Subsea Commissioning and Start-Up Advisor
- Pay Rate: $85-$93.77/hour on W2
- Contract Length: 22 months
- Location: Spring, TX 77389 (Onsite)
- Travel: Potential travel to Singapore and/or Guyana for work activities in 2026. Significant offshore durations or offshore rotations in Guyana in 2027.
Raise is currently hiring a contract team member on behalf of our client. They’re expanding their team to meet growing needs, making this a unique opportunity to work with an industry leader.
Overview
- Subsea Commissioning and Start-Up Advisor as part of integrated Systems Completion and Start-up Team on the Whiptail Project.
- Primarily responsible for supporting development and execution of the (Company owned) Subsea Commissioning Procedures and Start-Up Work Packs aligned with the (Contractor) Topside FPSO commissioning sequence.
Responsibilities
- Provide input and support in the development of Performance Testing procedures and support during the Performance Testing execution.
- Work with the Operations & Project planning team to ensure that commissioning and start-up schedules are aligned.
- Interface with other specialists, e.g. ETC, vendors, laboratory, to resolve start-up issues associated within their specific area.
- Participate in systems walk downs and punch list generation.
- Coordinate/support start-up execution activities and lead trouble shooting activities during start-up and early operation.
- Monitor facility performance during start-up and early operation.
- Monitor testing activities and associated procedures occurring post start-up and during early operations period for each specific area.
- Support Start-Up Leads, Project Team, and Contractor to ensure all start-up documents are prepared and approved.
- Act on Affiliate Operations’ behalf in walk downs, punch list generation, and other reviews of project scope during design, fabrication, and construction; work to resolve operability issues identified.
- Review and finalize start-up documents prepared by the Contractors.
- Develop, and keep up to date with project changes, the start-up procedures by system and facility as defined by in the project Start-Up Plan.
- Provide input to the Start-Up Leads for schedule, progress measurement and general reporting
- Interact with Project Team and Affiliate Operations/Operations Readiness to resolve start-up issues.
- Work with Commissioning Leads for seamless transfer of "care, custody, and control" of facilities (i.e. Handover) to Operations.
- Assist Affiliate Operations in conducting PSSRs prior to start-up.
- Support Affiliate Operations during Performance Test execution.
- Steward Commissioning Specialists participation in “one team’ efforts supporting a safe and effective execution of start-up activities.
- Provide support to Vendor Representatives to facilitate the safe and efficient start-up of the facility
- Assist the Start-Up Lead in preparation and execution of start-up activities.
- Participate in the effort to capture start-up lessons learned
- Work with start-up coordinator & Start-up Manager to ensure that OE/IIF expectations are met.
- Support the Start-Up Manager in the development and execution of the project Start-Up Plan.
- Provide unit specific expertise during planning and to the production coordinators during start-up.
- Act as the focal point for interfacing with the Operations, Integrated Commissioning, and Facility Engineering Teams to ensure a safe and effective planning and execution of start-up activities
- Development and execution of downstream start-up procedures to ensure a safe and efficient start-up of the project Integrated assets.
The role is characterized by
- Strong technical skills within the specified discipline (e.g., Rotating Machinery, Electrical, Process, Instrumentation).
- Collaboration with the Project Team, Affiliate Operations, and Contractor to ensure requirements for start-up activities and continuous operations are clearly understood and adhered to.
- Detailed knowledge of operating facilities and applicable processes to put in place to manage risk
- Leadership to ensure project priorities of safety, quality, and schedule are achieved.
Requirements
- Previous experience in a closely related position.
- Discipline appropriate certification(s) or equivalent professional experience.
- Proficient in Work Management Systems.
- Effective communication skills.
- Ability to clearly and concisely describe conditions in the field and recommend remediation steps
- Team Player
- Exhibits effective teamwork when working with persons over whom the person may have no direct authority and willingness to assist others.
- Ability to adapt to tight deadlines, heavy workloads, and frequent changes in priorities.
- Knowledgeable of Project Completions activities and typical commissioning practices including typical Systems Completion Database software (e.g., WinPCS, MC+, CoConsole, Orbit)
- Proficient in Microsoft Office suite of software programs.
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