Commissioning Manager

• 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 Workpack 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).
• 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.
• Oversight of all on site commissioning activities as appropriate including P&ID checking (system check/walk-down/punching), mechanical completion, pre-commissioning, cold commissioning (dry/wet), hot commissioning.
• Run pre-start up safety review with client and construction contractor (and PMC and licensor as appropriate).
• Oversight of start-up, and responsible for ensuring full punchlist handover to operations for performance testing and post-commissioning.
• Manage, direct and guide commissioning team to ensure delivery against milestones and Key Performance Indicators (KPI's).
• Responsible for managing site materials and logistics.
• Oversee and manage contractor, subcontractor and vendor activities associated with pre-commissioning and commissioning.
• Interface with Operations Team in commissioning, start-up and final turnover of the facility/plant.
• Assist in Operational Readiness Plan and Project Execution Plan development.
• Accountable for hazard/risk analysis performance and mitigating risk appropriately before start of activities.
• Establish progress reporting systems for all phases of the commissioning and start-up of the facility.
• Ensure the commissioning plan is in compliance with the appropriate external regulatory bodies, plus Wood procedures and systems.

Qualifications

• B.S. or equivalent degree in Engineering from an accredited university.

Minimum Experience

• Minimum twenty (20) years relevant experience in the oil & gas industry including onshore Greenfield / Brownfield projects, including at least five (5) years in a 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.

Desired candidate profile

• 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.