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.

    Free 5-day email course, plus The Next Move on Saturdays. Unsubscribe any time.
    6.5bn
    EUR programme I work on today
    600+
    interviews run
    10,000+
    CVs read from the hiring seat
    60
    people advised since 2022, 1 to 1 and in groups

    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.

    Aleksandra Vodianitckaia
    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.

    Nikolay Zinkov
    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.

    Olga Sergeeva
    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.

    Project Director, oil and gas and infrastructure, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
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    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

    See the 5 days

    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

    See the report

    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

    See what’s inside

    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

    See how it works
    Vitalii Lavelin

    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

    Tool 1

    CV template

    Role-first, 2 pages, ATS-safe. A filled example and a blank with a prompt in every block.

    Tool 2

    Interview prep toolkit

    The one-page answer structure and a bank of the questions you’ll actually get.

    Tool 3

    LinkedIn profile agent

    A GPT agent that rewrites your profile one section at a time and drafts the messages that follow.

    Every Monday

    Weekly Career Q&A

    Live on Zoom, 18:00 to 19:00 Stockholm time. Free, no registration. Bring 1 real situation.

    All free tools

    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.

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    The 5-Day Career Strategy Sprint: a target role, a company list, a CV check and a plan, 1 email a day.

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