Commissioning and Handover Manager

Job description / Role

Our client is a contracting company and they are looking to hire a Commissioning and Handover manager to work in Qatar.

Objective: To plan and manage the commissioning and the handover of the LRT infrastructure to the Employer and its operator.

The Commissioning & Handover Manager is accountable for the smooth transition from the LRT project to a contractually and statutory compliant ‘revenue operation’ ready’ LRT to The Employer.

Responsible for:
- Defining an efficient and effective strategy to commission and handover the LRT Project to QRC and its Operator (i.e. defining and implementing the handover process),
- The timely and efficient delivery of the Handover Documents (O&M manuals and As Built records).

Main Deliverables:

Responsible for preparing the following documents:
- The Overall Project Handover Plan,
- Operation and Maintenance Manuals Production plan,
- Consortium Production As-Build Records Plan,
- Consortium Project Test and Commissioning Plan,
- Consortium Operations Training Plan,
- Consortium Project Maintenance Plan,
- All the Interface management and coordination procedures related to the above plans;

Responsible to approve and ensure the timely and accurate issuance of the following documents:
- O&M Manuals,
- As-built records.

Principal Tasks:
- Produce maintain and update the Main Deliverables,
- Ensure that the various handover plans are implemented by the company,
- Monitor the performance of the company in testing and commissioning their work and in delivering their handover documents,
- Implement a Permit System and a permit office to safely deliver the Test and Commissioning phase,
- Ensure smooth handover of commissioned components/subsystems from partners
- Deliver the Integration Testing, the Operation test and the Trial Run,
- Ensure smooth handover of commissioned systems to the Employer and its operator.

Requirements

- Engineering Degree holder
- At least 15 year experience in the railway construction industry.
- Over 10 years’ experience planning and commissioning large scale, complex new-build railway systems

Key Skills and Knowledge:
- Ability to work under pressure
- Fluent in English
- Thorough knowledge of commissioning process and use of technology to optimize on-site commissioning
- Ability to self-motivate
- Excellent communication skills

About the Company

Propel Consult delivers a service in step with the needs of both our client companies and candidates. Our ability to add value to all levels of recruitment stems from our wholehearted belief in providing a professional service to both parties. We have built relationships with many leading indigenous and mulitnational organisations throughout the Middle East and internationally in countries such as UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Egypt and many more. Concentrating our resources has created 5 distinct specialist divisions:

• Banking & Finance
• Human Resources
• Oil & Gas
• Construction
• Architecture & Engineering