Job Description

I Job title:
(in accordance to Petroms
organizational chart)

Job title & code:

(in accordance to COR)

Senior Civil Engineer

E&P / Development Business Unit / Facility Engineering
Department / Civil Engineering Sub-Office

Inginer constructii civile, industriale

si agricole
cod COR 214201

Job holder:
(Name)

Cosmin Buricea

Reporting to:
(Name/Position)

Radu-Stefan Balanescu
Team Leader Civil Engineering SubOffice

Date:

10.02.2014

Direct reports of the

position:
(Positions)

II Relevant indicators for the position:

Number of direct subordinates:
Number of indirect subordinates:
Budget:
Other 1-3 indicators:

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Signature of Job Holder/Date

Signature of Line Manager/Date

III Job Scope:

The Senior Civil Engineer holds broad accountability for the field of civil engineering within E&P and
for developing and establishing specific regulations (standards, philosophies, guidelines, and
procedures), ensuring management objectives with a medium impact on surface facilities within all
E&P.
He/she ensures the compliance with the design standards for engineering activities (incl. quality
standards) assists technology selection and acts as knowledge centre for the field, with a technical
know-how at basic professional level.
The Senior Expert acts like Discipline Authority Level 1 or 2 and participates when requested in TCCP
(Technical Change Control Panel), CTE (Technical-Economic Council), and steering committees,
comprising a homogenous management breadth for defining problems by objectives and
imagination & original thinking in providing solutions.
He/she ensures technical expertise and support for all the projects in HQ and Assets, and technical
solutions & support for functions (Procurement, HSSE etc.), personal human relations skills being
very important for accomplishing the duties and tasks of the department.

IV Main Accountabilities:
The Senior Civil Engineer will be Involved in different kind of projects such as roadways, foundations,
buildings, utilities, water and wastewater infrastructure, oil/gas pipelines, compressors station, etc.
Support the project teams as required:
ensure compliance with Romanian laws & regulations, European standards and
Company philosophies/standards/specifications in all projects;
participate in project technical reviews, assessments and audits;
scope of work definition and preparation of tender docs, perform bid reviews;
develop/prepare key engineering documentation in his/her area of expertise for
in-house studies and designs;
provide engineering knowledge and expertise during all project phases from
pre-feasibility to commissioning & start up;
The job holder will act like Discipline Authority for his discipline and level;
provide cost and schedule information for budget development and project
management;
data collection from Assets for projects;
Participate in the team for approval engineering changes in a project, in
accordance with Change Control Panel procedure, when requested by

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Department Manager.
Perform technical studies and specific audits, reports and memos;
Analyse existing facilities in Petrom E&P and propose improvements, de-bottlenecking,
upgrades to efficiently decrease operations costs and enhance productivity/efficiency of
plants/equipment;
Continuously analyse opportunities for development projects and propose best solution;
Economical evaluation of opportunities proposed;
Review/revise and develop philosophies and specifications in the field of expertise for
projects
Approve key engineering documentation and philosophies, standards and specifications;
Consider and approve / reject as appropriate any request made to deviate from the
approved minimum standards;
Provide resources for additional expertise where required, manages 3rd party specialist
and engineering companies for Petrom projects;
Assist and advice Department Manager;
Recommend solutions to technical queries and requested exceptions;
Develop strategies and specifications for common surface engineering issues in Petrom
E&P;

1. Planning and forecasting duties:

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Ensures accomplishment of the tasks in due time and at the right technical and quality
level
Develops yearly schedule for preparing, reviewing and revision of procedures, standards,
philosophies and guidelines and ensures the accomplishment of the approved plan
Manages 3rd party specialist and engineering companies for specific projects

2. Industry knowledge:
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The jobholder will prove deep knowledge and experience in his engineering discipline in
Oil & Gas E&P industry;
Have a working knowledge of Romanian regulations and European standards;
Have a working knowledge of all Petrom's standards and specifications;
Deep knowledge of relevant standards and good industry practices in the field of
expertise;
Knowledge of latest developments and proactively introduce new technologies as
appropriate to meet E&P objectives;
Basic knowledge of project management.

3. Organization:
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Keeps contact with industry, suppliers and relevant authorities;

Works in a team of experienced discipline engineers to effectively manage contractors'
activities and thereby ensure that Petrom's best interests are safeguarded;
Keep contact with the Assets specialists;
Provide feedback to Department Manager and project members.

4. Coordination:
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Liaise with other discipline engineers to ensure no delays as a result of poor interfacing;
Assists Assets and coordinates technical issues in the field of expertise;
Coordinates data management for activities;
Coordinate project activities with Assets and third parties as required;
Coordinate supervision for all contractors works and guarantee QA/QC for the
services/works performed;
Coordinate with OMV PETROM Group Leaders in assets and exchange experience;
Coordinate with Petrom projects managers and program directors.

5. Reporting:
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Reports to line managers;

Reports on a regular basis on activities, assignments, tasks and projects to the line
manager;
Reports on a regular basis on the overall activity;
Reports on any urgent issues with respect to safety, integrity, losses and HSEQ;
Prepares parts of a multidisciplinary team of audit reports etc., in the field of expertise.

6. People development:
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Together with the his/her Line Manager plan and undertake self development;
Knowledge sharing with team specialist in the field of expertise;
Elaborate course supports and share his knowledge and experience in organized actions
(workshop, trainings etc.).

7. HSE duties:
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To ascertain and respect the legislations provisions in the field of health and security at
work, protection against fire and civil protection as long as their implementation
measures;
To use the equipment of the current and protection activity according to the technical
instructions;
Not affect the good functioning, not alter, change or arbitrary remove the security devices
in the building where he/she is working;
To communicate immediately to the employer and/or assigned employees any situation
on which he/she have serious reasons to consider as a danger for the security and health
of the employees, as well as any malfunctioning of the protection system;
To inform the line manager and/or the employer about the accidents suffered;
To cooperate with the employer and/or assigned employees in order to make possible
the implementation of any measures or requirements of the law or related authorities;
To cooperate with the employer and/or the related authorities in order to allow a work
environment and work conditions without risks for security and health;
To act, according to the procedures established at the work place, in case of occurrence
of any imminent fire danger or other emergency situation;
To provide to assign persons all known data and information concerning occurred work
accidents and/or fires.

8. To the above mentioned responsibilities it is possible that some others (related to

the job) will be added by your Line Manager, if business will require. In case the
changes in the job content are significant, a new Job Description will be prepared
by the Line Manager.
V Delegation:
The jobholder can delegate the personal duties to a senior expert or expert within the department and
the same discipline.

VI Job requirements:
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MSc and minimum of 8 years experience in engineering in Oil & Gas E&P industry;
Experienced in conceptual design studies, FEED, detailed design;
Commissioning and operations experience in upstream oil and gas is an advantage;
Experience in cost estimation;
Experience in project management, construction management;
Deep knowledge of relevant standards, norms and regulations;
Focused work and deliver quick results;
Knowledge of the local environment and operations is an advantage;
Computer literate, knowledge of Microsoft Office software;
Knowledge in relevant engineering software applications;
Networking and communication skills;
Languages minimum requirement: English and Romanian intermediate;
Leadership attributes;

VII Success criteria:

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Complies with the individual goals and targets set;

Complies with the work program;
HSSE and QA/QC compliance;
Performing tasks accurately and in time;
Total discipline compliance to required standards;
Skilled discipline resource availability to meet work load;
Compliance with annual department goals and targets.

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