So much potential is it painful - Project Quality Engineer Saipem Employee Review

2.0
Dec 22, 2015
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Conveniently located right off the Katy freeway in Houston. Some extremely nice and talented people employed here.

Cons

Extremely poor management. Being a subsidiary of an Italian run company; headquartered in Italy, there is little business sense with regard to operations in the US. Very constrictive operation as everything must be approved through the Italian office. The talent and traits of the employee base is stiffed because of micromanagement and an extremely distrusting nature when it comes to their employees. The amount of nonconstructive bureaucracy is staggering.

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3.0
May 8, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

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.

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