Commissioning Mechanical Specialist
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McDermott is hiring a Commissioning Mechanical Specialist for a Central Processing Facility project in Africa, with the role listed on BrighterMonday Uganda. The specialist will supervise pre-commissioning, commissioning, start-up and performance testing of mechanical and piping systems, coordinate with contractors and vendors, and ensure safe, high-quality execution. A degree or diploma in mechanical engineering is preferred.
- Supervises mechanical pre-commissioning, commissioning and start-up activities
- Focus on a Central Processing Facility project in Africa
- Requires degree or diploma in mechanical engineering
- McDermott covers employment costs; no recruitment fees required
- Involves vendor coordination, testing, data collection and as-built redlining
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McDermott is an equal opportunity employer. Our recruitment and employment practices are ethical, legal, voluntary, and free from discrimination.
McDermott will never ask you to pay recruitment fees to secure a job or continued work, to either the recruiter, the hiring manager, the supervisor, or the placement agency. All direct cost of employment, including, as applicable, medical examinations, employment visas, mobilization to country of work, and related fees, are paid by McDermott.
If at any point in the recruitment process you are asked to pay such fees or costs, please immediately notify our Ethics & Compliance team by sending a message to ethics@mcdermott.com. The ethics@mcdermott.com email will not accept any resumes.
Job Overview:
Reports to the Commissioning Mechanical Superintendent and assist in the execution of a safe and efficient Pre-commissioning, Commissioning, Start-up and Performance Testing of the facility to achieve the plant’s production and performance objectives and McDermott’s contractual objectives. Responsible for the execution of the plant mechanical pre-commissioning and commissioning activities in accordance with the Commissioning Execution Plan. The facility is a Central Processing Facility in Africa.
Provides first line supervision of the technicians carrying out the mechanical completion activities in the area under his responsibility.
Responsibilities
Key Tasks and
Work collaboratively within the Project team and with Client to maintain positive relationships
Supervises pre-commissioning activities for mechanical equipment oil flushing, final alignments of rotating equipment, loading & final closure of stationary equipment within his area of responsibility, and repair and refurbishment of mechanical equipment during commissioning and operations as required.
Supervises commissioning activities for rotating machinery packages test runs and performance tests within his area of responsibility.
Development of piping test packs, flushing / cleaning test packs, leak testing test packs.
Participate in walk down inspections, punch listing, cleaning and reinstatement activities of mechanical / piping systems.
Record the completion of the mechanical / piping activities and ensure all records are passed to the Systems Completion team for entry into the database.
Review commissioning, start-up and two-year operating spares. Supervise change out of spares.
Review lubrication fluid and grease
Requirements
- on the project. Supervise first fill lubricants.
- Supervises mechanical preparation of motors for solo run.
- Supervises shaft alignment, flange parallelism and soft foot and coupling installation in machinery packages.
- Responsible for preparation of machinery and other packages for initial run-in operational tests.
- Coordinate with the Mechanical Sub-contractor on site for all Pre-commissioning activities.
- Coordinate with equipment manufacturers and suppliers for mechanical pre-commissioning, commissioning and repairs procedures for mechanical equipment / packages as required.
- Work with Vendors and assist in vendor coordination for SAT’s and initial start-up.
- Responsible for data collection during operational tests i.e. vibration, temperature, pressure flow etc. to complete ITRs for individual machinery and packages.
- Ensure the issue of PTW and job safety analysis for mechanical commissioning activities in the area under his responsibility.
- Supervises the safe and effective utilization of all materials, equipment and personnel assigned to mechanical / piping team.
- Responsible for quantity and quality of all work performed by the mechanical / piping team in the area under his responsibility.
- Redlining as-built P&IDS drawings for pre-commissioning and commissioning works in compliance with project procedure.
- Complies with company policies, procedures and safe working practices.
- Qualifications
- Essential Qualifications and
Education
- Preferably possess a degree / diploma in mechanical engineering or similar.
- Must have a minimal of 5 years’
Experience
within a contractor organisation as a commissioning mechanical supervisor / specialist.
Have pre-commissioning, commissioning and start-up
on at least 3 major EPC projects in the refinery, oil and gas industry.
with rotating machinery equipment packages such as turbines, pumps and compressors.
with development of test packs for hydrotesting, cleaning, flushing and reinstatement.
Demonstrate a broad technical knowledge of construction and completion activities.
Knowledge of Completions Management System is preferred.
Knowledge of OPERCOM and ICAPS on a large oil & gas project is a plus.
Competent user of 3D Model software is desirable.
Able to effectively communicate technical solutions and concepts to other engineers and non-engineers.
Must have good computer software skills in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint as a minimum.
Must have strong English communications skills, both oral and written. Second language is a plus.
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