EOI-Commissioning Manager

Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world

Wood is actively seeking expressions of interest for the commissioning manager role to support future growth in our expanding business. The projects team focuses on delivering across FEED, Pre-FEED, Brownfield, and Greenfield scopes of work. In this role, you will be responsible for the execution of project work in accordance with the project execution plan, including Wood and project procedures on safety and quality control within the man-hour, cost, and project schedule targets.

This is a long-term assignment based in Qatar.

Responsibilities

The commissioning manager will be responsible for:

• Providing leadership in health, safety, and environmental (HSE) issues on site and maintaining overall responsibility for ensuring that the team complies with the HSE plan.
• Providing leadership to focus preparation and execution aligned to project objectives.
• Identifying specific HSE issues associated with the commissioning scope.
• Identifying all risks associated with the commissioning scope.
• Identifying all systems and equipment requiring verification.
• Identifying specific testing and integration activities related to safe, tight, clean, function, operate, preserve and how these will integrate to create operating plant.
• Identifying the end state of the project, sequence drives and execution logic, specific interfaces and transitions that may affect execution.
• Developing a commissioning execution plan to maximize efficiencies, reduce cost, and schedule.
• Preparing the project commissioning and start-up plan including detailed activities and start-up logic.
• Developing and managing commissioning and start-up budget, including forecast for future staffing requirements.
• Obtaining alignment with all stakeholders on the commissioning execution plan and initiating actions to drive success.
• Establishing and managing the commissioning management team across the portfolio of projects.
• Providing expert knowledge into design to ensure commissioning is built into design, minimizing the amount of design deliverables required to achieve safe and efficient execution onshore.
• Participation in design review, 3D model reviews, value engineering, risk management workshops, planning workshops, constructability reviews, PHSERs, IPR, etc.
• Jointly establishing system breakdown, mechanical completions, and workpack structure with the construction and engineering managers to drive completion of each project scope.
• Being a key member of the contract management team to prepare and issue ITT for construction and commissioning contract, evaluate proposals, and make recommendations to the client for them to place contract(s).
• Developing commissioning record (closeout) documentation throughout the project and submitting documentation over to the project manager before substantial completion. Responsible for developing a well-thought-out documentation plan with the close-out information being collected throughout all of the project phases.
• Being accountable for delivery of fit-for-purpose project documentation including pre-commissioning and commissioning procedures.
• Planning and preparing all resources, materials, tools, test equipment, spares, and consumables required for commissioning activities and early operations.
• Establishing the completions management system to ensure verification activities are recorded at all stages.
• Oversight of all on-site commissioning activities as appropriate including P&ID checking (system check/walk-down/punching), mechanical completion, pre-commissioning, cold commissioning (dry/wet), and hot commissioning.
• Running pre-start-up safety review with client and construction contractor (and PMC and licensor as appropriate).
• Oversight of start-up, and being responsible for ensuring full punchlist handover to operations for performance testing and post-commissioning.
• Managing, directing, and guiding the commissioning team to ensure delivery against milestones and key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Being responsible for managing site materials and logistics.
• Overseeing and managing contractor, subcontractor, and vendor activities associated with pre-commissioning and commissioning.
• Interfacing with operations team in commissioning, start-up, and final turnover of the facility/plant.
• Assisting in operational readiness plan and project execution plan development.
• Being accountable for hazard/risk analysis performance and mitigating risk appropriately before start of activities.
• Establishing progress reporting systems for all phases of the commissioning and start-up of the facility.
• Ensuring the commissioning plan is in compliance with the appropriate external regulatory bodies, plus Wood procedures and systems.

Designing the future. Transforming the world.

Reflecting the market focus for the office in both brownfield and greenfield opportunities, multi-skilled personnel are sought, in particular those with experience in:

• Onshore oil and gas.
• Offshore oil and gas.

What we can offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to leaders of industry across oil and gas and emerging energy sectors.
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion; we are an organization actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice.
• Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market.
• Life insurance; provides payment of 2 x base salary (up to a maximum of QAR 1 million) upon death.
• End of service gratuity; in line with Qatar labor law, upon completion of 1 year's service employees are eligible for an end of service benefit of three weeks for every year of service.
• Medical insurance; ensures cover (up to a maximum of QAR 250,000 per person, per year) is available should you require treatment. Pre-existing and/or chronic conditions are covered up to QAR 10,000.
• Employee assistance programme; allows you to feel comfortable knowing that you or your immediate family members can confidentially discuss any work or personal issues that are an inevitable part of life. The programme helps support your mental, physical, social, and financial well-being.
• Professional memberships; one professional membership, registration, subscription, certification, and/or license cost per annum for all active Wood employees. The membership must be relevant to the role you are currently employed in or be part of a development plan. Reimbursement should be claimed via the expenses procedure system, with supporting evidence.
• Global connections; join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession.

Qualifications

What makes you remarkable?

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge, or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world's most critical challenges.

Experience

• B.S. or equivalent degree in engineering from an accredited university.

Minimum experience

• Minimum twenty (20) years relevant experience in the oil and gas industry including onshore greenfield/brownfield projects, including at least five (5) years in a similar position.

Role-specific skills/experience

• Demonstrable ability to manage commissioning on onshore greenfield and brownfield oil and gas projects.
• Specific experience in the Middle East for renowned clients, preferred.
• Personality, ability, and experience to drive, manage, direct, and guide the team to achieve project objectives.
• High level of professional competence and management skills to motivate the team to achieve high-quality performance during the execution of the portfolio of projects.
• Thorough knowledge of project success and benefits management.
• Demonstrable ability to drive cash flow management and projection/forecast of cost at completion.
• Demonstrable experience in coordinating packages, commissioning reviews, site plan management, and completions progress measurement and tracking.
• Experienced in developing schedules and cost estimates for standard projects.
• Good knowledge of industry and company risk management processes.
• Experience of implementing successful project performance improvement activities and techniques for recovering poor performance.
• Understands the needs of information management requirements in the project phases (operation), internal (contractual, statutory), and asset (customer) documentation.
• Well-versed in international and company quality assurance standards.
• Robust knowledge of all handover and close-out activities required for customer, companies, and suppliers.
• Extensive experience in all of IOC, NOC, mega oil and gas onshore projects, EPC/EPCm.
• Strong management and leadership skills.