Commissioning Director

Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world.

The Role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Commissioning Director with a proven track record in overseeing and managing complex multi-billion dollar onshore oil and gas EPCm project.

Our Clients and Projects

Designing the future. Transforming the world.

Wood's Oil, Gas & New Energies business is built on a strong legacy of delivering large and complex projects for national and international energy companies across the globe. We have experienced teams, a proven delivery model and a strong reputation.

We are the market - leading provider of integrated and innovative solutions that challenge the status-quo in the oil and gas upstream and midstream, onshore and offshore, gas to liquids and decarbonization and electrification markets. We pride ourselves in steady and predictable delivery, setting our sights on an exciting growth trajectory.

Energy security, transition and supply have never been more important. You, our enabling teams, are at the very forefront of transformative projects that are providing sustainable power to generations to come. We are the ones to bring low-carbon concepts to reality.

What we can offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects: Delivered to high profile clients across the Energy Sector
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion: We are an organization actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business
• Competitive remuneration package: With regular reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
• Medical Insurance: Ensures inpatient, and outpatient medical care is available should you require treatment
• Group Life and Personal Accident Insurance: The company provides Life Assurance cover
• End of Service Gratuity: In line with UAE Labor Law, all employees are eligible for an End of Service benefit
• The Employee Share Plan: Gives you the opportunity to purchase Wood shares and receive a match from the company
• Long Service Award: Wood values the commitment and loyalty of our people. Celebrating Long Service provides an opportunity for the business to demonstrate their appreciation of the hard work, dedication and many years’ services of our employees at 5 - year service milestones
• Commitment to continued professional development: Development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests
• Global connections: Join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession
• Energy Transition Academy: Join a community of experts sharing your knowledge and gaining more exposure to a variety of existing and emerging energy systems - delivered by experts in their field

The key objectives for this role are:

• Developing and implementing commissioning plans and procedures to ensure a systematic approach.
• Overseeing and coordinating the testing and verification of systems and equipment to ensure they meet design specifications and operational requirements.
• Ensuring all systems and equipment function correctly and safely before handover.
• Preparing and maintaining comprehensive commissioning documentation, including test results and certificates.
• Collaborating with project teams, contractors, and stakeholders to ensure seamless integration and communication.
• Identifying potential risks during commissioning and developing strategies to mitigate them.
• Providing training and support to operations and maintenance personnel on newly commissioned systems and equipment.
• Ensuring compliance with regulatory and safety standards throughout the commissioning process.

Responsibilities

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership in health, safety and environmental (HSE) issues on site and maintain overall responsibility for ensuring that the team complies with the HSE Plan.
• Provide leadership to focus preparation and execution aligned to project objectives
• Identify specific HSE issues associated with the Commissioning scope
• Identify all risks associated with the Commissioning scope
• Identify all systems/ equipment requiring verification
• Identify specific testing and integration activities related to Safe, tight, clean, function, operate, preserve and how these will integrate to create operating plant
• Identify the end state of the project, sequence drives and execution logic, specific interfaces/ transitions that may affect execution
• Develop Commissioning Execution Plan to maximize efficiencies, reduce cost and schedule.
• Preparation of the project commissioning and start - up plan including detailed activities and start-up logic.
• Develop and manage commissioning and start-up budget, including forecast for future staffing requirements.
• Obtain alignment with all stakeholders on Commissioning Execution Plan and initiate actions to drive success.
• Establish and manage Commissioning Management team across the portfolio of projects.
• Provide expert knowledge into Design to ensure commissioning is built into design, minimize the amount of design deliverables required to achieve safe and efficient execution onshore.
• Participation in design review, 3D Model Reviews, Value Engineering, Risk Management workshops, Planning workshops, constructability Reviews, PHSERs , IPR etc.
• Jointly establish System Breakdown, Mechanical Completions, and Work pack structure with the Construction and Engineering Managers, to drive completion of each project scope.
• Key member of the Contract Management Team to prepare and issue ITT for Construction and Commissioning Contract, evaluate proposals, and make recommendation to Client for them to place contract(s).
• Establish and manage Commissioning Management team across the portfolio of projects.
• Develop commissioning record (closeout) documentation throughout the project and submit documentation over to the project manager before substantial completion. Responsible for developing a well-thought-out documentation plan with the close-out information being collected throughout all of the project phases
• Accountable for delivery of fit for purpose project documentation including pre-commissioning and commissioning procedures.
• Plan and prepare all resource, materials, tools, test equipment, spares and consumables required for commissioning activities and early operations
• Establish the completions management system to ensure verification activities are recorded at all stages
• Oversight of all on site commissioning activities as appropriate including P&ID checking (system check/walk-down/punching), mechanical completion, pre-commissioning, cold commissioning (dry/wet), hot commissioning.
• Runs pre - start up safety review with client and construction contractor (and PMC and licensor as appropriate)
• Oversight of start - up, and responsible for ensuring full punch list handover to operations for performance testing and post-commissioning
• Manages, directs and guides commissioning team to ensure delivery against milestones and Key Performance Indicators (KPI's)
• Responsible for managing site materials and logistics.
• Oversee and manage contractor, subcontractor and vendor activities associated with pre- commissioning and commissioning.
• Interface with Operations Team in commissioning, start-up and final turnover of the facility/plant.
• Assist in Operational Readiness Plan and Project Execution Plan development.
• Accountable for hazard/risk analysis performance and mitigating risk appropriately before start of activities.
• Establish progress reporting systems for all phases of the commissioning and start-up of the facility
• Ensure the commissioning plan is in compliance with the appropriate external regulatory bodies, plus Wood procedures and systems.

Qualifications

Skills And Qualifications

What makes you remarkable?

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world’s most critical challenges.

Expected:

• B.S. or equivalent degree in Engineering from an accredited university

Minimum Experience:

• Minimum twenty-five 25 years relevant experience in the oil & gas industry including onshore Greenfield / Brownfield projects., including at least five 5 years in similar position.

Role-Specific Skills / Experience:

• Demonstrable ability to manage Commissioning on onshore Greenfield and Brownfield Oil and Gas projects
• Specific experience in the Middle East for renowned clients, preferred.
• Personality, ability, and experience to drive, manage, direct, and guide the team to achieve project objectives.
• High level of professional competence and management skills to motivate the team to achieve high quality performance during the execution of the portfolio of projects.
• Thorough knowledge of project success and benefits management.
• Demonstrable ability to drive cash flow management and projection / forecast of cost at completion.
• Demonstrable experience in coordinating packages, commissioning reviews, site plan management and completions progress measurement and tracking.
• Experienced in developing schedules and cost estimates for standard projects.
• Good knowledge of industry and company risk management processes.
• Experience of implementing successful project performance improvement activities and techniques for recovering poor performance.
• Understands the needs of information management requirements in the project phases (operation), internal (contractual, statutory) and asset (customer) documentation.
• Well versed in international and company quality assurance standards
• Robust knowledge of all handover and close-out activities required for customer, companies, and suppliers
• Extensive experience in all of IOC, NOC, Mega oil and gas onshore projects, EPC / EPCM
• Strong management and leadership skills