Materials Engineer Lead

Saipem is a global leader in the engineering and construction of major projects for the energy and infrastructure sectors, both offshore and onshore. Saipem is “One Company” organized into business lines: Asset Based Services , Drilling , Energy Carriers , Offshore Wind , Sustainable Infrastructures , Robotics & Industrialized Solutions . Always oriented towards technological innovation, the company’s purpose is “ Engineering for a sustainable future ”. As such Saipem is committed to supporting its clients on the energy transition pathway towards Net Zero, with increasingly digital means, technologies and processes geared for environmental sustainability. Listed on the Milan Stock Exchange, it is present in more than 50 countries around the world and employs about 30,000 people of over 130 nationalities .

Purpose of the position: Materials Engineer Lead

How can you support us? Here are your responsibilities:

▪ Lead the Materials Engineering activities relevant to Corrosion and Material Selection, Metallurgy and Welding, Piping

Material definition, Coating and Insulation and Cathodic Protection Systems, to optimize the performance of the main metallic

and non-metallic materials used in onshore plants, offshore and floaters topside facilities and pipelines related to the Oil and

Gas industry, Refinery processes, Urea and Ammonia plants in accordance with Project requirements within the assigned

budget, time, schedule and quality standards

▪ Ensure compliance with all Project interfaces and supervise in/out information flow

▪ Contribute to the capitalisation of Project experience in order to improve and harmonize work methodologies through

continuos improvement and best practices

▪ Implement the Company guidelines and KPI monitoring within the Project

▪ For Cathodic Protection systems, organize the work of personnel assigned to site operations

Ensure the execution of the engineering activities within own area of responsibility, works following the TM guidelines,

cooperates with the other Project positions and ensures the compliance with the QA/QC and HSE requirements.

Tasks Include

A - Know How, Research and Development Technology and Commercial Support

▪ Provide up to date information and support to technical, commercial and field depts. for developing sound engineering

practices, specifications and procedures in the field of competence

▪ Ensure that all activities performed in the field of competence are carried out following latest technical and scientific

developments

B-Feasibility Phase

▪ Provide technical support to other Project positions for specialist aspects

C-Bidding phase/Commercial proposal

▪ Analyse and understand Tender documentation

▪ Define Discipline list of activities and deliverables and coordinate activities in accordance with Project schedule

▪ Identify technical queries, deviations and alternatives to be submitted

▪ Implement bidding methodologies, design criterias and guidelines

▪ Define and issue Request for quotation for not estimated in-house items

▪ Coordinate material quantities and weight estimation

▪ Prepare engineering manhour and material cost estimations

▪ Support the Proposal Manager during technical clarification meetings with the Client

D - Project Execution and Operational Phase

▪ Ensure the achievement of the assigned goal and the fulfillment of the Project quality and contractual requirements. Take

the necessary corrective actions within the Discipline Project Team to meet the assigned goal. Report to the TM for more

extensive problems

▪ Define list of activities and deliverables, setup time schedule, coordinate activities in accordance with contractual

Requirements

▪ Ensure Discipline Project progress, monitor and control manhour consumption

▪ Prepare technical annexes for engineering activities to be subcontracted

▪ Ensure monitoring/reporting to PM of the Discipline budget costs

▪ Ensure proper Discipline workflow, interfaces, quality checks and approval of all Discipline Project documents, including

Vendor ones

▪ Track and report to TM Discipline scope of work changes updating manhour and cost estimates

▪ Provide technical support to Project functions including Procurement and Construction

▪ Support PM in technical interfacing with the Client (according to TM)

▪ Define and issue Purchase Requisitions

▪ Ensure Technical Bid Evaluations

▪ Ensure Vendor follow-up activities

▪ Provide technical support for the definition of the Discipline construction inspection plan

▪ Manage Vendor inspection test plan approval and support post order activities

E-Construction and commissioning

▪ Support the construction team in implementing the engineering solutions at site

F-Discipline Lead activities

▪ Verify manhour and cost estimates

▪ Check key Project documents according to internal procedures

▪ Support Project teams to solve non standard technical issues

▪ Update Discipline workflows and technical standards

▪ Support execution plan definition

▪ Monitor Discipline Project KPIs

▪ Participate to Vendor technical qualification and to procurement strategy definition

▪ Guarantee the technical support to projects in the materials engineering disciplines (Material selection and Corrosion,

Metallurgy and Welding, Piping Material definition, Coating and Insulation and Cathodic Protection)

▪ Coordinate the Discipline Engineers in task force

▪ Verify the consistency of the materials engineering documents on the specific project

▪ Optimize technologies of the various disciplines in order to maximize the project performance

▪ Activate, in case of project needs, specific technology developments potentially able to improve the project performance

What Can We Offer To You

• Permanent Contract – Project Based Position
• Comprehensive Corporate Benefits Package
• One Saipem Way soft skills model: fostering career growth, innovation, collaboration, and continuous development
• Location: Qatar
  
  

Additional Information

We support your development! Do you feel you might not fit this role perfectly? If you think you can contribute to our business development in the future, don’t hesitate to apply anyway through our spontaneous application form!

We embrace diversity! At Saipem, we believe that innovation thrives through diversity. Our culture is built on mutual respect, collaboration, inclusion and the belief that our differences drive our progress.

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