Head of Commissioning (Rotating Equipment/Mechanical)

Tanqeeb; Doha; On-site; QAR 537,000 - 739,000; Full time

Job summary

Tanqeeb seeks a senior commissioning engineer to lead the startup of heavy machinery packages on a Qatar onshore project. You will coordinate with EPC contractors and multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe, on-time delivery, meeting technical specs and quality standards.

The role requires extensive experience in large-scale commissioning for oil and gas, with supervision of vendor personnel and strong leadership in multidisciplinary environments. On-site Qatar with long-term engagement.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years in engineering, procurement and construction phases on large-scale commissioning projects in oil & gas.
• Experience supervising personnel, including acting roles or oversight of service/vendor staff.
• Expertise with heavy machinery such as turbines, pumps and compressors.

Responsibilities

• Commission and start-up of machinery packages to meet project objectives and timelines.
• Provide technical direction and coordinate with EPC contractors and multidisciplinary teams.
• Oversee installation, pre-commissioning and start-up activities and handover to commissioning org.
• Coordinate machinery design across disciplines and prioritize work with engineering leads.
• Interface with key vendors to ensure quality and execution objectives.
• Develop commissioning check sheets, manage punch lists and pre-start-up checks.
• Ensure field execution aligns with safety and quality standards.

Skills

Machinery commissioning

Start-up leadership

EPC contractor coordination

Multidisciplinary coordination

Safety and quality compliance

Rotating equipment experience

Mechanical engineering

Project supervision

Education

Bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Job description

• Commissioning and start-up of machinery equipment to ensure timely project delivery and compliance with technical specifications. Provide technical direction and coordinate with multidisciplinary teams and EPC contractors to meet project objectives, ensuring safety and quality standards. Oversee and support the installation, pre-commissioning, and start-up of machinery packages, transitioning to the project commissioning organization as needed

• Facilitate detailed design, commissioning and start-up of heavy duty industrial gas turbines in both mechanical drive and power generation service., large (>20MW) industrial centrifugal compressors, turbo-expanders, hydraulic turbines, LNG submersible pumps, large API (>2MW)vertical pumps, API centrifugal pumps, rotary screw pumps and compressors, magnetic bearings, dry gas seals, etc.


• Head machinery design and coordination to ensure engineering deliverables meet project requirements ensuring alignment with safety standards and quality objectives.


• Coordinate machinery design across disciplines, reviewing and prioritizing work activities in conjunction with Engineering Manager and Heads of Process, Electrical, Mechanical, disciplines as well as Operations and Engineering Advisors to ensure that project deliverables are met.


• Provide technical guidance to EPC contractor for timely completion of machinery design and execution plans, per project specifications, offering clear direction when project instructions or specifications are ambiguous.


• Support interfacing and work coordination between key vendors (Baker Hughes, Flowserve, Elliott-Ebara, Mitsubishi, etc) and EPC contractor to ensure quality and execution objectives are met.


• Ensure field execution at site meets project plans. Develop, review, and execute commissioning check sheets, checklists for systems completion. Manage punch lists and closeouts and conduct. pre-start-up checks for machinery.


• Facilitate dry gas seal system commissioning, machinery piping alignment, machinery shaft alignment, solo runs, lube oil flushing, soft-foot check, coupling installation check.


• Identify deficiencies in performance of machinery against contractual requirements and initiate and fully define warranty claims.


• Develop plans and procedures, incorporating design safety aspects to mitigate any safety risks associated with machinery execution activities.

• Bachelor degree in applied sciences or Mechanical Engineering


• 10 years' experience in various project phases such as engineering, procurement, and construction, within large-scale commissioning projects in the oil and gas industry, including 2 years of experience in a supervisory role, including acting roles, or oversight of service/vendor personnel.


• Expertise with large (>20MW) industrial centrifugal compressors, turbo-expanders, hydraulic turbines, LNG submersible pumps, large API (>2MW) vertical pumps, API centrifugal pumps, rotary screw pumps and compressors, magnetic bearings, dry gas seals, etc.

• Salary:
  
  
  
  • Day Rate in USD Plus Allowance
  
  
  
  


• Work Schedule:
  
  
  
  • 10 Hours / 6 Days
  
  
  
  


• Duration:
  
  
  
  • 36 months (Renewable)
  
  
  
  


• Location:
  
  
  
  • Qatar Onshore (Ras Laffan/Doha)
  
  
  
  


• Leave Rotation:
  
  
  
  • 12 weeks on/ 02 weeks off