Senior Commissioning Manager - ADNOC Offshore

About the role

KBR is expanding its Project Management Consultancy (PMC) team to support a high-profile offshore development project in Abu Dhabi. The Senior Commissioning Manager will be assigned to the ADNOC Offshore PMC project and will initially be based at the client's or contractor's office in Abu Dhabi, possibly moving to a rotational assignment at the project site depending on project needs. The role covers planning, coordinating and executing commissioning, start-up, testing and handover activities so that all systems and subsystems are commissioned safely, efficiently and in line with ADNOC standards, project specifications, contractual requirements and industry best practice.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and implement commissioning strategies, procedures, schedules and execution plans, leading activities from mechanical completion through pre-commissioning, commissioning, start-up and handover.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams (electrical, instrumentation, mechanical, process, telecom, control systems) and coordinate with engineering, construction, QA/QC, HSE, operations, vendors and the client; manage subcontractors and commissioning service providers.
• Review and approve commissioning procedures, test packs, method statements and operational readiness plans; verify punch list completion.
• Oversee functional testing, loop checking, SATs, integrated system testing and performance testing.
• Ensure compliance with ADNOC Offshore HSE requirements and permit-to-work systems, and take part in HAZOP, HAZID, SIMOPS and safety reviews.
• Serve as the main contact for commissioning with ADNOC Offshore, lead commissioning meetings and support final acceptance, handover and close-out.
• Monitor progress against schedule and budget, maintain completion dossiers, turnover packages, commissioning records and as-built documentation, and prepare weekly and monthly commissioning reports, KPIs and risk assessments.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Chemical or Process Engineering, or equivalent.
• Minimum 15 years of experience in EPC, offshore oil and gas, refining, petrochemical or energy projects.
• Minimum 5 years in a senior commissioning leadership role.
• Proven experience managing commissioning on major ADNOC, offshore platform, topsides, brownfield or greenfield projects.
• Experience with international EPC contractors and multinational project teams.

Required skills

• Commissioning management systems (CMS)
• Systemization and mechanical completion processes
• Offshore production facilities, process, utilities, electrical and instrumentation systems
• DCS, ESD, F&G, SCADA and telecom systems
• Integrated start-up planning, risk assessment and operational readiness
• ADNOC standards and specifications