Project Completion Manager (Commissioning) – HVDC

Job Description

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The Commissioning Manager reports to the Project Director (or his designee) and the EPC Commissioning Manager for Quality Management System compliance.

Role Description

• Responsible for HSE and QAQC compliant approaches to define and execute all scopes of work.
• Responsible for managing and achieving all commissioning, start-up, initial operations activities and performance tests. This includes all preparatory engineering up to and including handover certification.
• Responsible for commissioning strategies that reduce the risk of interruption of operational effectiveness of the asset from start-up onwards.
• Responsible to optimize project execution schedule at the right junctures to minimize risk to operational effectiveness.
• Interact with project stakeholders to expedite transfers of custody throughout project execution. Notably construction as a predecessor and operations as a successor.
• Drive all subcontractors, vendors and specialist subcontractors to deliver their scopes of work from mechanical completion up to and including performance testing.
• Provide day to day guidance to the commissioning team and stakeholders to achieve the project schedule.
• Define and execute work packages for Hook-up (de-preservation, removal of transportation / sea fastening aids, construction activities) and commissioning scopes of work offshore.
• Ensure offshore work package planning is coordination with persons responsible for onshore logistics and Marine spreads, ensuring that all needs offshore are accounted for.
• Perform the role of Offshore Installation Manager during the Hook-up and offshore commissioning phase of work.

Training

• Offshore training for German / EU coastal waters. DDW will supplement training where necessary.

Responsibilities Include

• Active leadership in DDWD zero harm ensuring both process and personal safety as well as environmental and health standards are achieved on the jobsite.
• Compliance to the Quality management system and necessary tailoring for project and client needs.
• Own project specific commissioning test procedures ensuring that commissioning leads deliver these procedures to a consistent standard.
• Own all procedures, management related and execution related.
• Contribute to constructability concepts for commissioning by working with Engineering and Construction to realise these.
• Lead the progression through ‘livening up’ and parallel path activities and control the associated hazards.
• Ensure the Permit to Work system is used effectively by the commissioning team for livening up, lock out tag out etc. as part of work planning and execution.
• Develop concepts to reduce punch lists / open items in predecessor and successor activities.
• Interface with Regulatory bodies to ensure requirements are incorporated, planned and adequately demonstrated.
• Directly oversee all commissioning leads at the jobsite.
• Lead the definition of the overall completions and commissioning scope of work, execute and maintain all systems until handover to operations is achieved.
• Facilitate transfers of custody with joint walkdowns and adequate participation of the commissioning team.
• Ensure management of change is adhered to by all commissioning leads and their reports.
• Control the completions and commissioning budget and the mobilization of all identified resources within the budget to execute the project schedule.
• Drive tightness and cleanliness compliance with contractors and Piping Process Service providers.
• Provide assurance and oversight of client contractors.
• Ensure first fills are compiled into a register ready for handover to operations and that all fills are conducted as per Original Equipment Manufacturer Installation and Operation Maintenance Manual requirements.
• Ensure all progress reporting / KPIs are updated per specified frequencies.
• Ensure all completion and commissioning documents are entered into the project completion commissioning management system database.
• Coordinate all matters arising that may require the support of Engineering, suppliers, client and or operations.
• Ensure disposal of hazardous substances or waste generated during all phases of commissioning including waste segregation.

Experience

• 15 years post graduate or Apprenticeship experience in the Marine or Renewables sector. Oil and Gas experience welcomed.
• 5 plus years in the role of a Lead commissioning engineer or Operation (for e.g. Chief Engineer).
• 5 plus years in the role as Commissioning Manager.

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2026-04-04 17:24:47