Vacancy title:
Electrical & HVAC Commissioning Engineer

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Business Management and Administration, Category: Science & Engineering]

Jobs at:
Aldelia

Deadline of this Job:
Friday, May 2 2025

Duty Station:
Kampala | Kampala | Uganda

Summary
Date Posted: Friday, April 18 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Technical Assistance Services 

Electrical & HVAC Commissioning Engineer

CFT reference CFT-TILENGA-TEPU-UPST-185

Frame contract reference COM-SV-02

Number of submissions 3 

Dimension 

 Manage base crew of maintenance personnel comprising of TotalEnergies and contracted staff more than 75 

core team for on job training during commissioning phase. 

 Responsible for Electrical System equipment commissioning & start up. 

 Site consisting of Central Processing Facility, LPG extraction plant with associated loading bays, 29 remote 

well pads and Offshore water abstraction platform 

 Ensure the maintenance & preservation activities being undertaken by Staff personnel and appointed 

contractors are executed in a safe and efficient manner. Responsible for the monitoring of quality, progress 

against plan, cost and overall meets the company statutory legislative requirements. 

 Actively contribute to the safe achievement of site production targets by taking a short- and medium-term 

view of risk/barriers in achieving those define targets. 

 Setting the day to day and weekly commissioning execution priorities for their discipline. 

 Work closely with contractors for effective vendor management. 

Reporting line in organization 

Commissioning Manager

Activities

Definition of sub-system boundary limits and commissioning packages within sub-systems. Definition of electrical 

pre-commissioning and commissioning scope within the sub-systems. 

 Follow up and intervention in contractor’s preparation for pre-commissioning and commissioning scope for 

both onshore and offshore. Planning and progress reporting. 

 Approval of contractor’s methods and strategies for commissioning. Approval of contractors’ system 

commissioning procedures and Operational Test Procedures. 

 Ensure all pre-commissioning and commissioning execution activities are carried out safely and in accordance 

with the project HSE plan. 

 Witness contractor’s performance of pre-commissioning to achieve mechanical Completion on a sub-system 

basis. Planning and progress reporting. 

 Expert knowledge of commissioning completion system (ICAPS). Other completion system experience is 

relevant. 

 Approval of contractor’s commissioning planning and follow up of progress according to plan. 

 Approval of contractor’s punch list activities and control of punch list items including sign-off of punch list 

items. Planning and progress reporting. 

 Witness contractor’s performance of onshore commissioning to achieve AOC on system and sub-system 

basis. Approval of contractor’s pre-commissioning and commissioning dossiers. Planning and progress 

reporting. 

 Follow up of contractor’s FAT activities at supplier premises. Planning and progress reporting. 

 Assistance and contractor follow up during offshore installation, hook-up and commissioning and production 

start-up. Progress reporting and planning. 

 Ensure “TotalEnergies Referentiel” is implemented throughout TILENGA Project for all instrument electrical 

discipline related activities and liaise with metier as required. 

 Participate in the training and coaching of TEPU production personnel and maintenance contractor personnel 

assigned to the Plant. 

 Ensure personnel involved in HV & MV are properly certified for relevant competency & register maintained. 

 Approve all electrical energization of any new system during commissioning. 

 Ensure HV energization PSSR are validated. 

 Conduct site audits for safe commissioning & operating of all electrical sub stations. 

 Liaise with contractor & vendor for sitewide commissioning of HVAC equipment’s. 

Context and environment 

There is no equivalent project of such an industrial drilling magnitude in a remote and sensitive area within the 

Company today. 

A Green Field Project, the Tilenga field is to be found in a remote location in UGANDA near lake Albert with 

particularly sensitive environmental conditions. 

A challenging project: heavy and waxy oils produced from 31 drilling pads, (with some of them located in a national 

park) and treated in a Production Center of 200,000bopd oil capacity and 650,000 bld of water treatment capacity. 

Reservoir pressure maintenance is ensured either by water injection or by polymer water injection depending on 

the reservoir’s characteristics. The project also includes an extended interconnecting network with temperature 

preservation. 

Multicultural environment: Contractors are anticipated to be located in various parts of the world. Ugandan rules 

and regulations, administrative requirements and technical authorizations as well as international codes for 

onshore plant will apply. 

Accountabilities 

 Ensure “Total Group Referentiel” is implemented throughout TILENGA Project for all Electrical discipline related 

activities and liaise with TDO/EXP division as required. 

 Participate in the training and coaching of TEPU production personnel and maintenance contractor personnel 

assigned to the Project. 

 Throughout the Project, the main responsibilities of the Electrical Commissioning Engineer are: 

 To provide technical assistance for the preparation and execution of the Tilenga pre-commissioning and 

commissioning for the electrical facilities regarding: 

o All Electrical packages and equipment on board the project. Including instrument and electrical interfaces 

with mechanical equipment. 

o Specific focus on rotating machinery, turbo generators and compressors, HV & MV Switchgears and 

interface with ICSS systems 

o Create an environment in which a focus on value awareness is developed and constantly think in terms 

of cost/benefit trade-off. 

o Identify, adopt creative and alternative approaches to problem solving and encourage others to do same.

Qualifications/Experience required 

Qualification: 

HND (or equivalent) Appropriate Electrical engineering qualification with associated experience of 

supervising operation and/or commissioning in Oil and Gas, Petrochemical, large utility 

operations/projects. 

Experience: 

 Professional Experience (number of years) : Minimum 10-12 years. 

 Expert knowledge and experience of electrical and safety systems Commissioning & Start-up work 

preparing commissioning strategy, developing network planning, coordinating integrated plan, 

contractor follow up and supervision during pre-commissioning and commissioning, management 

of systems handover process and integration with field operations teams. 

 Proven experience in pre-commissioning and commissioning of HV & MV Electrical systems. 

 A broad knowledge of all aspects of the E&P business, experience in a multi-project E&P company 

environment with a thorough understanding of the technical and commercial issues and risks 

associated with the project. 

 Experience in site electrical discipline or integrated team 

 Management and leadership skills in order to guide a team of multi-disciplined personnel 

including contractors 

 A good awareness of other disciplines. Significant responsibility in multi-discipline teams or 

projects. 

 Good interpersonal and organizational skills as well as a good level of computer literacy and be 

proficient in Microsoft Office. English mandatory. 

 Valid Medical Certificate which complies with Company standards. 

Duration & Location 

Location Site in Buliisa, Uganda 

Commencement date Q3 

Duration 18 months+ 

Status ROTATIONAL 

Work Hours: 8

Experience: No Requirements

Level of Education: professional certificate

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