Commissioning Manager

The Commissioning Manager will be responsible for leading, planning, coordinating, and executing the pre-commissioning, commissioning, start-up, performance testing, and handover activities for major offshore upstream Oil & Gas projects. The role requires extensive experience in delivering large EPC/EPCI/PMC projects for major Middle Eastern operators.

The successful candidate will ensure safe, efficient, and timely commissioning and start-up of facilities while maintaining compliance with project specifications, international standards, client requirements, and HSE regulations.

Responsibilities

Commissioning Leadership

• Develop and implement overall commissioning philosophy, strategy, and execution plans.
• Lead multidisciplinary commissioning teams across offshore and onshore facilities.
• Manage pre-commissioning, commissioning, start-up, operational readiness, and handover activities.
• Ensure commissioning activities are aligned with project schedules and milestones.
• Provide leadership and technical guidance to commissioning engineers and specialists.

Project Planning & Execution

• Review and approve commissioning procedures, dossiers, systems completion plans, and start-up sequences.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Operations, HSE, and Quality teams to ensure seamless project execution.
• Monitor commissioning progress and implement corrective actions to maintain schedule commitments.
• Participate in constructability, operability, and maintainability reviews throughout project phases.
• Ensure proper integration between offshore platforms, subsea systems, pipelines, utilities, and onshore facilities.

Stakeholder Management

• Interface with Client, PMC, EPC Contractors, Vendors, and Operations teams.
• Lead commissioning meetings and progress reviews with senior project stakeholders.
• Manage vendor representatives and specialist support during commissioning and start-up.
• Coordinate final handover of systems and facilities to Operations.

HSE & Quality Assurance

• Promote a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with project HSE requirements.
• Lead risk assessments, SIMOPS reviews, HAZOP follow-up actions, and commissioning risk mitigation plans.
• Ensure all commissioning activities comply with international standards and client specifications.
• Ensure completeness and accuracy of commissioning documentation and turnover packages.

Operational Readiness & Start-Up

• Develop and execute operational readiness plans.
• Manage integrated system testing and performance testing activities.
• Support initial start-up and stabilization of facilities.
• Ensure successful achievement of production and performance guarantees.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Chemical, Process, or equivalent).
• Master's degree is an advantage.
• Professional Engineering certification is preferred.
• Minimum 20+ years of experience in Oil & Gas projects.
• Predominant experience in Upstream Offshore Oil & Gas facilities.
• Significant experience in Pre-Commissioning, Commissioning, Start-up, and Operations Readiness.
• Proven experience in PMC (Project Management Consultancy) organizations is highly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience delivering large-scale mega projects (Brownfield and Greenfield) with project values exceeding USD 500 Million.
• Extensive offshore commissioning experience including:
  • Offshore platforms
  • Wellhead platforms
  • CPPs (Central Processing Platforms)
  • Gas processing facilities
  • Subsea systems
  • Pipelines and associated infrastructure
• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multicultural project teams.
• Strong decision-making and problem-solving capabilities.
• Proven ability to work effectively under project schedule pressures.