Exploration and Production

Technical Manager

CompanyJoint Venture Company Experiencemore than 15 years
Date of posting2008-06-26 17:04Salary indicationA VERY ATTRACTIVE COMPENSATION PACKAGE!
CategoryExploration and ProductionStart dateNegotiable
RegionFormer Soviet UnionDurationPermanent Assignment
CountryRussia
LocationMoscow
DescriptionA Joint Venture Company (between a Russian and a Top 3 international E&P Company) that develops a group of oilfields in Russia is on the look out for a Technical Manager.

The primary role of the Technical Manager is to develop and maintain a Technical Organisation and Technical Processes to implement the planned Developments of all categories of reserves for the licences.
The objective is to retain the licences and meeting or exceeding imposed schedules, and volumes/quantities, within budget; without serious accidents, whilst

- Satisfying the laws, rules and regulations of the Russian Federation.
- Satisfying the Joint Venture Agreement between the shareholders.
- Satisfying the license production commitments.
- Satisfying international standards.

Responsibilities

- Develop Asset Reference Plan on behalf of CEO;
- Develop and implement efficient company development strategy;
- Develop Exploration and Appraisal Programs;
- Maintain effective organizations to execute development processes;
- Develop effective processes to manage and control development
- Execute works within the Russian Federation legal framework
- Execute works against the company and International standards and resolve conflicts with above
- Maintain and expand technical reputation & credentials for the company
- Maintain safety management systems to execute above in line with HSE objectives
- Implements company minimum standards and company Global Processes
- Develop and recruit Russian staff to maintain a 95% Russian organisation
- Establish/maintain Industry and Russian Governance and Russian Administration contacts
- Gather intelligence on local suppliers; develop Vendor and Contractor capability
Skills The Technical Manager is a key player within this team and responsible for safe and effective development of the assets, ensuring sound and efficient reservoir management, execution of a world class drilling program, identification and maturation of incremental oil volumes and construction of new objects as and when required.

Given the challenging nature of the work environment in Western Siberia (eg. Remoteness, climate), the safety and environmental exposure is significant and as one of the most senior leaders in the company the Technical Manager is expected to play a leading role in driving the organization towards it’s stated aim to realise a zero-incident/accident workplace.

The Technical Manager ideally has significant experience (a minimum of 15 years) in the development and management of hydrocarbon assets, with as a minimum exposure to international standards and practices.

She or he should have a proven trackrecord of leading diverse teams in a dynamic and challenging environment.

A hands-on style and a willingness to coach and develop staff is a requirement.

Russian language skills are not a strict requirement, but would be considered advantageous.
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