Senior Mechanical Commissioning Engineer

TRACTEBEL ENGINEERING S.A DUBAI BRANCH; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

TRACTEBEL ENGINEERING S.A DUBAI BRANCH is seeking an experienced Mechanical Commissioning Engineer to plan and execute pre-commissioning, commissioning start-up and performance testing for major power plant mechanical systems in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

You will develop commissioning procedures, coordinate system walkdowns, handover from construction to commissioning, and lead pre-commissioning activities including flushing, testing, and system cleanliness verification.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Plan coordinate and execute mechanical pre-commissioning, commissioning start-up and performance testing activities for power plant mechanical systems.
• 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.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

TRACTEBEL ENGINEERING S.A DUBAI BRANCH is seeking an experienced Mechanical Commissioning Engineer to plan and execute pre-commissioning, commissioning start-up and performance testing for major power plant mechanical systems in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

You will develop commissioning procedures, coordinate system walkdowns, handover from construction to commissioning, and lead pre-commissioning activities including flushing, testing, and system cleanliness verification.