Lead Commissioning Engineer -(E&I)

Penspen Ltd; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 320,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Penspen is urgently seeking a Lead Commissioning Engineer (E&I) for an offshore PMC project in Abu Dhabi. The role requires leading E&I pre-commissioning through handover, with strong leadership to coordinate cross-functional teams and ensure safe, compliant execution.

The candidate should have a bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Instrumentation & Control Engineering and 15+ years of experience, including 5–8+ years offshore, with proven E&I commissioning, start-up and handover experience in oil

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Instrumentation & Control, Electronics Engineering or related discipline from an accredited university.
• Minimum 15+ years of experience, with at least 5–8+ years offshore project experience.
• Proven experience in E&I commissioning, start-up and handover within oil & gas offshore projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate Electrical and Instrumentation pre-commissioning, commissioning, energization, testing, functional checks, system integration, startup support and handover for offshore facilities.
• Provide technical leadership from commissioning preparation through safe energization, loop checking, functional testing and handover to Operations.
• Ensure E&I systems are commissioned per approved documents, procedures, specs, vendor requirements and HSE standards.
• Lead commissioning activities from system completion through start-up and handover.
• Develop commissioning execution plans, priorities and work sequences.

Skills

E&I commissioning

Leadership

Offshore experience

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Instrumentation & Control Engineering

Job description

Penspen is urgently looking to hire for Lead Commissioning Engineer (E&I) for one of our Offshore PMC projects in Abu Dhabi.

Qualification Required

• The candidates should have bachelor's degree of engineering inElectrical, Instrumentation & Control, Electronics Engineering OR relevant discipline from an accredited university.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for leading and coordinating Electrical and Instrumentation pre-commissioning, commissioning, energization, testing, functional checks, system integration, start-up support and handover activities for offshore oil & gas facilities.
• Provides technical leadership from commissioning preparation through safe energization, loop checking, functional testing, integrated system testing, performance verification and handover to Operations.
• Ensures that all E&I systems are commissioned in accordance with approved engineering documents, commissioning procedures, project specifications, vendor requirements, HSE standards and Client/Operator requirements.
• Lead E&I commissioning activities from system completion through start-up and handover.
• Develop commissioning execution plans, priorities and work sequences.
• Establish commissioning strategies for electrical and instrumentation systems.
• Coordinate commissioning activities with Construction, Operations, Maintenance, Engineering and HSE teams.
• Ensure systems are ready for commissioning before commencing functional tests.
• Lead commissioning meetings and daily coordination activities.
• Provide technical direction to commissioning engineers, supervisors, technicians and specialist contractors.
• Ensure commissioning activities are executed safely and in accordance with approved procedures.

Experience Required

• Minimum 15+ years of experience, with at least 5 to 8+ years significant in offshore project.
• Proven experience in E&I, commissioning, start-up and handover within Oil and gas offshore projects.
• Demonstrated experience covering both electrical and instrumentation/control commissioning.
• Experience with brownfield modifications, shutdowns, tie-ins and SIMOPS is highly advantageous.
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary commissioning teams and specialist contractors.
• Preferred experience from PMC/EPC Background.
• Previous ADNOC Offshore Experience is advantage.

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