Utilities Commissioning Superintendent

Wood; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Wood is a global leader seeking a seasoned Commissioning Leader to head the project Commissioning team in Abu Dhabi, UAE. You will champion safety, drive planning, and coordinate with contractors and ADNOC to deliver brownfield and island works.

You will mentor UAE Nationals, implement integrated safety plans, and ensure alignment with project objectives through effective leadership, communication, and risk management across multi-discipline interfaces.

Qualifications

• Bachelors in Engineering (or equivalent) required.
• Master's degree in management (or equivalent) preferred.
• 20+ years in oil & gas Commissioning Management on large projects.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Good leadership, teamwork and interpersonal abilities.
• Knowledge of international codes and standards.
• Ability to make independent judgments in quality issue resolution.
• Experience with contractors and suppliers and managing interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Lead commissioning planning teams to support project objectives.
• Coordinate with Contractor and Subcontractors to meet safety and execution goals.
• Interface with ADNOC for brownfield works and production operations.
• Ensure constructability and deliverables alignment with detailed design.
• Report progress and issues to Project Team.
• Mentor and develop UAE Nationals in commissioning disciplines.
• Foster safety as a core project objective across all activities.
• Support establishment of commissioning organization and resourcing.

Skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Teamwork

Interpersonal skills

Code standards knowledge

Judgment & decision making

Stakeholder management

Education

BSc in Engineering or equivalent

MBA / MSc in management or equivalent

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

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.