Project Management Engineer

Company Overview

Saipem is an international engineering and construction company delivering large-scale projects for the energy and infrastructure industries, both offshore and onshore. Its organization is structured around multiple business lines, including Asset Based Services, Drilling, Energy Carriers, Offshore Wind, Sustainable Infrastructures, and Robotics & Industrialized Solutions. With a strong focus on innovation, Saipem aims to engineer solutions that support a more sustainable future. The company helps clients advance along the energy transition journey toward Net Zero by using increasingly digital tools, technologies, and processes designed with environmental sustainability in mind. Listed on the Milan Stock Exchange, it operates in more than 50 countries and employs around 30,000 people representing over 130 nationalities.

Role Purpose

The Project Management Engineer will report to the Project Manager and contribute to a variety of projects within the Project Management Department. The role supports planning, execution control, coordination, reporting, and cross-functional management activities across project phases.

Key Responsibilities

The position is responsible for helping the Project Manager keep project work aligned with client expectations, schedule targets, cost limits, and HSE/quality standards. It also involves coordination across internal and external stakeholders, document handling, subcontractor and vendor follow-up, spare parts and certification tracking, and support with claims and guarantee issues.

Bidding Phase Support

When required by the Project Manager, the engineer will review tender and contractual materials to understand the scope, timeline, and limitations of the work. The role also includes contributing to the Project Execution Plan, organization charts, and mobilization planning, along with assisting in estimating costs for external services.

Execution Phase Support

During project delivery, depending on project complexity and management needs, the engineer will manage reporting for assigned activities such as subcontracts, vendors, and interfaces. Additional duties include supporting manpower and resource planning, preparing and maintaining key procedures and project records, and assisting with change orders, claims, disputes, procurement activities, invoicing, and close-out documentation.

Requirements

The ideal candidate should hold a bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related management field and bring 7 to 10+ years of experience as a Project Management Engineer in oil and gas or EPC environments. Strong English proficiency is required.

Technical capability should cover project management basics such as WBS, execution planning, and resource planning; risk identification and mitigation; EPC contract awareness including variations, claims, and back charges; internal and external interface coordination; quality and HSE compliance; vendor and spare parts management; document control and reporting; cost and schedule control; and close-out activities such as mechanical completion, punch list handling, and handover preparation.

IT proficiency is expected in Microsoft Office, particularly advanced Excel, along with planning tools such as Primavera P6 and MS Project, ERP systems like SAP or an equivalent, document platforms such as SharePoint and Aconex, reporting tools such as Power BI, and collaboration tools such as Microsoft Teams.

Working Conditions

This is a permanent, project-based role located onsite in Doha, Qatar. The working pattern is 45 hours per week, arranged as 9 hours per day across 5 days.

Additional Information

Saipem encourages candidates who believe they can add value even if they do not match every requirement exactly to still consider applying through a spontaneous application route for future opportunities. The company places strong emphasis on diversity, inclusion, mutual respect, collaboration, and shared progress. Health, safety, and sustainability are treated as essential priorities, particularly when operating in challenging or extreme environments.

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