Company Description:

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.

Project: Various Offshore Projects

Job Title: Vessel Equipment Engineer

Location: Worldwide

Job Description:

MISSION

• Carrie out maintenance and control of all the mechanical production equipment
• Ensure the efficiency of the production equipment
• Prepare the appropriate maintenance plans and associated spare parts
• Manage the deck mechanic team in compliance with the Company safety and quality procedures
• Ensure adequate training to personnel

TASKS

• Manage the production equipment ensuring its continuous operation through ordinary/extraordinary maintenance and repairs
• Supervise and coordinates the Mechanic Foremen Offshore and the Mechanics Offshore to ensure that the work is carried out in compliance with safety and quality requirements
• Assign work tasks to own team to execute maintenance activities
• Define maintenance work priorities and prepares a maintenance frequency schedule
• Ensure that the required quantity of spare parts and materials are kept in stock in the vessel stores though the establishment of minimum and maximum stock levels, in order to ensure work continuity and vessel self- sufficiency for any planned maintenance activities and for breakdowns that can be reasonably expected
• Order spare parts for scheduled maintenance in due time
• Ensure that the planning, execution, and material control for all maintenance activities is carried out with the appropriate Corporate software applications wherever available
• Be responsible for the equipment preparation and set-up in advance and during execution of project operations, in liaison with the Chief Engineer and the Offshore Construction Manager
• Be responsible for the adequate preservation of vessel equipment before long stand-by periods, as directed by the Chief Engineer
• Ensure that all project equipment used is certified, in suitable condition and properly stored
• Provide maintenance for project equipment when required
• At project completion, be responsible for the completion of equipment card and for arranging correct packing and preservation of mobile equipment to be demobilised from the vessel, in order to keep Company property in good conditions for further use
• Be responsible for the training of Junior Vessel Equipment Engineers
• Report near-miss events and incidents
• Ensure that the Permit-to-Work system is understood and operated
• Within his/her remit, arrange for delivery of shift Tool box Talks to the maintenance crew and the preparation of JSA (Job SAfety Analysis) if required
• As applicable, perform duties within the vessel emergency team as indicated in the Emergency preparedness manual
• Report to the Chief Engineer

What are we looking for?

• Experience of at least 5 years as 2nd Engineer / Electrical Engineer
• Responsibility for the maintenance of Barge’s equipment and upkeep:
  • Machinery
  • Towing Gear and related items
  • Mooring Equipment (Winches, Bollards, Mooring Lines)
  • Ballast System
  • Minor repairs and preservation (chipping, painting, welding, etc.)
• Management & Request Spare Parts and other Barge consumables
• Provision of assistance and reporting to management team
• Responsibility to carry out all ballasting operations as well as all the other barge equipment’s
• Management of Mooring Crews and assist on all Tug operations
• Ability to act as owner’s representative on site and during tow, looking after the Barge’s security and all her assets
• Reporting to the Maintenance Team and Project Team
• Experience as a Seaman and knowledge of Maritime rules and regulations
• Be an independent worker, capable of managing his workload with minimum supervision & minimum to no assistance

Education: Master's Degree/bachelor’s degree from a Technical Institute

Languages: English Language skills required

Technical Knowledge: Advanced Mechanical and/or Electrical knowledge

What we can offer to you:

• 31.12.2025 (subject to extension according to Company needs)

• Corporate Benefits: We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance.

• Our One Saipem Way soft skills model leverages on skills development, career growth, opportunities to innovate through complex challenges by promoting communication and collaboration to achieve common goals.

Additional Information

We embrace diversity! At Saipem, we believe that innovation thrives through diversity. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we stand against discrimination based on gender identity, race, nationality, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and everything else that makes employees of SAIPEM companies unique.

Safety and Sustainability matter to us! Operating in difficult and at times extreme situations, the focus is always on the health and safety of people and the preservation of the natural ecosystem.

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