Mechanical Commissioning Engineer - Power Plant

TRACTEBEL; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 350,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

TRACTEBEL in Abu Dhabi seeks a Mechanical Commissioning Engineer to plan, coordinate, and execute pre-commissioning, commissioning, start-up, and performance testing for power plant mechanical systems. You will ensure safe operation, meet design requirements, OEM recommendations, and contractual performance criteria.

Responsibilities include developing commissioning procedures, leading system walkdowns, coordinating handover from construction to commissioning, and supporting first start-up and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering required.
• Minimum 10 years of mechanical commissioning experience in power plants or major industrial facilities.
• Experience with gas turbines and balance-of-plant systems preferred.
• Knowledge of OEM requirements and commissioning procedures.
• Strong troubleshooting and technical reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute mechanical commissioning procedures and plans.
• Coordinate completion reviews, punch-list clearance, and handover.
• Lead pre-commissioning activities including flushing and cleaning.
• Commission and troubleshoot pumps, turbines, heat exchangers and auxiliaries.
• Coordinate commissioning of gas turbines, boilers/HRSGs, and BOP systems.
• Verify lubrication, cooling, and other auxiliary systems readiness.
• Review OEM manuals and operating instructions.
• Coordinate with OEMs, EPCs, operations, electrical and C&I engineers.
• Identify defects and coordinate corrective actions with OEMs.
• Prepare commissioning records and system handover documentation.

Skills

Mechanical commissioning

Cross-functional coordination

Troubleshooting

Documentation & reporting

Rotating equipment

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Hydro testing equipment

Vibration analysis

Job description

Job Title: Mechanical Commissioning Engineer - Power Plant

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Plan, coordinate, and execute mechanical pre-commissioning, commissioning, start-up, and performance testing activities for power plant mechanical systems, ensuring safe operation and compliance with design requirements, OEM recommendations, and contractual performance criteria.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and execute mechanical commissioning procedures, method statements, checklists, and system commissioning plans.
• Coordinate mechanical completion reviews, system walkdowns, punch-list clearance, and handover from construction to commissioning.
• Lead pre-commissioning activities, including flushing, chemical cleaning, oil flushing, air blowing, hydrotesting follow-up, and system cleanliness verification, as applicable.
• Commission and troubleshoot pumps, compressors, fans, cooling towers, heat exchangers, fuel systems, water treatment systems, and other auxiliary equipment.
• Coordinate commissioning of gas turbines, steam turbines, generators' mechanical auxiliaries, boilers/HRSGs, and associated balance-of-plant systems within the assigned scope.
• Verify lubrication oil, hydraulic oil, seal oil, cooling water, closed cooling water, and other auxiliary systems are ready for operation.
• Review OEM manuals, commissioning procedures, operating instructions, and technical documentation.
• Coordinate with OEM representatives, EPC contractors, operations teams, electrical engineers, and C&I engineers.
• Verify equipment alignment, vibration, bearing temperatures, pressures, flow rates, and other operating parameters.
• Support first start-up, functional testing, reliability runs, performance testing, and troubleshooting.
• Identify defects, prepare technical reports, and coordinate corrective actions with OEMs and construction teams.
• Ensure compliance with permit-to-work, lockout/tagout (LOTO), isolation, and commissioning safety procedures.
• Prepare commissioning records, test reports, outstanding-item registers, and system handover documentation.

Qualifications and experience

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant mechanical commissioning experience in power plants or major industrial facilities.
• Experience with combined-cycle or open-cycle gas turbine power plants and balance-of-plant systems preferred.
• Knowledge of rotating equipment, thermal systems, commissioning procedures, and OEM requirements.
• Experience with mechanical completion, start-up, reliability testing, and performance testing.
• Strong troubleshooting, coordination, and technical reporting skills.