Instrument Commissioning Engineer

Bilfinger Middle East; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Bilfinger Middle East in Dubai seeks an experienced Instrumentation Commissioning Engineer to support senior leads, contribute to commissioning philosophy, and ensure successful handover of systems to production.

You will coordinate with engineering, construction and operations, provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior staff, participate in SATs, drive commissioning strategies, and uphold HSE standards across all activities.

Qualifications

• Experience in instrumentation commissioning within process industries.
• Proven ability to lead and mentor teams.
• Strong collaboration with engineering, construction and operations.
• Knowledge of SATs/Factory Acceptance Tests is preferred.
• Awareness of HSE standards.

Responsibilities

• Support the Lead Commissioning Engineer in developing and maintaining Client Commissioning System and Procedures.
• Act as a key point of contact for instrumentation commissioning within multi-disciplinary teams.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of commissioning strategies and schedules for instrumentation systems.
• Coordinate with engineering, construction, and operations teams to ensure smooth handover of systems.
• Lead troubleshooting and resolution of complex instrumentation and control system issues during commissioning phases.
• Oversee the calibration, functional testing, and performance verification of instrumentation systems.
• Prepare and deliver detailed progress reports, test records, and punch lists.
• Champion HSE standards in all commissioning activities, ensuring team compliance.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and support implementation of best practices.
• Provide Instrument commissioning input during engineering design phase to ensure documentation is in place.
• Support the Lead Commissioning Engineer in developing mechanical completion and commissioning plans, on a project-by-project basis, providing electrical systems input for each project.
• Propose opportunities during Engineering design and for operations which could help improve operability / reduce costs by promoting or improving cost effectiveness and efficiency of projects.

Skills

Instrumentation commissioning

Leadership

Mentorship

Stakeholder coordination

HSE compliance

Job description

1. Provide technical input into the following:

• Support the Lead Commissioning Engineer in developing and maintaining Client Commissioning System and Procedures.
• Support the Lead Commissioning Engineer in implementing Client Mechanical Completion System instrumentation including input to development of Philosophy, Procedures, Work packs and Test sheets.
• Review of Interface requirements between Company Engineering and Commissioning teams.
• Provide input to Project Design considering Commissioning requirements of projects.

2. Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior commissioning engineers and technicians.

3. Act as a key point of contact for instrumentation commissioning within multi-disciplinary teams.

4. Contribute to the development and implementation of commissioning strategies and schedules for instrumentation systems.

5. Coordinate with engineering, construction, and operations teams to ensure smooth handover of systems.

6. Lead troubleshooting and resolution of complex instrumentation and control system issues during commissioning phases.

7. Oversee the calibration, functional testing, and performance verification of instrumentation systems.

8. Prepare and deliver detailed progress reports, test records, and punch lists.

9. Champion HSE standards in all commissioning activities, ensuring team compliance.

10. Identify opportunities for process improvement and support implementation of best practices.

11. Provide Instrument commissioning input and assistance during engineering design phase of projects to ensure procedures and documentations (such as engineering specifications, practices, documentation and policies) are in place to commission, close out and handover projects to Production which meets the Company’s Standards.

12. Support the Lead Commissioning Engineer in developing mechanical completion and commissioning plans, on a project-by-project basis, providing electrical systems input for each project.

13. Propose opportunities during Engineering design and for operations which could help improve operability / reduce costs by promoting or improving cost effectiveness and efficiency of projects and by assisting engineers with department objectives and budget.

14. Participate in Factory Acceptance Tests (SATs) for critical instrumentation and control systems, as required.