Heading is looking for his client in oil and gas industry, a Pre-Commissioning Field Engineer for Cabo Delgado - Afungi
Activities:
- Support the Pre‑commissioning Lead in coordinating interfaces between installation teams, contractors, onshore engineering, HSE, and commissioning;
- Report to the pre-commissioning lead about all technical issues that require to be specifically addressed in documentation review or during installation and mobilization progress meetings (Management of Change);
- Serve as the client focal point for all pre‑commissioning activities on vessels, at yards, or onshore facilities;
- Review and provide engineering input during procedure development and interface planning with installation, commissioning, and vendor teams;
- Supply verified information to the reporting system that allows full tracking of precommissioning activities. Help mitigate potential orders;
- Develop and maintain a strong working relationship with vessel operations team;
- Participate in toolbox talks, JSA reviews, HIRAs, and SIMOPS coordination;
- Review and sign off contractor and sub-contractor’s offshore test records, pressure charts, OTDR traces, pigging logs, calibration certificates, and data sheets;
- Ensure all field documentation is complete, accurate, and suitable for inclusion in handover dossiers;
- Contribute to lesson learned of the project and close-out report;
- Assist to promote and enforce safety expectations throughout the offshore and onshore pre‑commissioning phases;
- Provide detailed daily precommissioning progress reports, deviations, risks, and forward plans to the pre-commissioning lead;
- Support the Pre‑commissioning Lead in preparing client internal reports, readiness dashboards, and post‑job evaluations;
- Carry out other duties as delegated by the pre-commissioning lead
Qualifications/Experience required:
- Degree in Engineering or similar with a minimum 10 years in Oil &
- Gas industry with related offshore technical, quality and HSE oversight experience and at least 5 years of offshore pre commissioning of pipeline and umbilical control systems.
- Strong knowledge of pipeline, umbilical precommissioning operations for offshore oil and gas projects;
- Familiarity with deepwater operations, subsea production systems, and vessel-based operations;
- Previous client or operator’s experience preferred (assurance/verification role);
- Knowledge of industry standards (DNV, API, ISO) and precommissioning best practices;
Ability to work under the Precommissioning Lead while managing assigned scopes independently;
- Ability to interpret P&IDs, PFDs, isometric drawings, hydraulic profiles, and CFD reports;
- Ability to work well in high-stress, fast paced environment with others in an international and multi-cultural environment;
- Ability to travel internationally and willingness to support back-to-back during leave period;
- Fluency in the English language with strong communication, coordination skills with multidisciplinary and multicultural teams;
- Current BOSIET, OGUK, ENG1 and offshore medical certification prior to mobilizing offshore.
