Pre-commissioning Manager

Overview / Responsibilities:
Wood is currently recruiting for a
**Pre-Commissioning Manager** for one of our projects in Latin America. The individual will be responsible for ensuring the sage and orderly handover of the facilty/ plant from the construction contractor to the owner/ operator, demonstrating its operability in terms of performance, reliability, safety and information traceability.

The primary responsibiites of this position include but are not limited to the following:
General:

- Ensure effective interface and relationships between commissioing team, engineers and
vendors in the design phases to align handover and commissioning activities.
- Participate in workshops on design aspects that may assist in pre-commissioning,
commissioning and start-up activities
- Attend and provide input at P&ID, hazard and model reviews
- Develop and manage commissioning and start-up budget, including forecast for future staffing
requirements
- Develop commissioning record (closeout) documentation throughout the project and submit
documentation over to the project manager before substantial completion
- Responsible for developing a well-thought-out documentation plan with the close-out information being collected throughout all of the project phases
- Accountable for delivery of fit for purpose project documentation including pre-commissioning
and commissioning procedures
- Preparation of the project commissioning and start-up plan including detailed activities and
start-up logic.
- Oversight of all on site commissioning activities as appropriate including P&ID checking (system check/walk-down/punching), mechanical completion, pre-commissioning, cold commissioning (dry/wet), hot commissioning
- Runs pre-start up safety review with client and construction contractor (and PMC and licensor as appropriate) Oversight of start-up, and responsible for ensuring full punch list handover to operations for performance testing and post-commissioning
- Manages, directs and guides commissioning team to ensure delivery against milestones and Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) Responsible for managing site materials and logistics.
- Oversee and manage contractor, subcontractor and vendor activities associated with precommissioning and commissioning.
- Interface with Operations Team in commissioning, start-up and final turnover of the facility/plant. Assist in Operational Readiness Plan and Project Execution Plan development.
- Provide leadership in health, safety and environmental (HSE) issues on site and maintain overall responsibility for ensuring that the team complies with the HSE Plan.
- Accountable for hazard/risk analysis performance and mitigating risk appropriately before start of activities.
- Establish progress reporting systems for all phases of the commissioning and start-up of the facility.
- Ensure the commissioning plan is in compliance with the appropriate external regulatory bodies and Wood procedures and systems.

Skills / Qualifications:
**Qualifications**:
**Knowledge, skills and experience**:

- Appropriate level of commissioning experience in relevant industry sector, typically a minimum of 15 years of practical experience
- Good standard of general computer literacy
- Fully conversant with regards to discipline technical knowledge
- Expert level of experience interpreting discipline documentation
- Ability to monitor work progress and report against the plan
- Ability to advise system and subsystem priorities within commissioning activities with a view to achieving early handover
- Experience of managing a commissioning delivery team

**Personal attributes**:

- Excellent organisational and communication skills
- Good judgment and reasoning ability
- Good time management and the ability to multi-task; able to maintain an overview of multiple elements of a project, while still handling day-to-day activities
- Ability to drive culture change Confident working under pressure, able to quickly adapt to deal with unexpected issues
- Role model Wood’s values & behaviours

Company Overview:
Diversity Statement:
We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.