PMC Senior Commissioning Engineer

Role

Commissioning delivery

• Lead and supervise pre-commissioning, commissioning, start-up, performance testing, and system handover.
• Review and approve commissioning strategies, procedures, method statements, schedules, and system completion plans.
• Ensure mechanical completion, system readiness, and turnover requirements are achieved before commissioning starts.
• Coordinate engineering, procurement, construction, vendors, contractors, and operations teams; monitor contractor performance against specifications and contracts.
• Lead system walkdowns, punch listing and clearance, and handover processes.
• Coordinate vendors and specialist support during equipment testing, energization, and start-up.
• Ensure safe execution in accordance with HSE regulations, client requirements, and industry standards.
• Review and approve commissioning dossiers, test reports, turnover packages, and completion certificates.
• Manage interfaces across mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, process, and operations disciplines.
• Verify flushing, cleaning, leak testing, loop checks, functional testing, and other pre-commissioning activities.
• Participate in commissioning readiness reviews and operational readiness assessments.
• Troubleshoot technical and operational issues during commissioning and start-up.

Testing, reporting, and handover

• Support operating procedure, start-up procedure, and operations training development and review.
• Lead functional, integrated system, and performance testing, including reliability runs.
• Monitor commissioning progress against project schedules and recommend mitigation for delays or risks.
• Prepare and present commissioning progress reports, KPIs, forecasts, and status updates to project management and client representatives.
• Support risk assessments, management of change processes, and commissioning safety reviews.
• Coordinate construction, commissioning, and operations teams; support final acceptance testing, close-out, and facility handover.
• Mentor junior commissioning engineers and provide technical leadership to the team.
• Promote safety, quality, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.

Education and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Chemical, Process Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Typically 15+ years of experience in commissioning, start-up, operations, or project execution within oil and gas, LNG, petrochemical, refinery, power, or energy projects.
• Proven EPC, EPCM, or PMC experience with significant involvement in large-scale commissioning and start-up projects.

Technical qualifications

• Strong knowledge of mechanical completion, pre-commissioning, commissioning, start-up, system completion, and handover processes.
• Experience managing process, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, and control system commissioning.
• Thorough understanding of plant operations, utilities, safety systems, and operational readiness.
• Experience developing and reviewing commissioning procedures, method statements, test packs, schedules, and turnover dossiers.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving capabilities during commissioning, start-up, and performance testing.
• Experience with commissioning management systems and completions databases such as MC Plus, ICAPS, GoTechnology, PIMS, or equivalent.
• Sound knowledge of international codes, standards, and HSE requirements applicable to commissioning.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams, vendors, contractors, operations personnel, and client representatives.

Projects and employer

Benefits

• The posting lists remuneration reviews, medical and life insurance, end-of-service gratuity, an employee share plan, long-service awards, professional development, and access to global industry experts and an Energy Transition Academy.