Job Title: Senior Commissioning Coordinator
Location: Qatar
Employment Type: Contract
Summary:
We're looking for an experienced Senior Commissioning Coordinator to oversee and coordinate commissioning, pre-commissioning, and start-up activities for a major oil and gas project. This is a hands-on leadership role that requires extensive experience in systems handover, start-up planning, and interface coordination between contractors, vendors, and operations teams.
You'll be responsible for ensuring all commissioning activities are planned, executed, documented, and handed over efficiently-upholding project integrity, safety, and compliance.
Key Responsibilities:
- Coordinate contractor and vendor activities related to pre-commissioning, commissioning, start-up, testing, and final handover.
- Prepare procedures and lead pre-startup audits in advance of commissioning.
- Monitor contractor readiness and ensure commissioning spares, tools, and consumables are in place.
- Support maintenance and materials database completion in collaboration with Operations.
- Review and ensure compliance with project-specific execution plans, safety policies, and procedures.
- Assess and approve Mechanical Completion (MC), Site Acceptance Tests (SAT), and operational test procedures.
- Implement and enforce PTW (Permit to Work), LOTO (Lockout/Tagout), Job Safety Analysis, and risk assessments.
- Review commissioning schedules, resolve delays, and ensure timely progress.
- Supervise and support on-site contractor, subcontractor, and vendor commissioning activities.
- Participate in walkdowns and ensure sub-systems are mechanically complete per project specs.
- Oversee punch list management and resolution for assigned systems.
- Verify pre-commissioning tests, signal checks, and interface verifications.
- Conduct vendor discussions for SAT execution and manage sign-off procedures.
- Participate in system start-up and performance testing.
- Ensure preservation activities are carried out in line with standards and documented correctly.
- Maintain communication with operations to understand and deliver on technical requirements.
- Verify commissioning and operational spares availability and documentation.
- Ensure final commissioning dossiers are complete and formally handed over to Operations.
- Provide support or training coordination to operations and maintenance teams as needed.
- Perform other duties as required to support successful commissioning execution.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Higher National Diploma (HND) or equivalent in Instrumentation, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering.
- 10-12 years of commissioning experience in oil and gas construction and installations.
- Experience with large-scale EPC or brownfield/greenfield oil & gas commissioning.
- Strong background in construction management, technical reviews, and procedural compliance.
- Demonstrated experience in managing interface between construction, operations, and commissioning.
- Excellent understanding of completion systems and documentation requirements.
- Able to work in both onshore and offshore environments as needed.
- Strong communication, coordination, and conflict resolution skills.