Utilities Commissioning Superintendent

Wood; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 350,000 - 570,000; Full time

Job summary

Wood is seeking a seasoned Commissioning Leader in Abu Dhabi to drive the project commissioning strategy, lead the commissioning team, and ensure safe, compliant execution across brownfield and island works. You will mentor UAE Nationals and coordinate with ADNOC and contractors to minimize disruption to operations.

Ideal candidates bring 20+ years in oil & gas commissioning, strong leadership, and fluency in international codes and standards, with a proven track record of delivering complex

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering or equivalent.
• Master’s degree in management or equivalent.
• 20+ years of oil & gas experience, including commissioning management on large projects.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Good leadership and teamwork abilities.
• Knowledge of relevant international codes and standards.
• Ability to make independent judgments in resolving quality issues and manage interfaces with contractors.

Responsibilities

• Lead the project Commissioning team to support objectives and strategies.
• Champion safety in all construction aspects of the project and promote the safety objective that nobody gets hurt.
• Manage the project Module Fabrication on Commissioning teams to ensure commissioning execution.
• Oversee contractor’s commissioning planning and execution to meet project objectives and requirements.
• Establish a commissioning organization to implement execution plans and coordinate resourcing.
• Provide execution strategy support to the project team.
• Ensure contractor and subcontractors comply with safety expectations and procedures.
• Develop an Integrated Safety Plan for commissioning, including SIMOPS for all island and brownfield work.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Master’s degree in management

Tools

Contractor management tools

Job description

Job Description

• Lead the project Commissioning team to support the objectives and strategies
• Champion safety in all construction aspects of the project and promote the safety objective that “Nobody gets Hurt”
• Manage the project Module Fabrication on Commissioning teams responsible for the planning, development and operations to ensure commissioning execution certainly
• Manage the Contractor’s commissioning planning and execution efforts to ensure compliance with project objectives, strategies, obligations and requirements
• Establish a commissioning organization to implement the project execution plans and procedures and coordinate resourcing of commissioning team positions
• Provide execution strategy support to the project Team
• Ensure that the Contractor and Subcontractors are compliant with project safety expectations, policies and procedures
• Steward the development of an Integrated Safety Plan for commissioning, including SIMOPS for all island and brownfield work

Responsibilities

• Assist in the review and implementation of all Contractor safety plans
• Steward interfaces and interactions between the Contractor and other project entities, Production Operations, and Drilling
• Manage the interface with ADNOC to execute brownfield works in order to minimize disruption in ongoing production operations
• Ensure that the detailed design deliverables support constructability
• Report commissioning progress, performance, initiatives and issues to the Project Team
• Lead commissioning planning teams to identify vulnerabilities and opportunities
• Sponsor commissioning related readiness reviews, workshops and CERs
• Take a leadership role in mentoring and training UAE Nationals
• Clearly communicate direct reports short term and long-term goals that support the project objectives
• Encourage and recognize outstanding performance, and ensure that staff are appraised regularly and developed accordingly

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or equivalent
• Master’s degree in management or equivalent
• Minimum Twenty 20+ years’ experience within the oil & gas sector, including Commissioning Management experience on large projects
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Good leadership skills
• Good teamwork and interpersonal skills
• Knowledge of relevant international codes and standards
• Ability to make independent judgments and decisions in the resolution of Quality issues
• Experience with contractors and suppliers and ability to manage related interfaces

About Us

Wood is a global leader in consulting, engineering and operations for the energy and materials sectors. With 33,000 people in around 50 countries, Wood supports clients across the full asset lifecycle, delivering safe, predictable outcomes while enabling resilient operations and a lower carbon future.

Wood forms the Energy & Materials pillar of Sidara - a global partnership uniting leading multidisciplinary engineering, design, and project management companies.

www.woodgroup.com

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.