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. 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. • 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 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 • 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