Operations Readiness Lead

NES GLOBAL PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

NES Fircroft is seeking an Operations Readiness Lead to support offshore Oil & Gas engineering projects. The role focuses on leading OR activities through project phases, developing readiness strategies, and guiding commissioning and start-up to safe operations.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in OR/commissioning, experience on international projects, and strong stakeholder management and facilitation skills. Fluent English is required for global collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related engineering field.
• Minimum 10 years in operational readiness, commissioning, start-up, or production operations in oil & gas.
• Experience on international upstream, offshore, LNG, refinery, or energy infrastructure projects.
• Strong understanding of commissioning and start-up methodologies and operational transition planning.

Responsibilities

• Lead OR activities across project phases for commissioning and start-up.
• Develop production readiness strategies and transition plans.
• Define resources, prerequisites, and risk mitigation measures.
• Prepare CSU deliverables and ensure client contractual compliance.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams to meet readiness milestones.
• Monitor progress and report through management reviews.
• Interface with project teams, clients, and operations stakeholders on readiness and commissioning.
• Facilitate workshops, risk assessments, and readiness reviews.
• Provide guidance to teams involved in OR, commissioning, and start-up.
• Support site-based commissioning and start-up, ensuring safe transition to operations.
• Identify operational and commissioning risks and implement mitigations.

Skills

Commissioning knowledge

Stakeholder management

Facilitation skills

Project leadership

English fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

NES Fircroft is currently recruiting an Operations Readiness Lead to support offshore Oil & Gas engineering projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Operational Readiness (OR) activities across project execution phases, ensuring successful preparation for commissioning, start-up, and operations.
• Develop and implement production readiness strategies, execution plans, commissioning and start-up philosophies, and operational transition plans.
• Define resource requirements, operational prerequisites, risk mitigation measures, and production ramp-up/ramp-down strategies.
• Prepare and manage operational readiness and CSU deliverables, ensuring compliance with client requirements and project contractual obligations.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary engineering, commissioning, construction, and operations teams to ensure readiness milestones are achieved.
• Monitor and report progress of production readiness activities through regular project meetings and management reviews.
• Act as the key interface between project teams, clients, and operational stakeholders on matters relating to operational readiness and commissioning.
• Facilitate workshops, technical reviews, risk assessments, and readiness reviews to support project objectives.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to project teams involved in operational readiness, commissioning, and start-up activities.
• Support site-based commissioning and start-up activities, ensuring safe execution and effective transition to operations.
• Identify operational and commissioning risks and implement mitigation measures to ensure project readiness and start-up success.

Requirements

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Materials Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.

Experience

• Minimum 10 years of experience in operational readiness, commissioning, start-up, or production operations within the oil and gas industry.
• Proven experience supporting major upstream, offshore, LNG, refinery, petrochemical, or energy infrastructure projects.
• Strong understanding of commissioning and start-up methodologies, operational transition planning, and production readiness processes.
• Experience working on international projects, preferably within large EPC/EPCI project environments.
• Demonstrated experience preparing commissioning, start-up, and operational readiness documentation and deliverables.

Desired Skills & Competencies

• Strong knowledge of commissioning, start-up, risk assessment, and operational readiness best practices.
• Experience developing and implementing CSU plans, readiness assessments, and operational procedures.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively across project teams, clients, and operations personnel.
• Strong facilitation skills for technical workshops, reviews, and multidisciplinary meetings.
• Proven ability to manage technical issues through to close-out and deliver results within schedule commitments.
• Fluent spoken and written English.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of major international energy and offshore developments.
• Work with multidisciplinary teams on complex and technically challenging projects.
• Opportunity to influence the successful transition of world-class projects from construction to operations.
• Dynamic and collaborative project environment with strong professional development opportunities.

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.