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Offshore Superintendent

Prysmian Group
Italyfull_timeVerifiedPosted 25 May 2026

About the role

Who we are:

 

Prysmian is a global cabling solutions provider leading the energy transition and digital transformation.

 

Prysmian is a public company listed on the Italian Stock Exchange, with almost 150 years of experience, over 33,000 employees, 104 plants and 27 R&D centers in over 50 countries.

 

Everyone at Prysmian has the potential to make their mark; because whatever you do, wherever you are based, you will be part of a company that is helping transform the world around us.

 

Your contribution to Prysmian's Success:

We are looking for a Offshore Superintendent to join our office in Milan HQ.

This role involves both Deputy Offshore Manager in the offshore installation sites and partial involvement as Installation Engineer in the office work.

Marine Operation Superintendent in the offshore installation sites

This part of the role covers the operative execution on all marine installation sites activities for the implementation of a Project.

The activity is carried out mainly on installation vessels or more in general, on other marine installation sites, such as landing points, offshore platforms, etc.

Main activities falling under the responsibility of the Superintendent, are including but not limited to:

  • Preliminary works, such as route clearance, PLGR, pre-lay burial runs, mobilization of vessels

  • Cable loading and laying

  • Cable burial with a wide variety of tools/machines

  • Cable pulling through HDD conduits or onto offshore platforms

  • Cable repair and jointing    

Once on site, duties and responsibilities of the Superintendent in the operative execution of cable installation works, include a full variety of aspects:

  • Technical/Quality, with regards to cable and equipment management and installation procedures, in compliance with specification and Project documentation

  • Health and Safety, for all personnel involved in the operations and reporting to the installation Team

  • Environment, as far as compliance with statutory and Company policy to preserve the environment and prevent pollution are concerned

  • Company Asset Care, for preliminary verification of test/certification, correct use during operations and respect of predefined maintenance for all assets, from the vessels and burial/subsea machines to all installation equipment and tools

  • Define, select, prepare installation assets (vessels, burial machines, general installation equipment) 

  • Project constraints and specification, as far as the specific Contract clauses are concerned

  • Operative Schedule, in terms of efficiency and respect of plans

  • Client relationship care, with the Client Representatives present on site

  • Supervision of Subcontractors during the installation phase (including once more all above aspects, Technical, Quality, HSE, Contract, etc)

  • Interface with Installation Department Management and other Company Departments, mainly Project Management, Manufacturing, System Engineering, Quality, in terms of regular, suitable and correct reporting.

Installation Engineer in the office work

Between one offshore assignment and the next, only a limited number of office-based days are in the office in Milan, mainly dedicated to preparing documentation, consolidating reports, and ensuring the necessary internal coordination, while keeping the role firmly centered on offshore operational activities.

The duties contained in this job description are not exhaustive and the job holder may be asked by management to undertake reasonable duties associated with this function

You are the right fit if you have/are:

  • Fluent in English and Italian

  • Preferably a a technical background in Engineering Technology or other Engineering related subjects.

  • Availability to spend the 60/70% of the time travelling offshore.

  • Preferably experience in a role involved in installation of submarine cable, more in general in the construction industry. To be noted that Prysmian has a dedicated training and development process within Marine Operations department.

  • Strong communication & interpersonal skills

  • Decision making attitude, critical thinking and problem-solving skills

  • Strong teamwork skills, results oriented and ambitious mindset

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