PTW/LOTO Commissioning Technician

About the role

The PTW/LOTO Commissioning Technician will support the safe start‑up and handover of large‑scale industrial assets such as power plants, oil & gas facilities or LNG units. The role involves coordinating isolation activities, managing lock‑out/tag‑out procedures and ensuring that all commissioning activities are performed in a safe and compliant manner.

Key responsibilities

• Implement LOTO and PTW procedures across mechanical, electrical and instrumentation systems.
• Coordinate isolation activities, including lock application, tag verification and clearance.
• Issue, extend, suspend and close PTW permits as required.
• Support switching, energisation and system hand‑over activities.
• Maintain lock‑out records and lock registers.
• Conduct field inspections to verify safe working conditions.
• Assist with commissioning walk‑downs, punch‑list clearance and readiness verification.
• Liaise with commissioning teams, operations, contractors and owner representatives.
• Report unsafe conditions, isolation conflicts and any abnormal observations.

Required profile

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in LOTO/PTW and isolation coordination.
• Experience in power‑plant, oil & gas, LNG or large industrial environments preferred.
• Good understanding of mechanical, electrical and instrumentation isolation.
• Ability to read P&IDs, SLDs, loop drawings and vendor documents.
• Technical institute graduate or equivalent practical experience.
• Basic English communication skills.
• Preferred certifications: HV/Electrical Switching, LOTO/PTW Coordinator or Authorized Person.
• Gas‑turbine commissioning, energisation and system hand‑over experience is a plus.

Required skills

• LOTO procedures
• PTW permit management
• Mechanical, electrical and instrumentation isolation
• Lock application and tag verification
• Switching and energisation operations
• System hand‑over processes
• Reading P&IDs, SLDs and loop drawings
• Gas turbine commissioning