, mining and infrastructure.
- Read by me. Every report and plan goes out after I’ve read it.
free
The tools I hand to clients
CV template
Role-first, 2 pages, ATS-safe. A filled example and a blank with a prompt in every block.
Interview prep toolkit
The one-page answer structure and a bank of the questions you’ll actually get.
LinkedIn profile agent
A GPT agent that rewrites your profile one section at a time and drafts the messages that follow.
Weekly Career Q&A
Live on Zoom, 18:00 to 19:00 Stockholm time. Free, no registration. Bring 1 real situation.
every saturday
The Next Move
My newsletter on career moves in capital projects and the AI tools I’m shipping. Some weeks, notes from the trail. It comes with the Sprint, so 1 signup gets you both.
start here
Day 1 is 1 email away
The 5-Day Career Strategy Sprint: a target role, a company list, a CV check and a plan, 1 email a day.