Commissioning Lead - Offshore Electrical

Role Overview

The position entails managing all offshore electrical pre-commissioning and commissioning tasks undertaken by the EPC Contractor, ensuring strict adherence to project specifications and approved methodologies.

Location

Qatar – Offshore

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise electrical pre-commissioning and commissioning activities offshore ensuring safety and compliance.
• Validate Contractor’s work scope by witnessing and approving test procedures and documentation per project standards.
• Track construction progress during critical pre-shutdown and shutdown phases.
• Manage commissioning timelines to align with overall project milestones.
• Oversee identification, classification, and resolution of punch-list items.
• Examine and confirm completion dossiers spanning mechanical completion to commissioning handover.
• Assess Contractor preservation efforts for compliance with project specifications.
• Use Completion Management Systems to monitor subsystem statuses and drive timely turnovers.
• Control documentation related to mechanical completion, pre-commissioning, and commissioning activities.
• Participate actively in walkdowns, permitting meetings such as PTW/SIMOPS, offshore discussions, and commissioning efforts.
• Provide operational support during project start-up.
• Document and share lessons learned for continuous project improvement.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Applied Sciences or Engineering fields.
• At least eight years’ experience in commissioning large-scale oil and gas projects, including a minimum of one year in supervisory or personnel oversight roles.
• Comprehensive understanding of completion certificate types and punch-list management.
• Hands-on experience with Completion Management Systems, for example PIMS, WinPCS, ICAPS, Hexagon, or similar platforms.
• Knowledge of interfaces between construction, QA/QC, and operations units.
• Experience with pre-commissioning, commissioning, and start-up phases in major oil and gas initiatives.
• Strong grasp of HSE standards and procedures for safe system handover.

Essential Skills

• Excellent organizational abilities with sound technical decision-making skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication proficiency in English.
• Effective reporting, coordination, and stakeholder engagement capabilities.
• Able to perform efficiently under high-pressure and rapidly shifting priorities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools.
• Dedicated adherence to offshore safety regulations and protocols.

Additional Information

Orion Group, established in 1987, is an international recruitment leader with a broad global presence involving 200 employees across 24 offices. The company services multiple sectors including Oil & Gas, Life Sciences, Power & Utilities, Construction, Manufacturing, and Renewables, providing extensive workforce and recruitment solutions worldwide.