Offshore Methods Engineer

Aretè & Cocchi Technology; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Paid time off (PTO)

Hybrid working model

Job summary

Aretè & Cocchi Technology is hiring an Offshore Methods Engineer in Houston, Texas. The position involves supporting EPCI projects with installation engineering. The ideal candidate will have a background in structural, mechanical, or civil engineering and 3–5 years in the offshore oil and gas sector, particularly in installation engineering.

Responsibilities include developing specialized technical documentation, managing interfaces, and ensuring compliance with safety regulations. The company offers a full-time permanent contract with a hybrid working model and various corporate benefits.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of significant experience in offshore engineering.
• Experience with flexible and umbilical product installation is highly valued.
• Strong technical skills and understanding of engineering documentation.

Responsibilities

• Attend project progress and interface meetings.
• Develop installation engineering related documents and procedures.
• Provide technical support for scope presentations.
• Review subcontractor technical documentation and respond with input data.

Skills

Installation engineering

Engineering support

Technical documentation

Project management

Education

Minimum undergraduate degree in engineering

Job 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. The company’s purpose is "Engineering for a sustainable future" and it supports its clients on the energy transition pathway towards Net Zero with digital and sustainable solutions. Saipem is listed on the Milan Stock Exchange and operates in more than 50 countries, employing about 30,000 people from over 130 nationalities.

Purpose of the position

As an Offshore Methods Engineer you will report to the Installation Offshore Methods Lead and join the Engineering function within the Asset Based Business Line. You will support Saipem’s ongoing EPCI projects in the Americas by contributing to installation engineering activities and coordinating interfaces with installation, fabrication and subcontract procurement teams. Experience in installation engineering of flexible and umbilical products is highly valued.

Responsibilities

• Attend project progress meetings.
• Participate in interface meetings with client, contractors and subcontractors.
• Contribute to technical review meetings concerning procurement, engineering, fabrication, operation and interface.
• Issue, update and follow‑up procedures and documents related to the scope.
• Develop and study installation engineering related to the scope.
• Prepare technical memos and queries to support any contractual deviation.
• Prepare input for installation activity presentations.
• Follow‑up drafting activities related to the scope.
• Initiate and maintain equipment, installation aids and material documentation.
• Specify and track equipment, installation aids and material, including associated documentation.
• Review contract, qualifications, clarifications and specifications for Saipem and interfaces.
• Design required lift rigging.
• Prepare project operation reports for the scope.
• Provide technical support for scope presentations.
• Provide regular reporting to the Lead on progress, deviation, development, issues and concerns.
• Update the Installation Engineering Master Document Register weekly for the scope.
• Manage drafting priorities to comply with MDR milestones.
• Issue initial time estimates, detailed operation schedules and transportation schedules for the scope.
• Issue, update and follow‑up the System Description table for the scope.
• Ensure that equipment, installation aids and material requirements are transmitted and received accurately.
• Provide technical support to Spread & Equipment Engineering (drawings, SOPs, layout).
• Review subcontractor technical documentation (procedures, reports) and provide input data.
• Organise, gather and check data from subcontractors needed for installation engineering.
• Review manufacturer testing procedures and reports (FAT, SIT/OT) and provide input to procedures where required.
• Approve SIT/OT reports.
• Integrate fabrication data book (QC report, certificates) into the Installation Aids data book.
• Manage and gather data to feed and follow‑up external interfaces where applicable.
• Support or issue, update and follow‑up technical bid evaluations within Installation Engineering competencies.
• Issue, update and follow‑up rigging and installation aids specifications.
• Manage, gather and check data from subcontractors needed for installation engineering.
• Provide technical support and witness for critical SIT or OT operations without approval authority.
• Assist in load‑out final approval for non‑regular configurations.
• Serve as point of contact for engineering and installation change support.
• Assist in daily meetings and specific technical meetings.
• Act as point of contact between the construction yard and the project engineering team in office for engineering assistance.
• Gather relevant data for SIT reports and ensure that procedures or drawings modifications highlighted during SIT or load‑out are included in engineering documentation.
• Ensure compliance with safety rules dedicated to his function as presented by onshore or offshore safety officers.
• Support vessel management for realization of offshore works during preparation and operation follow‑up.
• Assist with modification of onboard procedures for operational reasons.
• Support operation presentations to the crew.
• Provide technical support for the specific scope of work of disciplines on board (Survey/Positioning, ROV, Marine, Lifting, etc.).
• Assist in pre‑job meetings for critical steps of the operations.
• Attend project daily meetings when required.
• Collect all information required for the Installation Engineering Lessons Learnt / Return of Experience (as‑built schedule, DPR, implementation of change, recommendations).

Qualifications

• Minimum undergraduate degree in engineering (Structural, Mechanical, Civil, etc.) from an accredited university.
• 3–5 years of significant experience in the offshore oil and gas sector.
• Experience in installation engineering of flexible and umbilical products is highly valued.

What we can offer to you

• Full time permanent contract.
• Corporate benefits: health insurance, retirement plans, health & wellness benefits, paid time off (PTO).
• Hybrid working model: smart working options and flexible hours to help you achieve a better work‑life balance.
• One Saipem Way soft‑skills model leveraging skills development, career growth and opportunities to innovate through complex challenges.

We support your development! If you feel you might not fit this role perfectly, consider applying through a spontaneous application form to explore future opportunities with Saipem.

We embrace diversity! Saipem believes that innovation thrives through diversity and its culture is built on mutual respect, collaboration, inclusion and the belief that differences drive progress.

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.