recruitment of engineers in romania

1. RECRUITMENT OF ENGINEERS IN ROMANIA
All organizations need to recruit outside personnel from time to time. In doing so, there are
mainly two options: DIY (do it yourself) or RPO (recruitment process outsourcing). Choosing
one over the other is determined by volumes (how many people needed), by difficulty (how hard
to find the people are), by urgency (how fast need positions be filled) or by forecasted risk (what
are risks of bad hire?). Generally, recruitment and selection are time consuming, pricey and
sometimes risky which is why the support of professionals may be very fruitful.
Today’s shifting business environment requires quick reaction and high flexibility. Usually,
businesses use both internal and external flexibility tools which are in most cases related to
headcount structure, employment relations, working time and salary levels. In this respect,
organizations may apply the regular internal employer-employee flexibility tools or they can turn
towards the multiple external flexibility tools available and compliant with the legislation in force.
The number of multinational firms operating in Romania is increasing and there are
opportunities in the major cities for highly-skilled graduates.
The Romanian economy is seeing a slow but steady recovery following the global economic
crisis but is still susceptible to shocks. With the increase in multinational firms operating in
Romania, graduate jobs are available in cities such as Bucharest for graduates with language
skills. There's a demand for fluency in certain languages including English, French and German,
although speaking the local language is important for a normal life. Graduates with specialist
skills and experience are most likely to succeed in the job market.
Where can you work?
• Major industries: electric machinery and equipment, textiles and footwear, light
machinery and auto assembly, energy, crude oil processing, metals and metal products,
chemicals, minerals, construction materials, food processing, agricultural products.
• Recent growth areas: the government is opening up sectors such as energy and
telecoms to competition and investment.
Civil engineering graduates are welcome on general engineering schemes and in sectors such
as financial management, but every year most choose to pursue their careers in the

2. construction industry. Graduates typically apply for a civil or structural engineering job in a
particular specialism or industry. Larger employers usually hire graduates into a specialist
division or business, while smaller organizations often focus on one or two specialists in total.
Whichever sector you choose, however, the nature of the job will differ depending on the type of
employer you work for.
Most civil and structural engineers work for either a consultancy or a contractor.
• Consultants are involved with a project from the outset and work closely with the client,
often managing the project on their behalf. Civil and structural engineers at consultancies
are responsible for designing structures. Once building begins they help to resolve any
design-related difficulties but, apart from the occasional visit to the site, are largely office-based.
• Contractors, meanwhile, actually build the project once the designs are finalized. They
may contract out some work to specialist subcontractors, but they are responsible for the
construction process and based on site. Civil and structural engineers at contractors
manage teams and oversee the implementation of designs.
Starting out at a consultancy, you might assist with designs or gather data under the supervision
of a team leader. Working for a contractor, you would start out by managing a small section of
the project or ‘package’ on site. Recruiters will expect you to know the difference between
consultancies and contractors and have considered reasons for applying to their type of
organization.
There are also some graduate jobs with very specialist contractors. For example, in coastal and
marine, there are companies specializing in dredging and reclamation, off-shore installations
and specialist shipping.
In some industry sectors, including water and rail, you can work for client organizations (such as
Network Rail, a water supply company or a local authority), often in a design-based or project
management role.
As engineering employers only hire into areas where they have a pipeline of projects in place,
you’ll find more vacancies in the areas that have been less affected by the recent economic
troubles. These include the energy and power sectors, rail, and water and public health.

3. However, it’s worth investigating how individual employers are performing in different
specializes; even parts of the industry that are suffering overall may have a handful of firms that
are managing to turn a profit.
The main industries or specialisms you could work in are:
• Airports: Typical projects involve modifying existing airports, including the runways and
taxiways (‘airside infrastructure’), maintenance and cargo facilities (‘airside support
services’), and terminal buildings.
• Bridges: Engineers need a strong understanding of structural engineering and the
ability to work closely with highways, geotechnical, railway and environmental engineers.
In addition to contractors and consultants, specialist structural organizations are involved
in the superstructure design. Geotechnical engineers advise on the substructure and
foundations. Specialist subcontractors and suppliers focus on areas such as bearings or
post-tensioning. Typical clients include the Highways Agency, Network Rail and local
authorities.
• Buildings: Sustainability is often a key consideration. Civil engineers work with building
services engineers and other specialists to ensure buildings are designed with climate
change in mind and to meet ever-evolving regulations.
• Coastal and marine: Projects focus on protecting coastal communities against rising
sea levels and erosion using sea defenses – both hard defenses, constructed from
concrete, for example, and soft defenses, which involve man-made or reconstructed
beaches. Engineers may also be involved in building and maintaining ports, offshore
wind farms and structures to harness tidal energy.
• Energy and power: Engineers design and build the infrastructure needed to create
energy. Graduates could work on projects such as the designs for an offshore wind
facility, the maintenance of an oil platform or the decommissioning of an old nuclear
power plant.
• Environmental: Engineers can become environmental consultants, a role in which they
will ascertain and then reduce the impacts of a proposed project on the environment.
They can specialize in specific areas, such as flood risk.
• Geotechnical: In this specialist area, engineers are responsible for the foundations of
structures. They assess field data about the ground, soil, rock and boreholes, and find
ways to make sure that foundations or slopes are safe and stable. They could specialize

4. in completing site investigations, designing foundations or overseeing the on-site
construction work. Specialist postgraduate study is often advantageous.
• Highways: This job involves overseeing temporary works and permanent works and
finding ways to ease traffic congestion, lessen environmental impact and improve road
safety.
• Offshore: This sector is concerned with the safe and profitable development of
hydrocarbon resources. Engineers undertake the design and installation of oil production
platforms, sub-sea structures, pipelines, permanent and temporary anchorages, and
assessments of seabed stability. This can involve conceptual and feasibility studies, site
assessments, design of foundations and structures, installation supervision and
operational management. Projects can be in isolated locations.
• Rail: Engineers use their technical knowledge to design, build and maintain the railway
system’s infrastructure, including tracks, earthworks and drainage, and telecoms and
power. Cost is a particular consideration for engineers in this sector.
• Tunneling: This area chiefly calls on specialist structural and geotechnical knowledge
but can also involve many elements of underground engineering – rock tunnels, shafts,
caverns and stations, for example, may come under the remit of a tunneling engineer.
Engineers also take decisions on a project’s viability in terms of safety, location and cost,
and ensure it has a limited impact on the environment and any buildings nearby.
• Water and public health: The ultimate objective of these projects is to provide clean
drinking water and treat wastewater. Engineers might be involved in implementing
sustainable water drainage systems, creating energy-efficient treatment plants or
improving infrastructure to prevent urban flooding.
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