Commissioning Manager

The Commissioning Manager is responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing all pre-commissioning, commissioning, start-up, performance testing, handover, and close-out activities for onshore and offshore oil and gas EPC projects.

The position ensures that systems and facilities are commissioned safely, efficiently, and in accordance with the approved schedule, contractual requirements, ADNOC specifications, HSE standards, quality requirements, company procedures, and recognised engineering practices. The role also oversees system completion, readiness reviews, energisation, start-up, performance testing, and final acceptance.

• Manage end-to-end pre-commissioning, commissioning, start-up, performance testing, handover, and close-out activities for onshore and offshore projects.
• Develop and implement integrated pre-commissioning and commissioning execution plans, schedules, procedures, manpower plans, mobilisation plans, and system priorities.
• Establish and maintain the Completion Management System, including system and subsystem definitions, tagging, mechanical completion records, certification, and turnover documentation.
• Prepare and review procedures for piping cleaning, flushing, pressure testing, cable testing, loop checking, equipment testing, system energisation, logic verification, and operational readiness.
• Lead mechanical completion inspections, system walkdowns, punch-list categorisation, tracking, clearance, and handover from construction to commissioning.
• Conduct commissioning readiness reviews, pre-Startup Safety Reviews, SIMOPS assessments, and system readiness verification before energisation or hydrocarbon introduction.
• Coordinate loop checks, functional testing, logic testing, cause-and-effect verification, equipment commissioning, and integration of DCS, ESD, Fire and Gas, PLC, SCADA, and other control systems.
• Plan and supervise energisation, start-up sequences, Ready for Start-Up activities, performance testing, reliability testing, and final system acceptance.
• Coordinate the testing and commissioning of rotating equipment, static equipment, mechanical packages, piping systems, electrical systems, utilities, and balance-of-plant facilities.
• Manage commissioning activities related to flare monitoring, ignition systems, purge optimisation, cold flare recovery, vapour recovery units, and other specialised process systems.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Construction, QA/QC, HSE, Procurement, Planning, Logistics, Operations, OEMs, vendors, subcontractors, and client representatives.
• Manage vendor and OEM mobilisation, site attendance, testing activities, technical support, and performance validation.
• Coordinate onshore and offshore logistics, including personnel mobilisation, marine transportation, equipment dispatch, materials, tools, and commissioning consumables.
• Monitor progress, system priorities, manpower utilisation, vendor performance, productivity, risks, constraints, material availability, and commissioning interfaces.
• Lead Permit to Work, isolation, LOTO, TRA, FRA, JSA, Work Management System, and other commissioning-related safety controls.
• Ensure strict compliance with ADNOC HSE requirements, hydrocarbon safety rules, approved commissioning procedures, and operational control requirements.
• Exercise stop-work authority whenever unsafe conditions, procedural deviations, or unacceptable risks are identified.
• Review and approve commissioning procedures, mechanical completion dossiers, commissioning dossiers, energisation plans, RFSU documents, and performance test reports.
• Prepare and deliver Mechanical Completion, Ready for Commissioning, Ready for Start-Up, Provisional Acceptance, and Final Acceptance documentation.
• Coordinate final punch clearance, as-built documentation, O&M manuals, commissioning records, lessons learned, warranty activities, final dossiers, and project close-out.
• Act as the key interface between the project team, head office, client operations, ADNOC representatives, vendors, and multidisciplinary stakeholders.

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or another relevant recognised engineering discipline.
• Minimum 15 years of…