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Kent Recruitment

Mechanical Commissioning Lead

Location
Houston, United States
Category
Date Published
01/05/25
Status
Open
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If you have world-class ambitions to reach the stars while keeping your feet on the ground, we’re the team for you. We've created a new breed of company – future-focused with reimagined ambition across all disciplines within the energy sector.

We love people who know their own potential and are not afraid to use it. We know that together, we’re far more than the sum of our parts. So, we celebrate people who want to grow and develop as we work together on some of the largest projects on the energy world stage.

We are committed to our diverse and inclusive community – a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. From day one, we offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities.

We’re a disability-friendly employer and can make adjustments to support you to perform at your best during the recruitment process.

Our purpose and beliefs:
As Kent, we’re tackling the greatest challenge of our time - to bring our world the energy it needs in the most responsible way ever imagined.

It’s the energy of every member of our team driven by our beliefs that is making this happen. Whatever our skill, our language, or our culture. These beliefs define and direct us every day to be the very best - for ourselves, our clients, our key stakeholders, the communities we operate in and the planet:

We PLAY BIG
We thrive on EMOTIONAL AGILITY
We are FANATICAL ABOUT PERFORMANCE
We are built on INFINITE THINKING

Read more about the Purpose, Beliefs and Guiding Principles that drive us:

Our vision for Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging:
We recognise that diversity & inclusion are catalysts for success. We’re heightening awareness on the benefits of people diversity, diversity of experiences and diversity of our perspectives. Creating a culture of inclusivity where all employees feel a sense of belonging.

Our combined energy is fueled by different nationalities, across 6 continents and 24 countries. Our commitment is to celebrate character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability.

About the job:

Kent is looking for a Mechanical Commissioning Lead to be based in Houston, TX.

You will report to the Commissioning Manager for planning and execution management support. You will direct and supervise the mechanical commissioning execution team on assigned project(s) to ensure full alignment and coordination with other discipline activities in the area.

Skills and Responsibilities:

Responsibilities:

  • System Owner for all systems and sub systems within the area associated with discipline as detailed by Commissioning Manager.
  • Fully integrated with CMT, Start-up and Operations through all phases of the project to initial operation, ensuring a seamless handover to operations and acceptance.
  • Instructs, supervises and provides technical direction to mechanical technician teams, vendors and specialist subcontractors/third party personnel in the area to deliver to static and dynamic commissioning targets.
  • Supports the Commissioning Leads on mechanical commissioning issues.
  • Accountable for maintaining the mechanical commissioning team’s performance, efficiency, productivity and delivery to schedule.
  • Detailed work preparation including job packs, walk down for operation packs materials, tools plant and equipment.
  • Work planning, resource planning and forecasting.
  • Progress and productivity reporting against the schedules and CSU performance metrics.
  • Support maintenance of the Systems Completion Database and Planning interface for MC and Commissioning progress tracking, reporting certification and quality purposes.
  • Understand and work in accordance with project design, standards and specifications, the systems completions plan and control procedures.
  • Ensures all test documentation, records, as built and related commissioning and handover documentation is completed correctly and comprehensively.
  • Identifies and manages mechanical discipline commissioning resource needs, tools, test equipment, plant, spares, etc.
  • Coordinates with the Mechanical Techs for scheduling, call out, direction and control of vendors or third-party commissioning specialists.
  • Liaise with the TO/HO team with the handover of commissioned systems to operations.
  • Ensure that equipment and systems are fully commissioned and ready to operate incompliance with the SOP/PSSR requirements.
  • Interface with company safety advisor and contractor safety officers to ensure a safe and environmentally sound job area.
  • Responsible for Safety and Environmental controls for activities in all buildings, systems and zones within their areas of activity under CSU care, custody and control (support from CSU HSE team).
  • Assurance of required permitting, isolations, zero energy states and full compliance with CSU and Area Prime Safe Working practices, methods and processes including JSA’s/FLRA’s/Toolbox talks, etc.

In addition to the responsibilities listed herein, the employee may be required to perform other ad-hoc tasks as needed or directed by the supervisor or management. These tasks will be within the reasonable scope of the employee's skills, capabilities, and role within the organization. The intent of this provision is to allow for flexibility and adaptability in meeting the dynamic needs of the organization, ensuring that operational requirements can be met efficiently. All such tasks will be assigned considering the employee's current workload and with respect to their professional development.

Your knowledge/skills, education, and experience:

Knowledge/ Qualification/ Training/ Certification:

  • College technical diploma and/or equivalent discipline/vocational mechanical qualification or 10+ years of relevant and transferable mechanical supervisory commissioning experience, preferably in an Oil and Gas environment.
  • Experience of refinery commissioning, start-up or operations.
  • Good working knowledge of PSSR requirements, preparing and approving mechanical isolations to operational standards and permitting requirements as area authority/area operator.
  • In-depth knowledge of project completion standards, specifications, codes and appropriate safety criteria.
  • Established track record in supervision of large teams through Mechanical Completion, Commissioning, Start-up and initial plant operations.
  • Strong understanding of work planning, scheduling and tracking.

Communication:

  • Excellent command of the English language in both oral and written communication and skills.

Behavior/ Core Competencies:

  • Proven technical skills in mechanical discipline subject matter.
  • Demonstrated work ethic with delivery focus with strong organizational ability.

HSSEQ:

The Employee shall observe the Health, Safety, Sustainability, Environment and Quality rules of the Company; it’s clients and the governing authorities of the host country.

Details about the role:
Location: Houston, TX
Relocation required: Yes
Travel required: Per project(s) requirements
Contract type: N/A
Experience level: 10+ years


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