Senior Commissioning Engineer (Instrumentation)

Airswift; Doha; On-site; QAR 180,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Airswift is seeking a Senior Commissioning Engineer (Instrumentation) with a strong offshore EPIC background to lead commissioning activities for oil and gas plants. The role emphasizes defining and mobilizing teams, preparing pre-commissioning procedures and ensuring rigorous documentation and handover readiness.

The successful candidate will have at least 12 years in design, construction, commissioning and startup, including 8 years in a coordinator or team-leader capacity, preferably offshore.

Qualifications

• Mandatory B.Sc. in Engineering with extensive oil & gas commissioning experience.
• Twelve (12) years in design, construction, commissioning and startup of oil & gas plants, offshore preferred.
• Minimum eight (8) years as Commissioning Coordinator/Team Leader in EPIC contracting.

Responsibilities

• Define, mobilize and manage an organization for preparation and execution of commissioning.
• Prepare project-specific pre-commissioning/commissioning procedures and reporting tools.
• Execute commissioning to maximize productivity, minimize cost and ensure smooth handover.
• Supervise reporting to ensure all technical and contractual information is recorded and available.
• Supervise the commissioning schedule to achieve planned end date.
• Coordinate with other project entities and facilities to address interfaces.

Skills

B.Sc in Engineering

Oil & Gas commissioning

Offshore experience

EPIC contracting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

SR. COMMISSIONING ENGINEER (INSTRUMENTATION)

Mandatory Qualification B.Sc. in an Engineering Discipline with extensive experience in commissioning of oil & gas projects. Experience Minimum of twelve (12) years’ experience in design, construction, commissioning, and start-up of oil & gas processing plants and preferably offshore with EPIC contracting companies of which a minimum eight (8) years Commissioning Coordinator/Team Leader.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• To define, mobilize and manage an organization which will cover the preparation and the execution of commissioning.
• To manage the preparation of project specific pre-commissioning/commissioning procedures and reporting tools (including technical database when applicable, planning, punch list control).
• To manage the execution of commissioning to achieve maximum productivity, minimize cost and achieve smooth hand over.
• To supervise the reporting of commissioning execution to ensure that all technical, and contractual information is properly recorded, collected and available for inspection/reference as required by regulations and company procedures/policies.
• To supervise the schedule of commissioning in order to reach the planned end date.
• To co-ordinate with other project entities/existing facilities.
• To ensure the project commissioning and handover process is implemented in compliance with company procedures and guidelines.
• To promote HSE behaviour within the commissioning activities and verify that HSE procedures are implemented by commissioning team.
• Improve company commissioning procedures, initiate and contribute to the commissioning deliverables standardization, develop strategy to minimize offshore commissioning and minimize lost time due to interfaces.
• Develop commissioning strategy and provide input to the project execution plan and early stages of engineering.
• Responsible for the review and the approval of the various commissioning preparation tasks to be performed by the Contractor: work breakdown structure, priorities, resources, schedule, etc.
• Review and approve the commissioning management procedures (hand over, checklists, interfaces, punch list, internal organisation, and sign-off certificates).
• Review and approve the commissioning dossiers prepared by the Contractor (including database populating and operational test procedures writing).
• Coordinate activities of the company commissioning team (system engineers, discipline supervisors, planning/punch list controller, Asset Holder).
• Identify and address all interface issues with other project packages with respect to commissioning.
• Prepare overall commissioning plan and obtain approval for the same in consultation with Asset Holder.
• Responsible to check and endorse mechanical completion.
• Responsible for witnessing and monitoring the pre-commissioning activities performed by the Contractor.
• Countersign all pre-commissioning dossiers at Ready For Commissioning (RFC) status.
• Control all commissioning activities performed by the Contractor and its reporting.
• Check progress against planning and recommend any necessary corrective actions, close follow up on punch list with Contractor and Asset Holder.
• Coordinate with Contractor/Vendors to solve system/equipment performance problems.
• Review and approve the commissioning dossiers after completion of commissioning activities and sign the Ready for Start Up and hand over certificates.
• Participate and contribute to all safety design review and studies.