Commissioning Lead (Onshore Telecom)

Airswift; Doha; On-site; QAR 300,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

Airswift, a global manpower provider, is sourcing a Commissioning Lead (Onshore Telecom) for a major Oil & Gas operator in Qatar. The role is onshore site-based, with a 36-month contract and a 6-day/week, 10-hour day schedule.

You will oversee all pre-commissioning and commissioning activities for the telecom discipline, ensuring systems meet project specifications and safety standards, with intensive coordination among contractors and internal teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or applied sciences.
• 12 years of large-project commissioning experience in Oil & Gas.
• 3+ years in a supervisory role or oversight of service/vendor personnel.
• Strong CMS knowledge and ability to manage completion documentation.
• Excellent organizational, reporting and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Witness contractors’ scope and progress per project requirements.
• Oversee Brownfield Pre-Commissioning & Commissioning execution activities.
• Manage punch list creation and clearance via weekly meetings.
• Verify EPC contractor completion dossiers from mechanical completion to handover.
• Monitor preservation activities and ensure timely handovers.
• Coordinate SC Lessons Learned for the project record.
• Lead weekly progress meetings and offshore coordination where required.

Skills

CMS Proficiency

Project Management

Offshore Coordination

Quality Assurance

Documentation

HSE Awareness

MS Office

Communication

English Fluency

Decision Making

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Tools

PIMS

WinPCS

ICAPS

Hexagon

Job description

Airswift are a Global Manpower Provider specialising in the Energy, Infrastructure & IT sectors. Present in more than 70 countries around the world, our reach and capabilities in the markets we service is unparalleled in the industry. We are working with a Major Oil & Gas operator to source for Commissioning Lead (Onshore Telecom) specialising in offshore compression. This is a long-term contract role working on a residential basis 6-days per week / 10 hours per day. Please see details below:

Title: Commissioning Lead (Onshore Telecom)

Start Date: Negotiable (typically within 1 month notice)

Duration: 36 months (potential for extension)

Location: Onshore (site based), Qatar

Working Schedule: 6-days per week / 10 hours per day

Job Purpose:

The Telecom Commissioning Lead Oversee all Pre-Commissioning and Commissioning activities for Telecom discipline executed offshore by the EPC Contractor. Ensure systems and sub-systems meet project specification requirements as per approved procedures.

Job Context & Major Challenge(s):

Oversee Contractors MCC, CSA, and RFSU activities progress Ensure effectiveness of System Completion database, and procedures Monitor with CONTRACTOR the Commissioning schedule to ensure planning and sequence are in line with projects milestones Organise weekly meeting with CTR counterpart Report Precom-Comm progress to N+1 Participate to CTPs Kick of meetings Participate to all Walkdown Certificates (MC & RFSU) Participate to Punchs follow-up and clearance meeting Participate to CPY / CTR & Vendors offshore meetings Cover FATs and make presentation / report, photos and punchs follow-up Act in place of Supervisors when there are simultaneous activities in different platforms or during Supervisors time-off/Unavailibity Visit Well Head and Riser Platforms and provide support to his/her Supervisors.

Key Accountabilities:

• Reports to Head of Commissioning.
• Witness contractors’ scope of work and progress in accordance with project requirements.
• Follow-up construction activities and progress during Pre-shutdown and shutdown of the Brownfield WHPs & RTs.
• Oversee Brownfield offshore Pre-Commissioning & Commissioning execution activities and ensure their safety and compliant.
• Follow-up punch list creation, categorisation and clearance via weekly meeting with Contractor.
• Verify the completeness of EPC CONTRACTOR’s completion dossiers for mechanical completion, pre-commissioning, and commissioning through to handover to permanent asset.
• Monitor and verify EPC Contractor’s preservation activities and ensure it meet project requirements.
• Coordinate, capture, and share SC Lessons Learned (LL) for inclusion in the project lessons learned register.
• Monitor progress and status of subsystems using the completion management system and ensure timely handovers.
• Oversee and control all mechanical completion (MC), pre-commissioning (CSA), and commissioning documentation (RFSU).

Minimum Requirements Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree in Applied Sciences or Engineering Knowledge and/or Experience 12 years experience with large-project commissioning in the Oil & Gas Industry, including 3 year of experience in a supervisory role, including acting roles, or oversight of service/vendor personnel.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of Completion certificate types Strong decision making and prioritization skills under pressure technical, analytical, and interface skills.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of punch list categorization Experience using Completion Management Systems (CMS) data base such as PIMS, WinPCS, ICAPS, Hexagon or similar.
• Familiarity with construction, QA/QC, and Operations interfaces.
• Excellent organizational, reporting, and communication skills.
• Strong understanding of HSE standards and safe system handover practices.
• Technical and Business Skills A strong commitment to safety protocols and procedures of offshore site environment.
• Effective coordination with all parties involved and reporting skills.
• Strong organizational and technical judgment skills Ability to adapt to tight deadlines, heavy workloads, and frequent changes in priorities
• Excellent communication skills to read, write, and speak fluent English Have pre-commissioning, commissioning and start-up experience as a commissioning performer on major Oil & Gas projects.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite of software programs, computer literacy.
• Good communication and influencing skills.