Exciting projects and operations but poor corporate culture and resource management - Anonymous employee Saipem Employee Review

3.0
20 Jan 2013
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Thrilling "frontier" projects: remote eareas, deep water. Every project is an adventure. Great for those that fear the routine of office work. - Worldwide presence, even though mainly in "difficult" countries - Best in class operational assets

Cons

- Increasingly hierarchical management - Poor career management and visibility - Predominance of Italian nationality, especially in managerial positions

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3.0
8 May 2026
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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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