INERCHEM is seeking an experienced Commissioning Manager to lead the commissioning of large-scale desalination facilities from mechanical completion and system turnover through start-up, performance testing and reliable operation.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and control the commissioning execution strategy, organisation, schedule and system priorities.
- Lead multidisciplinary commissioning teams across process, mechanical, electrical, I&C, chemistry and operations interfaces.
- Define systemisation, turnover sequences, commissioning boundaries and readiness criteria.
- Coordinate construction completion, punch-list closure, vendor support and client interfaces.
- Approve commissioning procedures, test packs, operating plans and technical reports.
- Direct pre-commissioning, wet commissioning, start-up, process optimisation and reliability activities.
- Manage priorities, constraints, resources and daily coordination across simultaneous work fronts.
- Ensure safe integration of LOTO, PTW, energisation and operational-control requirements.
- Lead troubleshooting and recovery plans for technical or schedule-critical issues.
- Prepare the plant for performance tests, handover and stable commercial operation.
Required Experience & Qualifications
- Degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Process, Electrical or a related engineering discipline.
- At least twelve years of relevant project experience, including senior commissioning leadership.
- Demonstrable experience commissioning large-scale seawater reverse-osmosis plants.
- Strong knowledge of pretreatment, RO, energy recovery, chemical systems, post-treatment and utilities.
- Experience managing multidisciplinary teams, vendors, EPC interfaces and client expectations.
- Strong planning, decision-making, troubleshooting and reporting capabilities.
- Working knowledge of mechanical completion, turnover, commissioning documentation and performance testing.
- Professional working proficiency in English and availability for international site assignments.
Preferred Experience
- Experience with facilities above 100,000 m³/day.
- Knowledge of UF, DAF, multimedia filtration and complex intake or outfall systems.
- Experience leading commissioning under constrained construction-completion conditions.
- Previous responsibility for reliability runs and contractual performance tests.
What We Value
We value a practical commissioning leader who establishes priorities, aligns teams and converts construction progress into safe, reliable production.
