Project Commissioning Engineer - Plant Start-up
Posted date [2026-07-31]
(ID: 48862)
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Founded in 1971, ADNOC is a leading diversified energy group, wholly owned by the Abu Dhabi Government. Our network of fully integrated businesses operates across the energy value chain, helping us to responsibly meet the demands of an ever-changing energy market.
Already in the top tier of the lowest carbon intensity oil and gas producers in the world, we are taking significant steps to make today’s energy cleaner while investing in the clean energies of tomorrow, strengthening our position as a reliable and responsible global energy provider. We are allocating an initial $23 billion to advance and accelerate lower-carbon solutions, investing in new energies and decarbonization technologies to enable our net zero by 2045 ambition and our commitment to zero methane emissions by 2030. ... |
Job Description and Requirements
Project Commissioning Engineer - Plant Start-upJob Snapshot
Role: Project Commissioning Engineer - Plant Start-up
Location: Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Oil and Energy
Function: Project Management
Experience: Minimum 8 years
Job Type: Full-time
Position Overview
The Project Commissioning Engineer - Plant Start-up role in Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates is an experienced-level hiring opportunity within the Oil and Energy industry. ADNOC Group is seeking a mechanical engineering professional to supervise site commissioning, coordinate project support services and deliver the safe start-up and operational takeover of new facilities and plant modifications.
Job Details
Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Abu Dhabi Emirate
Industry: Oil and Energy
Function: Project Management
Salary: 20000-30000
Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer.
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-time
Role Context
Commissioning is the controlled transition between completed construction work
and reliable plant operation. This position aligns project teams, operations personnel, contractors and equipment vendors around safe testing, start-up and handover requirements. The engineer will also assess how commissioning schedules and technical issues may affect existing operations.
Key Responsibilities
Site execution must remain coordinated with permit conditions, operational priorities and approved commissioning plans.
* Plan commissioning activities for new projects and modifications to existing plant systems.
* Coordinate execution requirements with commissioning teams, contractors and equipment vendors.
* Confirm that all work follows company regulations and accepted industry practices.
* Implement the Work Permit Procedure with operations and other responsible teams.
* Ensure permit conditions are understood and applied consistently across commissioning areas.
* Define blanking and purging requirements before equipment testing or start-up.
* Audit work sites to verify readiness before commissioning tasks begin.
* Provide multidisciplinary support for operations and project commissioning activities.
* Review plant operating problems identified during testing and initial operation.
* Recommend technical actions that support safe and stable commissioning progress.
* Identify material requirements and follow up on procurement or site availability.
* Track commissioning schedules, milestones and outstanding activities.
* Align project execution plans with operational access and production requirements.
* Organize commissioning and start-up activities with project and operations teams.
* Promote a controlled and fault-free transition from project delivery to plant takeover.
* Coordinate Factory Acceptance Testing with project engineers and relevant specialists.
* Participate in Site Acceptance Testing with inspection, engineering and operations teams.
* Verify completion of agreed testing activities and technical requirements.
* Monitor project execution schedules and evaluate their effect on ongoing operations.
* Escalate schedule conflicts, commissioning risks and readiness concerns promptly.
* Provide site engineering support throughout testing, start-up and handover.
* Maintain compliance with applicable HSE procedures and commissioning controls.
Ideal Profile
Applicants must hold a Bachelor\'s Degree in Mechanical Engineering. A minimum of eight years of project engineering or commissioning experience within an industrial plant environment is required.
The successful candidate will understand commissioning planning, work permits, plant isolation requirements, equipment testing and operational handover. Strong coordination skills are essential for managing interfaces between project personnel, contractors, vendors, inspection teams and plant operations. Relevant professional certification should be held where applicable.
The role is primarily based in an air-conditioned environment but may involve site visits with exposure to heat, humidity and dust.
Skills Set
Mechanical commissioning
Plant start-up coordination
Project engineering support
Commissioning schedule control
Work Permit Procedure
Equipment blanking requirements
System purging requirements
Site readiness auditing
Factory Acceptance Testing
Site Acceptance Testing
Plant operating problem review
Contractor coordination
Vendor coordination
Operations interface management
Material requirement follow-up
Project schedule impact analysis
Testing and handover
Operational takeover planning
Commissioning risk control
HSE compliance
Why Join Us
The role provides direct involvement in bringing new facilities and modified systems safely into operation. It offers broad site exposure, complex stakeholder coordination and responsibility for critical commissioning milestones within Abu Dhabi\'s high-value energy infrastructure.
About the Company
ADNOC Group is an integrated energy enterprise based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Its project and operations teams work together to commission technically complex facilities, maintain rigorous safety standards and achieve reliable handover from development into sustained plant operation.
Key Responsibilities
Site execution must remain coordinated with permit conditions, operational priorities and approved commissioning plans.
* Plan commissioning activities for new projects and modifications to existing plant systems.
* Coordinate execution requirements with commissioning teams, contractors and equipment vendors.
* Confirm that all work follows company regulations and accepted industry practices.
* Implement the Work Permit Procedure with operations and other responsible teams.
* Ensure permit conditions are understood and applied consistently across commissioning areas.
* Define blanking and purging requirements before equipment testing or start-up.
* Audit work sites to verify readiness before commissioning tasks begin.
* Provide multidisciplinary support for operations and project commissioning activities.
* Review plant operating problems identified during testing and initial operation.
* Recommend technical actions that support safe and stable commissioning progress.
* Identify material requirements and follow up on procurement or site availability.
* Track commissioning schedules, milestones and outstanding activities.
* Align project execution plans with operational access and production requirements.
* Organize commissioning and start-up activities with project and operations teams.
* Promote a controlled and fault-free transition from project delivery to plant takeover.
* Coordinate Factory Acceptance Testing with project engineers and relevant specialists.
* Participate in Site Acceptance Testing with inspection, engineering and operations teams.
* Verify completion of agreed testing activities and technical requirements.
* Monitor project execution schedules and evaluate their effect on ongoing operations.
* Escalate schedule conflicts, commissioning risks and readiness concerns promptly.
* Provide site engineering support throughout testing, start-up and handover.
* Maintain compliance with applicable HSE procedures and commissioning controls.
Ideal Profile
Applicants must hold a Bachelor\'s Degree in Mechanical Engineering. A minimum of eight years of project engineering or commissioning experience within an industrial plant environment is required.
The successful candidate will understand commissioning planning, work permits, plant isolation requirements, equipment testing and operational handover. Strong coordination skills are essential for managing interfaces between project personnel, contractors, vendors, inspection teams and plant operations. Relevant professional certification should be held where applicable.
The role is primarily based in an air-conditioned environment but may involve site visits with exposure to heat, humidity and dust.
Skills Set
Mechanical commissioning
Plant start-up coordination
Project engineering support
Commissioning schedule control
Work Permit Procedure
Equipment blanking requirements
System purging requirements
Site readiness auditing
Factory Acceptance Testing
Site Acceptance Testing
Plant operating problem review
Contractor coordination
Vendor coordination
Operations interface management
Material requirement follow-up
Project schedule impact analysis
Testing and handover
Operational takeover planning
Commissioning risk control
HSE compliance
Why Join Us
The role provides direct involvement in bringing new facilities and modified systems safely into operation. It offers broad site exposure, complex stakeholder coordination and responsibility for critical commissioning milestones within Abu Dhabi\'s high-value energy infrastructure.
About the Company
ADNOC Group is an integrated energy enterprise based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Its project and operations teams work together to commission technically complex facilities, maintain rigorous safety standards and achieve reliable handover from development into sustained plant operation.
