Position Title: Commissioning Manager
Reports Directly To

• Project Manager
• Global Operations Manager

Role Summary

Lead, direct, and supervise a team of discipline leads and engineers in carrying out commissioning activities for process plants. Assume overall responsibility for project completion in accordance with project specifications and HSE standards.

Take leadership of:

• Plant start-up
• Performance testing
• Operational preparedness

Ensure all applicable safety standards are implemented for safe operation of the facility.

Support the Project Execution Team to deliver commissioning activities within:

• Baseline schedule
• Budget
• Contractual requirements

Oversee coordination between:

• The company
• Client
• Vendors
• Engineering teams
• Subcontractors
• Other internal and external stakeholders

To ensure smooth commissioning of the facility.

Objectives

• On-time completion of commissioning activities and handover to Operations & Maintenance (O&M)
• Timely progress reporting
• Development and implementation of recovery plans when required

Key Responsibilities

Execution Phase

• Review engineering designs and identify systems and sub-systems required for:
  • Mechanical Completion
  • Pre-commissioning
  • Commissioning activities
• Develop commissioning plans and schedules through project startup and performance testing phases.
• Assist in identifying handover systems and establishing priorities and completion sequences.
• Facilitate integration between commissioning, engineering, and construction by participating in:
  • Constructability workshops
  • HAZOP studies
  • Model reviews
  • Process safety studies
• Assess workload, resources, and constraints for commissioning execution.
• Coordinate with commissioning and operations engineers to develop integrated commissioning plans and procedures.
• Prioritize system completion requirements to support construction completion.
• Guide commissioning and operations engineers regarding:
  • Contract scope
  • Battery limits
  • Guarantees
  • Systematic commissioning procedures
• Ensure project operating procedures are reviewed and approved within schedule requirements.
• Ensure manpower planning and mobilization align with project schedules, including vendor personnel and contractor support staff.

Governance

• Support Project Management, Engineering, and Construction teams to ensure startup requirements are incorporated into:
  • Project design
  • Construction strategy
  • Plant operability requirements
  • Personnel safety requirements

Project Execution Activities

• Commissioning control and progress reporting
• Completion Database management
• Document Control Database (CS.10.5)
• PSAIM (Process Safety Asset Integrity Management)
• Permit to Work (PTW) transition from Construction to O&M
• Pre-Startup Safety Reviews (PSSR)

Experience Required

Experience

• 10+ years of industry experience.
• Previous experience in Production Facilities Commissioning projects.
• Additional EPCC project experience involving:
  • Facility Engineering
  • Package Fabrication
  • Site Construction and Integration
  • Subcontractor Management
  • Vendor Management and Control

Expertise

• Pre-Commissioning, Commissioning, Start-Up, and O&M workflows
• Process Safety
• Systemized commissioning methodologies
• Commissioning planning
• Completions Management Systems
• Operations Readiness
• Commissioning of:
  • Compressors
  • Turbines
  • Gas Engines
• Process and Operational Control

Key Interfaces

This list is not exhaustive:

• Tender Manager
• Project Manager
• Planning Manager
• Construction Manager
• Execution Manager
• Risk Management Team
• Quality Team
• HSE Team
• Operations Management
• Engineering & Procurement Teams