Senior Testing & Commissioning Engineer

Role Overview

What You'll Be Doing

• Review T&C and handover deliverables, including T&C plans, method statements, procedures, ITPs, test records and O&M documentation.
• Support resolution of review comments by tracking outstanding items and following up with Contractors.
• Identify gaps in Contractor submissions and assess impact on testing, commissioning, handover and operational readiness.
• Assess constraints and risks to contract-compliant testing and commissioning and provide practical recommendations.
• Review commissioning programmes and sequencing, including pre-commissioning, functional, performance and integrated systems testing and trial operations.
• Witness or support verification of key tests and commissioning activities, ensuring results are recorded and accepted.
• Support preparation and review of punch lists, defect close-out, completion certificates and acceptance documentation.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Construction, Operations & Maintenance and Asset Management teams on handover and operational readiness.
• Support transfer of as-built documentation, O&M manuals, spares, training records and asset data to the receiving Operator.
• Provide technical input to engineering-related change requests, variations, non-conformances and queries.
• Report on T&C and handover progress, outstanding issues and risks to project leadership.
• Promote health, safety, quality and safe systems of work, including permit-to-work and energisation controls.

Required Skills

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or a related field; Professional Engineer registration may be required.
• Minimum 15 years' experience in testing, commissioning and handover of major infrastructure, utilities, building or industrial projects.
• Strong technical knowledge of commissioning processes across mechanical, electrical, ICT and Instrumentation & Control systems, including integrated systems testing.
• Proven experience reviewing Contractor T&C and handover deliverables against contract and technical requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to identify gaps, assess risks and constraints, and recommend practical solutions.
• Sound understanding of operational readiness, asset handover, completion and acceptance processes.

Desired Skills

• Knowledge of relevant international codes, standards and commissioning guidelines (e.g. IEC, NFPA, ASHRAE, CIBSE).
• Experience on major programmes or giga-projects in the GCC is preferred.
• Good stakeholder management and coordination skills with Contractors, Engineering, Construction and Operations teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including preparing review comments, technical assessments and reports.
• Proficiency in document management platforms (e.g. Aconex), commissioning management tools and MS Office.

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