Commissioning & Start up Process Lead M/F

SPIE Global Services Energy; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 441,000 - 661,000; Full time

Job summary

SPIE Global Services Energy seeks a seasoned Commissioning & Start-up Process Lead for UAE operations, with extensive on-site and offshore experience in oil and gas. The role involves coordinating technical resolutions, interfacing with project teams, and ensuring successful systems completion.

You will contribute to brownfield and greenfield projects, with emphasis on MECHANICAL COMPLETION, commissioning procedures, and vendor support planning. Fluent English required; French or Arabic a plus.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of engineering experience in oil & gas.
• 8+ years on-site installation, pre-commissioning, changeover & commissioning management.
• Offshore experience is mandatory.
• Water treatment experience preferred.
• ADNOC experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead commissioning and start-up activities for brownfield and greenfield projects.
• Coordinate technical issue resolution across disciplines.
• Interface with contractors, PMT and stakeholders for critical decisions.
• Develop and execute commissioning procedures and FAT criteria.
• Ensure safety, quality and regulatory compliance during site activities.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Microsoft Office

English proficiency

French/Arabic bonus

Education

Chemical engineering degree

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

About SPIE Global Services Energy

As an international subsidiary of the SPIE Group present in around 30 countries in Europe, Africa, Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Americas, SPIE Global Services Energy operates across the entire energy production infrastructure value chain, from design to maintenance. SPIE Global Services Energy relies on an extensive local network to quickly deploy resources and meet its customers' needs in the safest possible conditions.

Drawing on the expertise of its 5,000 employees, SPIE Global Services Energy helps players in the oil, gas and renewable energies industries improve the technical performance of their infrastructure, increase their energy efficiency and reduce their carbon footprint.

With 55,000 employees and a strong local presence, SPIE group achieved in 2025 consolidated revenue of €10.4 billion and consolidated EBITA of €793 million.

We currently have an opportunity within SPIE Oil & Gas Services Middle East LLC - Abu Dhabi branch for a:

Commissioning & Start up Process Lead

Location: UAE

• Coordinate Technical issues resolution
• Retain Completions Technical Lead on all Engineering related issues
• Interface with PE & PMT for major commercial & PM decisions
• Manage engineering, quality, construction (MC) and procurement interfaces
• Monitoring design and fabrication progress of process equipment packages
• Participate in development of the TCP's
• Participating in performance tests for major equipment
• Interfacing with SUBCONTRACTORS' project management to ensure all critical commercial and technical issues are addressed.

• Components not passing quality
• Specification Deviations
• Inspection reports

• Engineering Technical Support of planning efforts for MECHANICAL COMPLETION and COMMISSIONING activities in the VENDOR shops, fabrication yard, and at SITE.
• Review and approval of DCNs & FCRs
• Assist in determining testing criteria for FATs for major pieces of equipment to ensure equipment has been fully tested to international standards and all documentation has been received in full and all FAT PUNCH LIST ITEMS were recorded and added to the SYSTEMS Completion Database.
• Lead efforts to develop SITE PERFORMANCE TEST procedures and criteria
• Participation in generation of PROJECT SYSTEMS Completion Schedule for all project phases.
• Participate in SYSTEMS Completion (SC) Workshops to ensure alignment between all Stakeholders and what is required from them for SC acceptance at all PROJECT milestones.
• Generation of full Step by Step Dynamic COMMISSIONING Procedures on SYSTEMS allocated to them during design.
• Manage procurement of all COMMISSIONING and START-UP spares, first- fills, special tools and equipment to ensure all mentioned are present at SITE in a timely manner for execution.
• Develop SYSTEMS Completions VENDOR Support Plan for their related SYSTEMS

Location : In Yard and At SITE

• Technical oversight during fabrication, MECHANICAL COMPLETION, and COMMISSIONING activities
• Interface with Discipline SYSTEM Owners to prioritize and ensure focus on completion of related SYSTEMS
• Ensure quality, accuracy and integrity of all SYSTEM issues, including agreement on any changes, close out verifications, schedule opportunities.
• Interface with construction group to ensure MECHANICAL COMPLETION check sheets are allocated accordingly to each item of equipment to be inspected
• Ensure adherence to COMMISSIONING procedures
• SYSTEM walk downs, Ensure appropriate discipline and multi-function attendance for walkdowns with the MC Coordinator.
• Support of preservation activities, monitor compliance
• Own VENDOR attendance plan to ensure required on-SITE attendance when required to allocated SYSTEMS

Ideally, you will have graduated in Chemical or equivalent with minimum 15 years' engineering experience combined with at least eight years' on-site installation, pre-commissioning, changeover and commissioning management of brown field and greenfield projects for the oil and gas industry.

Offshore experience is a must.

Water Treatment experience must.

ADNOC experience preferred.

You will have good interpersonal and organizational skills, as well as, a good level of computer literacy and be proficient in Microsoft Office.

Dynamic, proactive, very organized and detail oriented.

Fluent in English. French or Arabic shall be considered as plus.