Senior Testing Commissioning & Completion Manager

About the Role

WSP in the Middle East is seeking a Senior Testing, Commissioning & Completion Manager to join their PMCM team in Riyadh. This full-time role involves leading and managing all testing, commissioning, system completion, integration, operational readiness, and handover activities for a major infrastructure project. The manager will ensure that all infrastructure systems and assets are completed, tested, commissioned, and handed over safely, efficiently, and in compliance with project specifications, regulatory requirements, and client expectations.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement project-wide Testing, Commissioning & Completion strategies, plans, procedures, and schedules.
• Lead and oversee testing, commissioning, system completion, and handover activities for civil, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, SCADA, and utility systems.
• Establish and manage systemization, completion tracking, punch-list closeout, and turnover processes.
• Coordinate with contractors, stakeholders, utility authorities, and client representatives to ensure successful project delivery and asset acceptance.
• Review and approve commissioning documentation, completion dossiers, method statements, testing procedures, and handover packages.
• Monitor progress of testing, commissioning, and completion activities, identifying risks, interface issues, and implementing corrective actions.
• Witness and approve FAT, SAT, integrated systems testing, performance testing, reliability testing, and operational readiness activities.
• Ensure compliance with project specifications, quality standards, health and safety requirements, and applicable regulations.
• Lead defect management, punch-list resolution, system turnover, training, and final asset handover to operations and maintenance teams.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to multidisciplinary commissioning and completion teams.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, or a related Engineering discipline.
• Minimum of 15 years of experience in testing, commissioning, and project completion activities on large-scale infrastructure projects.
• Minimum of 7 years in a senior management or leadership role.
• Proven PMCM/Consultancy experience delivering complex infrastructure developments.
• Strong experience with utilities, water and wastewater systems, roads, transportation infrastructure, substations, SCADA, integrated control systems, and asset handover processes.
• Demonstrated experience managing system completion, turnover, operational readiness, and stakeholder acceptance activities.
• Previous experience in Saudi Arabia or the GCC region is highly preferred.

Required Skills

• Excellent leadership abilities.
• Strong stakeholder management skills.
• Effective communication skills.
• Proven problem-solving capabilities.

Work Environment

This role is based in Riyadh and involves working within WSP's PMCM team on a major infrastructure project. The position is full-time, requiring dedicated engagement with multidisciplinary teams and external stakeholders.