Instrument Commissioning Engineer
Bilfinger is a leading international industrial services provider, driving efficiency and sustainability for the process industry. With 31,000+ employees and over €5.4 billion in revenue in 2025, we offer solutions in consulting, engineering, manufacturing, maintenance, turnarounds, and digital applications across key sectors like energy, chemicals, pharma, and oil & gas.
In the Middle East, Bilfinger provides comprehensive services ranging from feasibility studies, conceptual and detailed design, to project management and construction supervision. We play a vital role in oil & gas, power, water, infrastructure, and industrial sectors by ensuring projects meet international standards, cost efficiency, and sustainability goals. Beyond project delivery, we also support clients with asset integrity management, plant maintenance, and turnaround services to ensure reliability, efficiency, and extended lifecycle of critical facilities.
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Company: Bilfinger
Employment Type: Secondment
Location: UAE
Discipline: Instrumentation & Control
Reporting To: Lead Commissioning Engineer / Client Representative
Bilfinger is looking for an experienced Senior Instrument Commissioning Engineer for a secondment assignment with a leading Oil & Gas client in the UAE. The role will provide specialist Instrumentation & Control expertise across engineering, mechanical completion, pre-commissioning, commissioning, start-up, testing, and project handover activities.
The successful candidate will work as an integrated member of the Client’s commissioning team and ensure all activities are executed safely, efficiently, and in accordance with approved procedures, specifications, project requirements, and HSE standards.
Key Responsibilities- Support the Lead Commissioning Engineer in developing and implementing commissioning philosophies, procedures, plans, and strategies.
- Provide Instrumentation & Control commissioning input during engineering and design phases to ensure projects are commissioning-ready.
- Support implementation of Mechanical Completion and Commissioning Management Systems.
- Develop and review commissioning procedures, work packs, test sheets, checklists, and handover documentation.
- Lead instrumentation commissioning activities including calibration, loop checking, functional testing, interlock testing, alarm testing, cause-and-effect testing, and performance verification.
- Support commissioning of DCS, PLC, ESD, F&G, SCADA, control valves, field instrumentation, analyzers, and associated systems
. - Lead troubleshooting and resolution of complex instrumentation and control system issues during commissioning and start-up.
- Participate in FAT, SAT, integrated system testing, vendor inspections, and system acceptance activities
. - Coordinate with Engineering, Construction, Operations, Maintenance, HSE, Vendors, and other disciplines to ensure timely system completion and handover.
- Monitor commissioning progress, manage punch lists, and support completion and close-out of outstanding activities.
- Prepare commissioning progress reports, test records, completion dossiers, and handover documentation.
- Provide technical leadership, guidance, and mentoring to commissioning engineers and technicians.
- Ensure all commissioning activities comply with Client and Bilfinger HSE requirements, Permit-to-Work, LOTO, isolation, and risk assessment procedures.
- Identify opportunities to improve commissioning efficiency, system…
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