Job Title: Commissioning Lead (Electrical) - Offshore
Working Location: Qatar
Contract Type: 36 months (with possibility of extension)
Work Schedule:
- Work hours per day: 12 hours
- Work days per week: 7 days
- Work days per month: 28 days
- Rotation: 28 days on / 28 days off
Estimated Start Date: ASAP
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage all execution of electrical commissioning activities to achieve the commissioning schedule on target with all safety requirements, especially during SIMOPS.
- Responsible for electrical commissioning activities offshore.
- Lead execution for electrical commissioning at site (offshore and onshore) and keep commissioning execution committed to targets defined by project management.
- Supervise contractor electrical commissioning activities, ensuring commissioning methodology is respected and the system database is used properly.
- Accountable for readiness of commissioning spare parts and special tools for electrical packages.
- Manage system completion, walkdowns, and Pre-Startup Safety Reviews (PSSR) for electrical systems.
- Contribute to the development of commissioning documents, including procedures, method statements, and check sheets used during commissioning.
- Ensure the correct application of safety and cybersecurity procedures during electrical commissioning activities (1st energization, LOTO, PTW, JSA).
- Maintain a register of lessons learned for the offshore scope.
General Accountabilities:
- Ensure all activities are undertaken in compliance with company safety, health, environment, and quality policies, regulations and standards.
- Contribute to the development of Qatari employees (for expatriate employees as a condition of employment).
- Ensure all activities comply with anti-trust and competition laws and company firewall policies and procedures.
Requirements:
Qualifications:
- Bachelor Degree in Applied Sciences or Engineering.
Knowledge and Experience:
- 8 years' experience with large projects in the Oil and Gas industry, including 1 year of experience in a supervisory role or oversight of service/vendor personnel.
- Knowledge of contract requirements including codes, standards, and technical specifications compliance.
- Experience in projects execution, engineering, operations, pre-commissioning, commissioning, and systems completion.
- Expert in reading P&IDs, datasheets, general arrangement drawings, and procedures.
- Experience with vendors operating in the LNG industry (e.g., compressors, power generation, control systems, topsides).
- Experience managing commissioning execution and performing OTs of all electrical systems: UPS, normal and emergency power distribution, subsea cable and umbilical, transformers.
- Strong knowledge and experience of electrical systems, including LV and HV systems, power distribution boards, control systems, protection relays, and subsea power cable.
- Familiar with LOTO procedures and electrical codes and standards.
- Experience with handling EPC contractors, sub-contractors, and vendors.
- Conversant with ATEX/IEC regulations.
- Experience in start-up support and handover to Operation.
- Experience in offshore environments.
Technical and Business Skills:
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with a focus on teamwork and the ability to communicate and interact within a PMT.
- High proficiency in written and spoken English.
- Computer literacy involving the regular use of professional office applications and some technical applications.
- Ability to communicate effectively with contractor teams and obtain required information.
- Experienced with interface coordination, support activities, and documentation.
Working Location: Qatar
Contract Type: 36 months (with possibility of extension)
Work Schedule:
- Work hours per day: 12 hours
- Work days per week: 7 days
- Work days per month: 28 days
- Rotation: 28 days on / 28 days off
Estimated Start Date: ASAP
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage all execution of electrical commissioning activities to achieve the commissioning schedule on target with all safety requirements, especially during SIMOPS.
- Responsible for electrical commissioning activities offshore.
- Lead execution for electrical commissioning at site (offshore and onshore) and keep commissioning execution committed to targets defined by project management.
- Supervise contractor electrical commissioning activities, ensuring commissioning methodology is respected and the system database is used properly.
- Accountable for readiness of commissioning spare parts and special tools for electrical packages.
- Manage system completion, walkdowns, and Pre-Startup Safety Reviews (PSSR) for electrical systems.
- Contribute to the development of commissioning documents, including procedures, method statements, and check sheets used during commissioning.
- Ensure the correct application of safety and cybersecurity procedures during electrical commissioning activities (1st energization, LOTO, PTW, JSA).
- Maintain a register of lessons learned for the offshore scope.
General Accountabilities:
- Ensure all activities are undertaken in compliance with company safety, health, environment, and quality policies, regulations and standards.
- Contribute to the development of Qatari employees (for expatriate employees as a condition of employment).
- Ensure all activities comply with anti-trust and competition laws and company firewall policies and procedures.
Requirements:
Qualifications:
- Bachelor Degree in Applied Sciences or Engineering.
Knowledge and Experience:
- 8 years' experience with large projects in the Oil and Gas industry, including 1 year of experience in a supervisory role or oversight of service/vendor personnel.
- Knowledge of contract requirements including codes, standards, and technical specifications compliance.
- Experience in projects execution, engineering, operations, pre-commissioning, commissioning, and systems completion.
- Expert in reading P&IDs, datasheets, general arrangement drawings, and procedures.
- Experience with vendors operating in the LNG industry (e.g., compressors, power generation, control systems, topsides).
- Experience managing commissioning execution and performing OTs of all electrical systems: UPS, normal and emergency power distribution, subsea cable and umbilical, transformers.
- Strong knowledge and experience of electrical systems, including LV and HV systems, power distribution boards, control systems, protection relays, and subsea power cable.
- Familiar with LOTO procedures and electrical codes and standards.
- Experience with handling EPC contractors, sub-contractors, and vendors.
- Conversant with ATEX/IEC regulations.
- Experience in start-up support and handover to Operation.
- Experience in offshore environments.
Technical and Business Skills:
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with a focus on teamwork and the ability to communicate and interact within a PMT.
- High proficiency in written and spoken English.
- Computer literacy involving the regular use of professional office applications and some technical applications.
- Ability to communicate effectively with contractor teams and obtain required information.
- Experienced with interface coordination, support activities, and documentation.