COMMISSIONING MANAGER

Duncan & Ross; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 300,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Duncan & Ross in Abu Dhabi seeks an experienced Commissioning Manager to lead commissioning activities for the Southeast Project. You will oversee pre-commissioning, commissioning planning, and handover, coordinating Process, Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, and other disciplines on-site.

The role requires 15 years in Oil & Gas / Petrochemical / EPC, with strong leadership in commissioning and start-up, immediate availability preferred and a focus on HSE compliance during project

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent required.
• 15 years of Oil & Gas / Petrochemical / EPC experience.
• Strong pre-commissioning, commissioning and start-up experience.
• Minimum 5 years in a commissioning management/leadership role.
• Proven experience leading multidisciplinary commissioning teams on major projects.
• Knowledge of system completion, commissioning procedures, punch management and handover.
• Excellent coordination and leadership skills; strong HSE understanding.
• Experience with EPC contractors, vendors, subcontractors and client/operations teams.
• Major Oil & Gas commissioning project experience preferred.
• Immediate availability / short notice preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage overall pre-commissioning and commissioning activities at site.
• Develop and monitor commissioning plans, schedules, procedures and strategies.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary commissioning activities including Process, Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation.
• Ensure systems are ready for commissioning post mechanical completion and handover.
• Coordinate with EPC, contractors, vendors and client/operations teams.
• Monitor commissioning progress and ensure alignment with project schedule.
• Review and approve commissioning procedures, check sheets and test packs.
• Lead troubleshooting and resolution of commissioning/start-up issues.
• Manage punch-list clearance and system handover.
• Coordinate energization, start-up and performance testing as applicable.
• Ensure commissioning activities are performed safely and per procedures.
• Provide progress updates and flag schedule/resource constraints.
• Manage commissioning resources, priorities and site activities.
• Support final system handover and project close-out.

Skills

Leadership

Coordination

HSE compliance

Project management

EPC experience

Oil & Gas knowledge

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Commissioning Manager to lead and manage commissioning activities for the Southeast Project. The candidate will be responsible for overall commissioning planning execution multidisciplinary coordination system completion start-up support and handover.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead and manage overall pre-commissioning and commissioning activities at site.
• Develop and monitor commissioning plans schedules procedures and execution strategies.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary commissioning activities including Process Mechanical Electrical Instrumentation and other relevant disciplines.
• Ensure systems are ready for commissioning following mechanical completion and construction handover.
• Coordinate with EPC construction engineering vendors subcontractors and client/operations teams.
• Monitor commissioning progress and ensure activities are completed as per project schedule.
• Review and approve commissioning procedures check sheets test packs and related documentation.
• Lead troubleshooting and resolution of commissioning and start-up issues.
• Manage punch-list clearance and system/subsystem handover.
• Coordinate energization start-up and performance testing activities as applicable.
• Ensure commissioning activities are performed safely and in compliance with approved procedures and project requirements.
• Provide regular progress updates and highlight technical schedule and resource constraints.
• Manage commissioning resources priorities and site activities.
• Support final system handover and project close-out.

KEY QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering or equivalent.
• 15 years of Oil & Gas / Petrochemical / EPC experience.
• Strong experience in pre-commissioning commissioning and start-up.
• Minimum 5 years in a commissioning management/leadership role preferred.
• Proven experience managing multidisciplinary commissioning teams on major projects.
• Strong knowledge of system completion commissioning procedures punch management and handover.
• Excellent coordination and leadership skills.
• Strong understanding of HSE requirements for commissioning and start-up.
• Experience working with EPC contractors vendors subcontractors and client/operations teams.
• Major Oil & Gas commissioning project experience preferred.
• Immediate availability / short notice preferred.

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