COMMISSIONING SUPERVISOR📣 Job Ad

About the Role

Saipem, a global leader in engineering and construction for the energy and infrastructure sectors, is seeking a Commissioning Supervisor to join their Onshore Operations team. This role is integral to the successful preparation, execution, and handover of complex projects, supporting Saipem's commitment to engineering a sustainable future and enabling the energy transition. You will be part of a diverse, international team of 30,000 professionals operating in over 50 countries.

The primary purpose of this position is to perform technical tasks related to pre-commissioning, commissioning, start-up, test runs, training, and operation activities. You will serve as a key interface between engineering disciplines, licensors, vendors, and subcontractors, ensuring all activities comply with Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) requirements and contribute to the cost-effective and safe operation of production facilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform technical tasks related to the preparation of pre-commissioning, commissioning, start-up, test run, training, and operation activities as assigned by the Project Commissioning and Operation Lead.
• Act as an interface with engineering disciplines, licensors, vendors, and subcontractors.
• Execute design activities relevant to QA and QC Certification, Fire Fighting System response and control, HSE system control, Integrated Control System development, Production Strategies development, Products Marketing Analysis, Maintainability and Inspection Criteria, and Spare Parts Reliability for cost-effective and safe operation.
• Provide engineering support when required.
• Maintain continuous review of Production Facilities operations.
• Ensure all activities under your responsibility are conducted in full compliance with HSE requirements.
• Provide support during Pre Start-up Safety Reviews (PSSR) meetings and other HSE meetings.
• Perform frequent safety and quality observations in the field and report findings.
• Support the preparation of progress reports.
• Provide support during the execution of Pre-Commissioning, Commissioning, and Start-up activities.
• Identify solutions to technical problems encountered during operations that cannot be readily resolved by the operations team, including related HSE issues.
• Coordinate root cause analysis investigations and prepare relevant reports for operational issues affecting HSE, systems availability, and production.
• Develop and transfer knowledge and relevant solutions, assessing and developing implementation strategies for other vessels.
• Provide a technical overview of production activities throughout the entire operations life of Production Facilities, recommending solutions to achieve targets, facilitating information exchange, and coordinating/optimizing production resources.
• Provide technical coordination of operational issues with Corporate Engineering/Procurement departments.
• Prepare and manage planning for minimum shutdown maintenance in conjunction with the Asset Maintenance department, including budget, manning, and materials.
• Manage changes made to Production Facilities' original design after commissioning and handover to the operations team.
• Manage the coordination of the entire design change process for process/equipment onboard, providing technical support and change requirements (*, HAZID, HAZOP, Risk Assessment) with the HSE department.
• Provide technical assistance to the Proposal Manager during the bidding phase to consider all operational aspects.
• Provide technical assistance to the Pre-Operations Manager/team during the project execution phase of new leased Production Facilities.
• Ensure a smooth transition from the commissioning team to the commencement of normal operations activities, including deliverables and activities such as punch lists, marked-up engineering documents, and energized/commissioned systems.
• Review and comment on operating manuals and procedures.
• Red mark and keep engineering documentation updated during commissioning and operations.
• Participate in the regular updating of procedures and standards to ensure operations experience is incorporated.
• Review HSE plans and procedures.
• Review test run procedures and operating manuals.
• Support Pre-commissioning, Commissioning, and Start-up plans and procedures, including operating instructions and System Dossiers.
• Participate in design reviews such as HAZOP, 3D model reviews, and Commissionability review meetings.
• Review commissioning spare parts and consumables lists.
• Prepare Purchase Requisitions and conduct Technical Evaluations.
• Ensure full and accurate use of CMMS, validating Work Orders (WOs), maintaining equipment hierarchy, maintenance routines, and spares.
• Plan, schedule, and issue look-ahead maintenance plans, coordinating with Operations, HSE, and Logistics to secure resources and permits.
• Manage vendors and OEMs offshore, ensuring scope clarity, schedule adherence, deliverables tracking, and reporting.
• Monitor and report maintenance KPIs, including WO backlog, PM compliance, MTTR, MTBF, and vendor performance.
• Conduct inspections, verifications, and walkdowns, following up on audit findings and implementing corrective actions.
• Lead or support turnarounds, including scope definition, planning, resource readiness, execution, and reporting.
• Optimize maintenance strategies (plans, frequencies, scope) based on asset condition, CM history, and feedback.
• Manage spares inventory with warehouse and procurement, ensuring critical parts availability.
• Drive reliability initiatives such as Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA), bad actor analysis, and Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) workshops, and support Management of Change (MOC) processes.
• Capture and implement lessons learned into CMMS, job plans, and equipment strategies.
• Align offshore execution with CMMS data for consistency in history, status, and material use.

Qualifications and Requirements

• University degree or diploma in a relevant discipline or equivalent.
• Minimum of 5 years of work experience.
• Significant experience in a similar position on EPC Oil & Gas projects or Refineries.
• Proficiency in English and Arabic languages.

Required Skills and Competencies

• HSE requirements and management
• Pre Start-up Safety Reviews (PSSR) and HSE meetings
• Safety and quality observations
• Progress reporting
• Pre-Commissioning, Commissioning, and Start-up activities
• Technical problem-solving
• Root cause analysis
• Systems availability and production optimization
• Knowledge transfer and training
• Production Facilities operations and technical overview
• Production Strategies development
• Products Marketing Analysis
• Maintainability and Inspection Criteria
• Spare Parts Reliability
• Cost-effective and safe operation
• Engineering support
• Technical coordination with Corporate Engineering/Procurement departments
• Collaboration with Asset Maintenance department
• Minimum shutdown maintenance planning
• Management of Production Facilities original design changes
• Design change process for process/equipment
• HAZID, HAZOP, and Risk Assessment processes
• Collaboration with HSE department
• Understanding of operational aspects during bidding
• Support for Pre-Operations Managers
• Management of commissioning deliverables and activities
• Punch list management
• Handling marked-up engineering documents
• Commissioned systems management
• Transition to normal operations activities
• Operating manual and procedure review
• Updating engineering documentation
• Incorporating operations experience into procedures and standards
• HSE plan and procedure review
• Test run procedure and operating manual review
• Pre-commissioning, Commissioning, and Start-up plans and procedures
• Operating instructions and System Dossiers
• Design reviews (*, 3D model, Commissionability review meetings)
• Commissioning spare parts and consumables list management
• Purchase Requisition preparation
• Technical Evaluation
• Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS)
• Work Order (WO) management
• Equipment hierarchy and maintenance routine management
• Spares management
• Maintenance planning and scheduling
• Coordination with Operations and Logistics
• Vendor and OEM management
• Scope clarity and schedule adherence
• Deliverables tracking and reporting
• Maintenance KPI monitoring
• Inspection, verification, and walkdown execution
• Audit finding follow-up and corrective action implementation
• Turnaround management
• Maintenance strategy optimization
• Spares inventory management
• Critical parts availability assurance
• Reliability initiatives (RCFA, bad actor analysis, RCM workshops)
• Management of Change (MOC) processes
• Lessons learned capture and implementation
• CMMS data alignment for offshore execution
• Communication and collaboration skills

Work Environment and Location

This full-time position is based in Al Jubail, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. You will be part of Saipem's Onshore Operations team, contributing to projects within the energy and infrastructure sectors. The company fosters skill development, career growth, and innovation through complex challenges, promoting communication and collaboration. Saipem embraces diversity, believing that innovation thrives through differences, built on mutual respect, collaboration, and inclusion. Safety and Sustainability are paramount, with a constant focus on the health and safety of people and the preservation of the natural ecosystem.