Principal Commissioning Engineer

HUMAN-AI-Z Nexus Technology; Dubai; On-site; AED 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

HUMAN-AI-Z Nexus Technology in Dubai invites a Principal Commissioning Engineer to lead pre-commissioning and commissioning activities on large oil and gas projects. You will define requirements, schedules, test programs, and manage subcontractors while ensuring safety and interfaces with design and engineering teams.

The ideal candidate has a BSc in Electrical Engineering, fluent English, 12–15+ years of commissioning experience in HV substations, renewables, and EPCI, plus OPERCOM expertise

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Sciences in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Fluent English, written and spoken.
• 15 years of experience in oil & gas projects.
• 12 years in commissioning, HV substation projects.
• Experience in renewables, offshore wind, and EPCI.
• Strong scheduling, planning and risk management skills.
• Excellent commercial and technical acumen.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Owns and drives project success; proactive issue identification.
• OPERCOM experience is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Define pre-commissioning and commissioning requirements, plans and procedures.
• Develop and maintain pre-commissioning and commissioning schedule (Level 4).
• Define commissioning/performance test program.
• Supervise commissioning subcontractor activities.
• Provide inputs to design team for facilities.
• Manage risks and schedule for completion activities.
• Coordinate interfaces with interface manager.
• Determine manpower, equipment and consumables requirements.
• Mobilize resources for pre-commissioning and commissioning.
• Lead commissioning teams across multiple worksites.
• Ensure delivery of consumables for commissioning works.
• Oversee project pre-commissioning and commissioning activities.
• Define vendor representative requirements and mobilization.
• Prepare final handover documentation.

Skills

English fluency

OPERCOM experience

Scheduling knowledge

Leadership/ownership

Time management

Education

Bachelor of Sciences / Electrical Engineering

Job description

The Principal Commissioning Engineer’s main responsibilities are:

• Define the Pre-commissioning and Commissioning requirements and establish the associated procedures (including testing), plans, strategies to be implemented to satisfy these requirements.
• Define the Pre-commissioning and Commissioning detailed schedule (Level 4)
• Define the Commissioning / Performance Test Program
• Develop and maintain the Pre-commissioning and Commissioning Database.
• Supervise the activities of the Commissioning Subcontractor.
• Provide to the Design Engineering Manager any Pre-commissioning and commissioning specific inputs required to be included in the Design of the Facilities.
• Take ownership and manage the Risks and schedule associated to the completion activities.
• Identify and progress external interfaces and link with the Interface Manager.
• Defines the manpower, equipment and consumables requirements for the Pre-commissioning and Commissioning works
• Mobilize the required manpower and equipment for the Pre-commissioning and Commissioning works.
• Manage the Precommissioning and Commissioning Teams across all Project worksites
• Ensure the proper delivery of the consumables required for the Pre-commissioning and Commissioning works
• Manage the Project Pre-commissioning and Commissioning activities.
• Defines the Vendors representative requirements and ensure proper mobilization of Vendors during the Topsides Pre-commissioning and Commissioning works
• Compile the final handover documentation.
• Validate the order of Pre-commissioning and commissioning spare parts.
• Ensure that a Permit to Work policy is in place and implemented.
• Highlight to the commissioning manager any area of concern and work closely with internal stakeholders (FAB, Engg, QC) for internal interfaces.
• Assist the Commissioning Manager during periodic meetings with COMPANY and participate to CONTRACTOR Management reviews.
• Demonstrate visible leadership and commitment to excellent HSES performance. Provide expertise to safety deliverables reviews such as HAZID, SIMOPS, TRA and JSA reviews

Desired Candidate Profile

• Bachelor of Sciences, Bachelor of Electrical Engineering
• Fluent in English
• 15 years of Experience in Projects in Oil and Gas Contracting business
• 12 years of Experience in Commissioning Business, particularly in HV Electrical substation projects.
• Experience in Renewable projects, EHV Substations, Offshore Wind Farm projects.
• Thorough understanding of the EPCI Project with good knowledge of Engineering and Construction activities
• Scheduling knowledge.
• Excellent commercial and technical acumen.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrate capability to take full ownership and be accountable for the success of his role
• Proactively identify concerns and issues ahead of time.
• Knowledge of lessons learned non-compliance reports and root cause analysis reports.
• Extremely strong time management and priority management skills.
• OPERCOM EXPERIENCE IS A MUST