Job Purpose
The Instrument Commissioning Supervisor will be responsible for supervising and coordinating all offshore instrumentation and control system commissioning activities. The role requires strong experience in offshore oil and gas commissioning, pre-commissioning, start-up, and handover activities in accordance with client standards, approved project procedures, and HSE requirements.
Key Responsibilities
Supervise and coordinate all offshore instrument commissioning activities.
Plan and execute pre-commissioning, commissioning, testing, start-up, and handover activities.
Review and implement approved commissioning procedures, method statements, test packs, and project specifications.
Supervise instrument calibration, continuity checks, loop checking, functional testing, and system commissioning.
Coordinate commissioning activities for:
DCS, ESD, PLC, and SCADA systems
Fire & Gas (F&G) systems
Control valves and shutdown valves
Pressure, temperature, flow, and level instruments
Analyzers and metering systems
Package equipment instrumentation
Lead Cause & Effect testing and functional verification.
Coordinate with DCS, ESD, F&G, package equipment, and instrument vendors.
Conduct system walkdowns and coordinate punch-list clearance.
Coordinate with Construction, Electrical, Mechanical, Process, Operations, and HSE teams.
Monitor daily progress and provide regular reports to the Commissioning Manager.
Ensure commissioning documentation, test sheets, checklists, and handover dossiers are completed correctly.
Support offshore start-up and operational readiness activities.
Ensure compliance with Permit to Work (PTW), LOTO, SIMOPS, JSA, and client HSE requirements.
Conduct toolbox talks and pre-job safety meetings.
Supervise and mentor Instrument Technicians, Engineers, and commissioning personnel.
Ensure all activities are completed safely, efficiently, and according to the approved commissioning schedule.
Minimum Qualifications
Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree in Instrumentation, Electronics, Control Systems, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.
Relevant technical certification in Instrumentation and Control Systems.
Valid offshore safety certification such as BOSIET/FOET.
Valid offshore medical fitness certificate.
H2S certification, where required by the project.
Experience Requirements
Minimum 10 years of experience in Instrumentation and Control Systems.
Minimum 5 years of experience in commissioning and start-up activities
Proven experience as an Instrument Commissioning Supervisor, Lead Instrument Engineer, or Senior Instrument Commissioning Engineer
Previous experience in offshore Oil & Gas projects is highly preferred.
Excellence in Everything WE Do
ISS International SpA was born in 2004 as a limited liability company, with less than 10 employees; at that time we were operating from a single point based in Rome, Italy.
Today the Company has more than 400 employees from 20 different nationalities. We can develop and operate our business with branch offices that are located in the most strategic geographical area in the Energy worldwide scenario like Milan, Abu Dhabi, Doha, Alger, Aksai, Vibo Valentia, Benin City, Pointe Noire, Mexico Cuty and lately Baku.
In 2011, we had successfully managed the transition from a limited liability company to a joint stock company and the ISS International Spa yearly turnover is now about 30 million USD.
Thanks to the territorial expansion that has led the company to have 10 different branch offices, the yearly turnover forecasts are the achievement of 40 million USD in the next 3 years. The Company has never stopped investing in the R&D and today we can offer a wider and more specialized engineering support to the Energy sector lately PIXIS: a Digital Twin Platform.
ReEnergy, a company fully Committed
In developing activities for the Carbon foot Print reduction and tha ISS International Academy complete our Group of companies today.
Dynamism, Flexibility and Professionalism: these are ISS International structural features which, thanks to process deep knowledge, enable our engineers to offer support services tailored to our customers’ requirement, covering both technical and management areas:
• PMCs - Project Management Consulting Service
• EPIC - Engineering Procurement Installation Commissioning
• Training & Know-How Transfer
• Process & Production Engineering
• Commissioning & Start-Up
• Technical Assistance “On-Site”
• Maintenance Engineering
• QHSE Services
ISS International services range from specific consultancy and technical assistance services to the implementation of fully integrated projects.
