Operations Readiness & Assurance Leader (Multidiscipline)

Penspen Ltd; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 400,000 - 640,000; Full time

Job summary

Penspen Ltd in Abu Dhabi seeks a seasoned Lead for Operations Readiness & Assurance to guide the safe transition of gas facilities from project delivery to operations. You will provide PMC oversight of readiness planning, maintenance readiness, commissioning interfaces and handover, ensuring people, systems, procedures and asset information are ready for start-up and sustainable operation.

The role requires 20+ years in oil and gas, with 8+ years in leadership and OR&A activities on

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering for oil and gas facilities.
• 20+ years of relevant oil and gas experience.
• 8+ years in leadership roles in operations readiness, maintenance, commissioning, or handover.
• Demonstrated leadership of OR&A on major gas projects.
• PMC or owner’s-team experience overseeing EPC deliverables.
• Strong understanding of gas processing, utilities, process safety, asset integrity and maintenance readiness.
• ADNOC project experience preferred; mandatory status to follow requisition.
• Strong stakeholder management and technical reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the integrated OR&A strategy, plan and milestones.
• Lead and coordinate OR&A inputs across process, mechanical, electrical, and instrument disciplines.
• Act as the focal point for ADNOC Gas interfaces between project and operations teams and EPC contractors.
• Oversee design operability and maintainability reviews and track actions to closure.
• Coordinate readiness of operating philosophies, SOPs, start-up/shutdown procedures and emergency arrangements.
• Oversee maintenance strategies, reliability inputs and asset integrity readiness.
• Monitor asset registers, CMMS data, and maintenance master data quality.
• Review commissioning plans and handover sequences for operational alignment.
• Coordinate staffing and competency plans with the client and verify training completion.
• Lead readiness reviews, dashboards and issue escalation for safe start-up.

Skills

Leadership

OR&A

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Technical reporting

Team leadership

Multidisciplinary coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline relevant to oil and gas facilities

Tools

CMMS

Project interfaces

Job description

Penspen Ltd in Abu Dhabi seeks a seasoned Lead for Operations Readiness & Assurance to guide the safe transition of gas facilities from project delivery to operations. You will provide PMC oversight of readiness planning, maintenance readiness, commissioning interfaces and handover, ensuring people, systems, procedures and asset information are ready for start-up and sustainable operation.

The role requires 20+ years in oil and gas, with 8+ years in leadership and OR&A activities on