Specialist Commissioning Engineer (PMC) – LNG Project

About the role

Penspen is hiring a PMC Specialist Commissioning Engineer for a gas project based in Abu Dhabi. The role provides PMC oversight of the EPC contractor's pre-commissioning, commissioning, start-up readiness and handover activities for the LNG project, and supports the Company in verifying that systems are safely completed, tested, documented and ready for operation in line with contractual requirements, approved procedures and project standards.

Key responsibilities

• Provide PMC oversight of the EPC contractor's pre-commissioning, commissioning, start-up readiness and handover activities.
• Support verification that systems are safely completed, tested, documented and ready for operation according to contractual requirements, approved procedures and project standards.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, Instrumentation Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• Minimum 15 years of relevant oil and gas experience, including at least 8 years in pre-commissioning, commissioning and start-up.
• Demonstrated commissioning experience on LNG facilities, including at least one major LNG project through commissioning and start-up.
• Previous PMC or client-side experience overseeing EPC contractor delivery; ADNOC project experience preferred.
• Experience with large EPC projects, multidisciplinary interfaces, system completion databases and formal turnover processes.

Required skills

• Strong understanding of LNG process facilities, utilities, offsites and commissioning interfaces.
• Knowledge of system completion, commissioning sequencing, readiness verification and operational handover.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, cause-and-effect diagrams, equipment documentation and commissioning procedures.

The position is full-time, fixed-term, in Abu Dhabi, UAE, with a closing date of 31 October 2026. Applications are made through the Penspen careers site.