Commissioning Electrical Engineer
CR/082434
Posted: 03/06/2026
- Competitive
- Azerbaijan, Baku
- Contract
KEY ROLE
BASIC SKILLS
TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS
EXPERIENCE
RESPONSIBILITIES & OBJECTIVES
People are our business worldwide
Orion Group was founded in 1987 and is now one of the largest, independent, international recruitment companies. We have a network of 200 employees working from 24 offices, delivering a range of services – Talent Acquisition, Recruitment Outsourcing Services, Retained Search, Global Workforce Solutions, Completions & Commissioning and Materials Management – across 68 countries. As a global leader in workforce solutions, we recruit personnel across the Engineering & Technical, Office & Commercial, Scientific and Skilled Trades disciplines, for sectors including Oil & Gas, Life Science, Power & Utilities, Constructions & Infrastructure, Manufacturing and Renewables.
- Act as the focal point for all commissioning activities relating to Sangachal Terminal existing electrical system modifications and new electrical systems including 110kV power network & switchgear, 11kV power network & Switchgear, Transformers, Current Limiting Reactors, synchronized condenser & Switchyard during STEL project delivery.
- Responsible for creating complex Commissioning test procedures, for Power Management, GIS Switchgear and HV equipment.
- Responsible for managing the commissioning interface between AzerEnerji 110kV grid connection Contractor and Terminal facility for STEL project delivery.
- Factory Acceptance Testing commissioning verification of electrical packages.
- Handover interface management between STEL project delivery team and Sangachal Terminal Operations organization for electrical scopes.
BASIC SKILLS
- Competent in communicating in English language.
- Ability to work on own initiative.
- Good inter-personal skills.
- Ability to produce written reports.
- Computer literate in MS Word, MS Excel and MS Power point
- Ability to read and understand engineering drawings and project schedules.
- Fit and healthy
TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS
- An Engineering degree or equivalent qualifications / experience
- Complex Power management experience
EXPERIENCE
- Minimum of 10 years’ experience of similar roles in oil and gas and/or power industry
- You will be an experienced discipline engineer who demonstrates good communication and team ethos skills and have significant experience of working on the commissioning & start-up of projects within the oil and gas industry.
- Will have been deemed competent in their working history to act as an approved Senior Electrical Person under the BP-approved CoW system (or equivalent).
RESPONSIBILITIES & OBJECTIVES
- Provide HSE Leadership and work with the Category B functions and vendor teams to deliver fully on BP’s expectations on HSE.
- Attending Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT’s) on behalf of commissioning.
- Review of Engineering Contractors AFC design documents.
- Responding to engineering site queries, where applicable.
- Competently develop and document the strategies and plans for Execute phases.
- Oversee key areas of work during Electrical Package / Brownfield fabrication and commissioning phases of the project as directed by the delivery line.
- Participate in the development of effective internal interfaces between Regional Operations, HSSE, Engineering, Construction, Commissioning, Quality teams.
- Participate in the development of effective external interfaces between BP, Engineering Contractor, Brownfield Fabricator, Package Suppliers and other major contractors across the project.
- Support the Risk and Opportunity Management process.
- Review and update of key project management documentations as the project progresses.
- Interface with Engineering, Construction Contractors, and Operations to ensure constructability input is being actively considered and implemented.
- Provide all necessary technical input to Project documentation and plans.
- Anticipate and identify adverse trends/events throughout the construction cycle and work with the relevant parties to avoid them or achieve timely resolution.
- Working with a Contractor to oversee all Construction and Preservation activities.
- During the Execute phase, provide oversight of all Brownfield, electrical commissioning activities, from start, through to final acceptance including Mechanical Completion Handover processes.
- Acting as the Senior Authorised Electrical Person (SAEP) following assessment and approval by Electrical Technical Authority
- Assessing and approving Authorised Electrical Persons (AEP), Authorised Instrument Persons (AIP) and Competent Isolators (CI)
- Reviewing and approving switching programmes for complex reconfigurations of the HV Electrical system.
- Developing, reviewing/approving isolation processes for HV systems.
- Specifying and raising Purchase Orders for required Electrical equipment and Electrical Test Equipment.
- Attending project meetings as required.
- Witnessing and approving site acceptance tests.
- Review and acceptance of contractor supplied procedures and activities for installation of all Electrical equipment at onshore locations.
- Responsible for the compilation of relevant Commissioning Test Procedures (CTP) for the electrical systems.
- Responsible for the execution of all relevant work-scopes detailed within the CTP’s.
- Responsible for the safety & management of all Suppliers’ representatives when on-site for the commissioning works of subsequent items of equipment.
- Ensuring all Electrical commissioning personnel carryout their work and are fully trained in accordance with site PTW procedures.
- Identification & management of any temporaries necessary to facilitate early, safe commissioning.
- Provide advice, coaching and training of Azerbaijani National personnel
People are our business worldwide
Orion Group was founded in 1987 and is now one of the largest, independent, international recruitment companies. We have a network of 200 employees working from 24 offices, delivering a range of services – Talent Acquisition, Recruitment Outsourcing Services, Retained Search, Global Workforce Solutions, Completions & Commissioning and Materials Management – across 68 countries. As a global leader in workforce solutions, we recruit personnel across the Engineering & Technical, Office & Commercial, Scientific and Skilled Trades disciplines, for sectors including Oil & Gas, Life Science, Power & Utilities, Constructions & Infrastructure, Manufacturing and Renewables.
Hidayat Rahimov
Project Controls Manager
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