Lead Offshore Commissioning Manager - WHT, Subsea & Piping

Penspen; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Penspen is urgently looking to hire a Manager Commissioning (Offshore, WHT, Subsea Cable, Piping, B/F's) for one of our Offshore PMC projects in Abu Dhabi. You will oversee all offshore commissioning activities from prep to handover, coordinating across WHTs, subsea cables, piping, and electrical/instrumentation disciplines.

The role requires leadership of multidisciplinary teams, adherence to HSE standards, and delivery against project schedules.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited university.
• Minimum 20+ years of experience in offshore projects.
• Experience leading offshore commissioning and multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for overall management, coordination and execution of offshore commissioning activities covering Wellhead Towers (WHTs), subsea cables, piping systems and brownfield modifications/tie-ins.
• Provides leadership from commissioning preparation and systemization through pre-commissioning, functional testing, commissioning, start-up, performance testing and final handover to Operations.
• Ensures that commissioning activities are executed safely, efficiently and in accordance with approved procedures, project specifications, engineering requirements, Client/Operator standards, schedule and HSE requirements.
• Provide overall leadership for offshore commissioning activities.
• Develop and implement the project commissioning execution strategy.
• Establish commissioning priorities based on systemization, construction completion and start-up requirements.
• Coordinate commissioning activities across WHT, subsea cable, piping, E&I, mechanical and control systems.
• Ensure commissioning activities are aligned with project schedule and offshore execution plans.
• Establish commissioning organization, manpower requirements and responsibilities.
• Coordinate commissioning readiness with Construction, Completion and Operations teams.
• Ensure adequate resources, tools, test equipment and specialist personnel are available.
• Monitor overall commissioning progress and recovery actions.
• Lead commissioning activities associated with offshore Wellhead Towers.
• Coordinate commissioning of mechanical, piping, electrical, instrumentation and control systems.
• Manage commissioning activities associated with subsea power, control, communication and fiber-optic cables.
• Coordinate cable pull-in, termination, hang-off and connection activities.

Skills

Offshore commissioning leadership

Multidisciplinary team leadership

Project management

WHTs

Subsea cables

Offshore platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

Penspen is urgently looking to hire a Manager Commissioning (Offshore, WHT, Subsea Cable, Piping, B/F's) for one of our Offshore PMC projects in Abu Dhabi. You will oversee all offshore commissioning activities from prep to handover, coordinating across WHTs, subsea cables, piping, and electrical/instrumentation disciplines.

The role requires leadership of multidisciplinary teams, adherence to HSE standards, and delivery against project schedules.