Commissioning Supervisor

Kintec Global Recruitment; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Kintec Global Recruitment seeks an experienced commissioning coordinator for a dynamic offshore WTG project in the United Kingdom. You will oversee electrical installation, commissioning progress, safety, and quality, coordinating between site teams and back-office engineering to ensure smooth handover to Generation.

Applicants should have recent hands-on experience with HV/LV electrical systems, SCADA/telecoms, and rigorous safety practices, with the ability to manage multiple contractors and

Qualifications

• Recent experience installing, testing and commissioning dynamic systems including high- and low-voltage electrical, electromechanical, and cabling.
• Experience with control and communication systems, including SCADA, networks and telecom equipment.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant engineering discipline and professional competence.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate clear communication between site activities, electrical installation & commissioning management, and back-office engineering.
• Provide feedback on progress, quality, risk, forecasts, and handover readiness.
• Perform LV/HV authorised-person duties, safety controls, lockout/tagout and energisation checks.
• Witness FAT/SAT/SIT/OSAT/OSIT activities and ensure compliance with CTY/CTF requirements.
• Supervise equipment delivery, installation, and interface coordination between contractors.

Skills

Installation & commissioning

Dynamic systems experience

Electrical systems (HV/LV)

Control & communications

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

SCADA

Networks

Telecommunications

Job description

Location

Hull, United Kingdom (Offshore)

• Start Date: 1st November 2026
• End Date: 29th February 2028

Role Objective

Provide clear, observation-based insight into WTG electrical installation and commissioning progress, risks, quality, and safety. Enable effective coordination between site activities, WTG Electrical Installation & Commissioning Management, and back-office engineering functions. Promote safe behaviour, contractor engagement, and collaborative problem-solving to support quality delivery and a smooth handover to Generation.

Key Responsibilities

• Facilitate constructive, fact-based communication between site activities, WTG Electrical Installation & Commissioning Management, and project back-office functions.
• Provide accurate feedback on progress and quality so management can assess risk, maintain realistic forecasts, and prepare for asset handover.
• Act as a visible role model for safe behaviour and encourage contractors, subcontractors, and visitors to prioritise safety before quality and progress.
• Engage contractors and working-party foremen to identify quality and progress issues, develop practical mitigations, and report findings to management.

Tasks

• Facilitate alignment meetings with back-office engineers, QA representatives at other sites, and onsite contractor team leads, supporting open communication on safety, quality, and progress.
• Provide system-specific updates on progress, risks, and quality to WTG Electrical Installation & Commissioning Management.
• Review contractor Inspection and Test Plans and test procedures, and witness FAT, SAT, SIT, OSAT, and OSIT activities in line with Critical to Functionality and Critical to Quality requirements.
• Supervise equipment deliveries, ensuring damage and missing equipment are recorded and addressed, and review shipping lists and unloading RAMS.
• Supervise contractor handling and installation of equipment, including cable pulling and termination, with focus on Critical to Functionality and Critical to Quality requirements.
• Coordinate onsite interfaces and collaboration where multiple contractors report directly to the client.
• Supervise mechanical completion and qualification of installed equipment and high-voltage, low-voltage, and communication cables.
• Perform Low Voltage and High Voltage Authorised Person duties, including electrical safety, lockout/tagout, and energisation checks.
• Execute inspections and tests required for Test After Completion before handover to Generation.
• Capture lessons learned and improvement proposals arising from NCRs, punch items, and project processes.
• Complete required location- and task-based safety training, intervene where unsafe conditions are observed, and report matters to the onsite QHSE representative.
• Completed Commissioning Document Register reported to the WTG Electrical Installation & Commissioning Manager.
• Daily system-progress input to the Daily Progress Report using Lautec and visualised through EnSync.
• Minutes from alignment meetings with back-office engineers and site-based contractors, stored in the project document management system.
• Rectified and closed punch items for electrical and electromechanical systems, recorded in Aconex Field.
• Lessons learned and improvement proposals recorded in Synergi with responsible parties and actions defined.
• HSE observations recorded through the approved observation card or application and made available to the site HSE representative.

Decision Authority / Responsibility

Witness installation and testing activities and accept or reject completion of testing and commissioning against contractual requirements, project requirements, and defined acceptance criteria.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or higher qualification in a relevant engineering discipline.
• Recent experience and demonstrated competence in the installation, testing, and commissioning of dynamic systems, equipment, components, and cabling, including high- and low-voltage electrical, electromechanical, mechanical, fluid, thermal, and multidisciplinary systems.
• Experience with control and communication systems, equipment, components, and cabling, including SCADA, networks, and telecommunications.
• Valid UKOG medical certification and Chester Step Test with a minimum rating of above average.
• Valid GWO training aligned with the Basic Safety Training, Enhanced First Aid, Control of Hazardous Energies, and High Voltage standards.
• Demonstrated competence to execute Low Voltage and High Voltage Authorised Person duties, including electrical-safety controls, lockout/tagout, and energisation checks.
• Must provide an up-to-date iPhone and permit installation and management of the required mobile-device security software.
• Successful completion of the required background verification before onboarding.