PMC Commissioning Manager

Role Overview

PMC Commissioning Manager at Wood PLC, based at the client office in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, supporting the ADNOC Offshore project.

Company Overview

Wood's Oil, Gas & New Energies business delivers large and complex projects for national and international energy companies globally. The company is the market-leading provider of integrated and innovative solutions across oil and gas upstream and midstream, onshore and offshore, gas to liquids, and decarbonization and electrification markets. Wood is committed to steady and predictable delivery and low-carbon concepts.

Role Purpose

The Commissioning Manager is a key member of the Project management team, directly accountable for planning and executing fabrication yard and Islands pre-commissioning and commissioning works to ensure project objectives are achieved. The role directly manages Commissioning Leaders for on-island construction and onshore precast and module fabrication.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Team Management

• Lead the project Commissioning team to support the objectives and strategies.
• Directly manage Commissioning Leaders for on-island construction and onshore precast and module fabrication.
• Establish a commissioning organization to implement the project execution plans and procedures and coordinate resourcing of commissioning team positions.
• Clearly communicate direct reports' short-term and long-term goals that support the project objectives.
• Encourage and recognize outstanding performance, and ensure that staff are appraised regularly and developed accordingly.
• Take a leadership role in mentoring and training UAE Nationals.

Safety

• Champion safety in all construction aspects of the project and promote the safety objective that "Nobody gets Hurt".
• Ensure that the Contractor and Subcontractors are compliant with project safety expectations, policies and procedures.
• Steward the development of an Integrated Safety Plan for commissioning, including SIMOPS for all island and brownfield work.
• Assist in the review and implementation of all Contractor safety plans.

Operations & Execution

• Manage the project Module Fabrication on Commissioning teams responsible for the planning, development and operations to ensure commissioning execution certainty.
• Manage the Contractor's commissioning planning and execution efforts to ensure compliance with project objectives, strategies, obligations and requirements.
• Provide execution strategy support to the project Team.
• Ensure that the detailed design deliverables support constructability.
• Lead commissioning planning teams to identify vulnerabilities and opportunities.

Stakeholder Management & Interfaces

• Steward interfaces and interactions between the Contractor and other project entities, Production Operations, and Drilling.
• Manage the interface with ADNOC to execute brownfield works in order to minimize disruption in ongoing production operations.

Reporting & Governance

• Report commissioning progress, performance, initiatives and issues to the Project Team.
• Sponsor commissioning related readiness reviews, workshops and CERs.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or equivalent.
• Master's degree in Management or equivalent.
• Minimum 20+ years' experience within the oil & gas sector, including Commissioning Management experience on large projects.

Additional Information

Benefits

• Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to high-profile clients across the Energy Sector.
• Competitive remuneration package with regular reviews to ensure alignment with market levels.
• Medical Insurance covering inpatient and outpatient medical care.
• Group Life and Personal Accident Insurance providing Life Assurance cover.
• End of Service Gratuity in line with UAE Labor Law.
• Employee Share Plan offering the opportunity to purchase Wood shares with company match.
• Long Service Award celebrating employee commitment and loyalty at 5-year service milestones.
• Development plans tailored to individual needs and interests.
• Access to global connections with industry experts at the leading edge of the profession.
• Energy Transition Academy providing community learning on existing and emerging energy systems.

Commitment

• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion across the business.