Commissioning Manager Reports to Project Manager & Site Manager (when on Site)

By delegation from the Project Manager, the commissioning manager has overall responsibility for preparation of pre-commissioning & commissioning dossiers, preparation of all transfer sequences, management on site of all commissioning activities, and technical follow-up of vendors involved in commissioning

Under the guidance of the Project Manager, the Commissioning Manager leads the team allocated to the development of the mechanical completion, pre-commissioning, commissioning and site acceptance test dossiers for the Project

The Commissioning Manager is responsible for all issues related to commissioning activities, and will liaise directly with the Client accordingly

Able to fully understand / review / update commissioning documents such as red-line drawings, P&IDs, commissioning packages vendor/manufacturers’ drawings, spare parts lists, equipment Operating and Maintenance Manuals, Plant Operating, Shutdown (hot and cold) and Start-up Manuals, Logic diagrams, Cause & Effect diagrams, data bases and calculation records.

The major tasks (but not limited to) under the responsibility of the Commissioning Manager during the Project Execution Stage are the following: 

• Prepare adequate pre-commissioning, commissioning and acceptance dossiers for the Site Commissioning & Transfer Operations. 

• Monitor and coordinate, in collaboration with Project Management Team, all commissioning activities for all systems until handover to Operations, ensuring that objectives are accomplished within the prescribed time frame and budget parameters.

• Ensure that Work Procedures and Method Statements for all commissioning related work activities are prepared and followed during work execution 

• Responsible for the development of pre-commissioning & commissioning plans and commissioning / transfer sequences.

• Coordination of interdisciplinary interfaces and materials.

• Management of the commissioning team(s). · Progress follow-up and reporting at all levels.

• Responsible for effective control of the commissioning budget and change control management

• Management of full commissioning lifecycle from commencement of dossier preparation to final handover.

• Responsible for the development and delivery of a commissioning plan including procedures, documentation and schedules for hot or cold shut down operations in coordination with client directives.

• Management of pre-commissioning and commissioning activities.

• Coordination and monitoring of vendor's commissioning personnel. ·

• Responsible for following and closing out of punch list items.

• Responsible for completion all Site commissioning related reports (test reports, incident reports, close out reports,……)

• Handover of the installation from Commissioning to Operations.

B.E. / B.Tech in Instrumentation, Control or Electrical Engineering

Qualification in a major discipline of Electrical, Instrumentation, Piping... 

Excellent communication skills

Minimum of 10 years’ experience in commissioning and start-up of large multi-disciplinary installations in the Oil and Gas industry (minimum of 5 years construction management and control and 5 years in commissioning).

Proven experience in managing commissioning of high value EPC Contracts ·

Proven experience in Hot and Cold transfer

Effective computer skills, Microsoft office software

Effective communication skills (both verbally and in writing) with managerial colleagues and other individuals inside and outside the company.