Hook up Manager

Join Saipem and engineer a sustainable future.

We are a global leader in engineering and construction for the energy and infrastructure sectors, delivering complex onshore and offshore projects worldwide. Driven by technological innovation as “One Company”, our 30,000 people from over 130 nationalities in more than 50 countries work every day to enable the energy transition toward Net Zero. At Saipem, we embrace diversity as a driver of innovation and inclusion, while prioritizing people’s safety and environmental sustainability, even in the most challenging conditions.

Saipem Offshore Construction (SOC) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Saipem S.p.A. SOC brings together all operational activities in Italy related to fabrication, technical services, maintenance, and logistics, providing essential support for the execution of offshore construction and offshore wind projects.

Purpose of the position:

Plan, coordinate, and control the Hook-up phase of the project, in accordance with Client and contractual requirements, within time and cost constraints and in compliance with HSE and Quality procedures.

• Express Hook-up needs during the E&P phases (e.g., Make or Buy, Constructability, Material Management) identifying optimum balance among time, cost and feasibility.

• Ensure offshore construction activities completion, effective handover to commissioning team and company final acceptance.

How can you support us? Here below your responsibilities:

• Ensure that HSE and Quality procedures for Hook-up activities are correctly implemented.

• Ensure that Engineering disciplines are taking into account Hook-up requirements while developing detailed engineering deliverables, granting Hook-up material tagging and codification into material take off.

• Define Hook-up Project Execution Plan, interfacing with Fabrication, T&I and commissioning in line with Project requirements.

• Support the Project Management Team into the definition of Hook-up budget in line with the Project Execution Plan.

• Support Project Control in definition of schedule, staffing plan and cost control report.

• Define resources mobilization plan and ensure its implementation in cooperation with HR department.

• Ensure that Subcontract specifications and Technical Bid Evaluation are developed in a timely manner and in compliance with the Hook-up execution strategy.

• Ensure the preparation of Hook-up document list and Hook-up procedures and specifications by Project Hook-up lead.

• Participate or delegate participation to Hook-up team to engineering reviews (HAZID, Constructability, 3D model reviews, etc.).

• Ensure that Hook-up Planning and Control detailed activities are performed through Hook-up Planning and Control system.

• Ensure that Hook-up requirements relevant to Welding, Painting & Coating and Quality Control activities are analysed and that any special requirement is addressed in timely and effective manner, ahead the offshore campaign.

• Develop in cooperation with Fabrication a carry-over analysis aimed to minimize project disruptions due to non-completed activities in Fabrication Yard.

• Ensure in cooperation with Yard Project Manager that material management procedures are defined and enforced.

• Coordinate the Hook-up Offshore Team to ensure a smooth offshore campaign completion.

• Represent Saipem towards Clients, Partners and Subcontractors managing contractual aspects relevant to Hook-up phase.

• Ensure the implementation of methodologies related to risk and knowledge management and to Saipem Golden and Silver Rules.

• Contribute into the preparation of project lessons learnt guaranteeing the monitoring of hook-up performance to capitalize experiences and identifying areas of improvement.

• Support the project management functions in identifying and assessing any potential variation from contract.

• Ensure that Hook-up team liaising with Project Control provides progress data in a timely and effective manner and review overall outcome.

What are we looking for?

• Education: Master’s degree in mechanical engineering

• Experience: 5-10 years of experience

• Languages: English fluent

What we can offer to you:

• Permanent Contract – CCNL Energia e Petrolio

• For offshore & Onshore Contracts: Basic Pay not lower than 56.000 € plus overseas allowances

• Corporate Benefits: We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, discounts and partnerships, services related to health, family, well-being.

• Location: Worldwide – Onshore - Offshore

Transparency Note

At the end of the selection process, the Company reserves the right to offer a different job level and/or salary package compared to what is indicated in this job posting, in line with the candidate’s professional experience, technical and soft skills. Any deviation shall be duly justified and documented in accordance with internal procedures and the Non-Discrimination Statement. Such deviation shall in no way be related to:

• the remuneration received by the candidate in previous employment relationships.

• any subjective or discriminatory factors, including but not limited to gender or other personal characteristics.

Regulatory Compliance

The decision is made in compliance with:

• the principle of equal pay for the same work or work of equal value.

• the pay transparency requirements set out in EU Directive 2023/970 and the relevant national implementing legislation.

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!

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