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Technical Director

Company A Major Gas Company Experience more than 15 years
Date 2009-11-20 Salary
Category Exploration and Production Start date
Region Russia & Former Soviet Union Duration
Location Country Russia

Description of Technical Director

The primary focus of Technical Director will be the effective and safe operation and maintenance of the existing assets including LNG, On- & Offshore Production & Processing Facilities and Onshore Pipelines.

Responsibilities:
• Provide technical expertise and guidance related to ongoing operations to support all project and operational activities
• Provide guidance on both existing and future On & Offshore production and processing facilities as well as general oil and gas expansion projects.
• Involvement in Contracting & Procurement strategy as well as guidance in contract execution.
• Monitor the development, improvement and insurance of the safety policies of the operations and provide guidance where appropriate
• Oversee and propose relevant audits for the project to ensure technical integrity and legibility of additional capital expenditures requests
• Represent the Shareholders, when appropriate, in discussing existing and future facilities as well as additional investments.
• Identify and promote employee development programs towards a greater competency
• Participate in all future development studies within the company providing expert opinions and guidance on both technical and operational issues

Skills required for Technical Director

Education:
• Process engineering or Petroleum Engineering degree with an advanced degree a plus.

Experience:
• 15+ years of technical experience in Oil & Gas operations/technical management positions
• Proven communications and management skills including the ability to negotiate with joint venture partners and shareholder management representatives.
• Thorough knowledge of all aspects of Oil & Gas operations from the actual extraction of the natural gas through the transportation and processing operations.
• A solid understanding of down hole oil and gas production operations
• A good understanding of Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) business
Skills
• Good interpersonal relations including both diplomacy and tenacity
• The ability to work in a loosely defined but broad reaching environment with multiple reporting relationships
• The ability to translate technical issues to understandable terms so all interested parties have a full, clear understanding of the issues.
• A solid understanding of the Economics of large scale, multi billion dollar projects
• Experience working with Russian companies and in the Russian environment as well as familiarity with the complexities of the management of state owned companies is highly recommended
• Good command of the English language
• Native/fluent Russian language
• Excellent writing, communication and presentation skills for Board level audiences as well as other shareholder and the financial community
Remarks
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