Commissioning Manager - LNG Projects

About the role

px Americas provides commissioning, start-up and operations-readiness services for LNG assets and energy projects across North America. As it expands into the Bahamas, it is recruiting a Commissioning Manager. The role leads and coordinates commissioning and systems completion activities, ensuring a safe and effective transition of facilities from construction through start-up and handover to operations.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and communicate project commissioning goals and philosophies to the commissioning team.
• Oversee systems completion, commissioning, start-up interfaces and handover to operations.
• Review subsystem interdependencies, commissioning logic and the Commissioning Execution Plan, and review and issue system commissioning procedures as required.
• Plan and manage the acceptance of Mechanical Completion, and review commissioning man-hour estimates and resource requirements.
• Sign turnover and milestone certificates to confirm construction and commissioning status, completion of testing and transfer of responsibility to operations.
• Coordinate and execute systems completion plans, protocols and related activities, and collaborate with the client and EPC contractors on interfaces.
• Identify commissioning issues, establish resolutions and ensure satisfactory quality, and make sure teams apply the systems completion model.
• Interface with the project team, turnover and acceptance coordinator, start-up team and operations, and coordinate and supervise the commissioning team, including allocating work and mentoring direct reports.
• Participate in the project change management programme, ensure regulatory compliance and monitor static and dynamic commissioning activities.

Required profile

• A minimum of 10 years' oil and gas commissioning experience covering planning, preparation and execution on LNG or natural gas facilities.
• An engineering degree, technical qualification or professional certification; a technical background is preferred.
• Major project experience and a proven ability to contribute to strategic development.
• Proven ability to manage quality, time, teams and budgets across large and small multidisciplinary projects.

Required skills

• Knowledge of applicable regulatory restrictions.
• Knowledge of upstream oil and gas facilities, utility systems and power generation systems.