One of the lowest paid in the offshore industry
Highest degree of incompetent management
No career possibility unless you are an ass-licker or friend-of-a-friend
Old equipment
Great responsibility for offshore operations and quay-side mobilizations. Less technical role (no direct engineering performed), but more so, practical experience-driven when executing onsite.
Cons
Lots of reading and writing (Purchase Requests>Purchase Orders>Final contracts).
Bureaucratic procurement (SAP and Word/Excel heavy) and poor interdepartmental follow-up: you have to do the follow-up when the assigned project inspector and expeditor (POSE) don't follow up on your PO.
High workload.