Senior MEP Commissioning Engineer: Lead Start-up & Testing

BUTEC; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

BUTEC requires an experienced commissioning engineer to lead testing and start-up activities across large MEP, infrastructure, and industrial projects in Abu Dhabi. The role focuses on ensuring readiness, QA/QC clearance, and punch list closure while coordinating with vendors, subcontractors, and clients.

Responsibilities include planning, testing, troubleshooting, and documenting commissioning progress. Strong knowledge of MEP systems and international standards is essential; English

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Electromechanical or related Engineering discipline.
• 5 to 8 years of commissioning experience on large MEP, infrastructure or industrial projects.
• Strong knowledge of integrated MEP systems, commissioning methodologies and performance testing.
• Experience leading commissioning teams and coordinating with clients, consultants, vendors and subcontractors.
• Familiarity with international standards, QA/QC requirements and commissioning documentation.

Responsibilities

• Prepare discipline-specific commissioning plans, schedules, method statements, inspection test plans, commissioning scripts and testing procedures.
• Lead and supervise commissioning engineers and technicians during testing and start-up activities.
• Verify complete system readiness before energization and commissioning, ensuring installation completion, QA/QC clearance, documentation approval and punch list closure.
• Coordinate and manage pre-commissioning, energization, equipment start-up, functional testing, performance testing, cause-and-effect testing, integrated system testing and reliability testing.
• Manage commissioning activities for HVAC, chilled water, ventilation, plumbing, drainage, firefighting, fire alarm, BMS, ELV, LV systems, lighting control, emergency lighting and utility systems.
• Review commissioning documentation including test reports, commissioning records, system readiness trackers, punch lists and commissioning dossiers.
• Lead troubleshooting of commissioning failures and coordinate corrective actions with vendors, subcontractors and construction teams.
• Ensure commissioning activities comply with project specifications, consultant requirements, international standards and local authority regulations.
• Coordinate client demonstrations, authority inspections, witness testing and final system acceptance.
• Mentor junior engineers, support technical development and monitor commissioning progress through regular reporting.

Skills

Team leadership

Commissioning methods

Testing & start-up

QA/QC documentation

Standards compliance

Troubleshooting

HSE & PTW/LOTO

MS Office / PM tools

Education

Bachelor’s in Mechanical, Electrical, or Electromechanical Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Project management tools

Job description

BUTEC requires an experienced commissioning engineer to lead testing and start-up activities across large MEP, infrastructure, and industrial projects in Abu Dhabi. The role focuses on ensuring readiness, QA/QC clearance, and punch list closure while coordinating with vendors, subcontractors, and clients.

Responsibilities include planning, testing, troubleshooting, and documenting commissioning progress. Strong knowledge of MEP systems and international standards is essential; English