Commissioning Manager

Role Overview

The Commissioning Manager is responsible for overseeing commissioning operations conducted by the EPC Contractor, ensuring strict adherence to project criteria encompassing safety, health, environmental standards, quality, budget, and timeline. They will collaborate closely with the Project Management Team and key stakeholders to guarantee seamless execution.

Challenges and Context

• Lead commissioning efforts on a vast industrial project involving more than 20,000 personnel at peak site activity.
• Manage risks related to extensive construction, commissioning, logistics, and accommodation processes.
• Ensure that commissioning operations are conducted safely and punctually, complying with project requirements, local laws, and corporate policies.
• Handle multiple concurrent operations and coordinate interfaces with neighboring projects during critical final execution phases.

Key Responsibilities

• Champion a robust safety culture by demonstrating visible leadership among project teams, contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers.
• Facilitate technical collaboration and alignment between client and contractor commissioning teams, swiftly addressing conflicts and escalating concerns.
• Review, approve, and verify commissioning deliverables and related datasets to ensure compliance with standards and regulations.
• Confirm readiness for commissioning by addressing risks spanning engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning phases.
• Serve as the primary liaison with the contractor’s commissioning leadership, driving safe and effective commissioning execution aligned with strategy and schedule.
• Distribute commissioning resources effectively across project teams within a matrix framework, ensuring appropriate staffing, compliance, and prioritization.
• Provide oversight across commissioning teams in various areas to maintain consistency in execution, reporting, and resource allocation.
• Organize and lead stakeholder commissioning meetings, setting agendas and defining actions to meet project goals.
• Coordinate with Operations and Start-Up teams to ensure technical consistency and smooth system handovers.
• Oversee completion and handover processes to guarantee timely turnover of dossiers and documentation.
• Support planning and management of simultaneous operations involving other projects and contractors.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Applied Sciences is required.
• At least 15 years’ experience covering engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning within major oil and gas initiatives.
• A minimum of 5 years in supervisory or management roles, overseeing commissioning activities.
• Demonstrated experience managing personnel from contractors, vendors, and service companies.

Technical Expertise

• Developing and executing commissioning strategies.
• Systems completion and facility handover processes.
• Management of EPC contractors.
• Delivery of large-scale projects.
• Preparation for operations readiness and start-up phases.
• Experience with brownfield projects.
• Coordination of simultaneous operations (SIMOPS).
• Risk evaluation and informed decision-making.
• Schedule and cost control techniques.
• Stakeholder engagement and interface management.
• Leadership in safety practices.
• Commissioning and start-up of oil and gas facilities.