800 already working for Bechtel

US’ Bechtel Corp. has already hired more than 800 persons for the project linked to the construction of Brasov-Bors highway. Of these, 638 (79%) are Romanians. The manager in charge of community relations, Drew Slaton, stated on Wednesday that for the 2B Cluj-Campia Turzii segment, which is 54 km long, almost 400 persons were hired, of whom 283 were Romanians. “A number of 143 Romanians were directly hired by Bechtel, while 140 belong to subcontractors.  Foreigners are mainly experts and specialists,” said Slaton. Bechtel is promoting a policy meant to maximise the domestic contribution as regards the administrative personnel, acquisitions and subcontractors. “We are an international team that will employ, train and resort to Romanian personnel for a wide range of positions, from managers to supervisors, equipment operators and skilled workers,” he said. The Brasov-Bors highway will comprise four traffic lanes and be 415 kilometres long. The project is worth 2.2bn euros and will be completed in 2012.