Supervisor - Commissioning (Process)

Employment Details

Job Title

Supervisor - Commissioning (Process)

Industry

Oil & Gas / EPC

Employment Type

Project-Based / Full-Time (Offshore)

Work Location

Abu Dhabi

Assignment Duration

10-12 months (Extendable)

Job Summary

Supervise process pre-commissioning, commissioning and start-up activities at project site, ensuring safe execution, operational readiness and completion in accordance with the approved schedule and procedures.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead technicians, operators and subcontractors carrying out daily process commissioning activities.
  
• Prepare work fronts, testing dossiers, drawings, procedures, tools, PPE, permits and toolbox talks before starting work.
  
• Supervise chemical cleaning, leak testing, catalyst loading, air or steam blowing, inerting, package start-up and plant stabilization.
  
• Inspect systems for operational readiness and ensure LOTO, access control, barricading and SIMOPS controls are implemented.
  
• Guide operators during plant start-up and monitor flow, level, temperature and pressure to maintain stable operating conditions.
  
• Support DCS activities involving alarms, trips, logic, interlocks, permissives and overrides.
  
• Interpret P&IDs, process flow diagrams and control narratives and ensure commissioning records are accurate and complete.
  
• Monitor manpower, progress, tools and spare-part usage and report constraints or required recovery actions.
  
• Coordinate with engineering, construction, QA/QC, HSE, vendors and other disciplines to resolve site issues.
  

Requirements

Requirements

• Engineering degree or diploma in Chemical, Process or a related discipline.
  
• Minimum 8 years of Oil & Gas industry experience.
  
• Practical field experience in process pre-commissioning, commissioning, plant start-up and stabilization.
  
• Experience supervising technicians, operators and subcontractors at project sites.