Our client a Global Oil and Gas Operator in Perth CBD are currently seeking a SITE Commissioning Planner to join them for a 12-month contract. FIFO ROLE BARROW ISLAND 2X2 Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to
- Pre-Commissioning, Commissioning & Start-Up
- Provide site-based planning leadership for the integration and execution of Pre-Commissioning, Commissioning and Start-Up activities within the overall project schedule.
- Develop and maintain a realistic, system-based commissioning plan that aligns construction completion, completions, turnover, vendor support and Operations Readiness with commissioning priorities and start-up milestones. Support the protected and predictable progression of systems from mechanical completion through pre-commissioning, commissioning, start-up and handover to Operations.
- Reporting Relationships
- Functional reporting to the Project Planning Lead.
- Embedded within the Site Commissioning and Start-Up Team.
- Directly supports the CSU Lead, Commissioning Leads and Project Leadership Team.
- Works closely with Construction Managers, Completions Leads, Operations Readiness, contractors and equipment vendors to integrate commissioning interfaces and priorities.
- Develop and maintain the detailed, integrated site schedule for Pre-Commissioning, Commissioning, Start-Up and Operations handover.
- Translate the project execution schedule into a system and subsystem-based commissioning plan aligned with the required start-up sequence.
- Integrate construction completion, mechanical completion, turnover package delivery, pre-commissioning, commissioning and start-up activities into a single logic-driven schedule.
- Establish and maintain alignment between construction workfronts, completions priorities, system handover forecasts and commissioning execution requirements.




- Plan and integrate commissioning prerequisites, including approved procedures, permits, isolations, temporary systems, utilities, vendor support, Operations resources and access requirements.
- Integrate contractor and vendor schedules for equipment testing, energisation, functional testing, equipment run-in, system proving and other commissioning activities.
- Develop commissioning look-ahead plans that clearly identify upcoming activities, required inputs, responsible parties and constraints to execution.
- Monitor system and subsystem readiness, identifying constraints that may affect turnover, energisation, commissioning or start-up milestones.
- Validate commissioning progress, schedule logic, remaining durations, execution assumptions and forecast dates with field teams, contractors and vendors.
- Perform critical path and near-critical path analysis focused on system turnover, commissioning sequence and achievement of start-up milestones.
- Facilitate schedule and readiness reviews across Commissioning, Construction, Completions, Operations Readiness, contractors and vendors.
- Evaluate commissioning schedule impacts arising from incomplete construction, punch items, emergent work, resource constraints, vendor availability and changes to the execution sequence.
- Support the development and integration of mitigation and recovery plans to protect commissioning priorities and key project milestones.




- Provide clear weekly and monthly reporting on system handover forecasts, commissioning progress, start-up readiness, schedule risks, constraints and recovery actions.
- Ensure the commissioning schedule reflects actual field status, executable workfronts and realistic remaining work rather than unsupported progress or forecast assumptions. Key Skills and Experience Required:
- Strong understanding of Pre-Commissioning, Commissioning and Start-Up execution, including systemisation, mechanical completion, turnover, energisation, functional testing and handover to Operations.
- Demonstrated experience developing and maintaining system and subsystem-based commissioning schedules.
- Strong understanding of the interfaces between Construction, Completions, Commissioning, Operations Readiness, contractors and equipment vendors.
- Demonstrated ability to integrate multiple contractor and vendor schedules into a single commissioning execution plan.
- Strong capability in schedule logic development, progress validation, forecasting, critical path analysis and schedule risk identification.
- Ability to convert field information into clear commissioning priorities, executable look-ahead plans and reliable milestone forecasts.
- Strong stakeholder engagement, facilitation and communication skills in a site execution environment.
- Advanced Primavera P6 planning and scheduling capability.
- Experience supporting commissioning and start-up on major capital projects, preferably within brownfield or operating-facility environments.
- Safety & Operational Excellence
- Demonstrate visible commitment to Health, Safety and Environment performance throughout commissioning and start-up planning.
- Promote safe

📌 Site Commissioning Planner (Bunbury)
🏢 Nes Fircroft
📍 Bunbury