Commissioning Lead Offshore

Target start of assignment: 1 May 2026
Estimated end of assignment: approx. 31 December 2026
Work location: Off-shore at Porthos Platform P18A in the North Sea, or at the Porthos Compressor Station, Aziëweg, Maasvlakte, 3199 KC Rotterdam
Working hours: full time or off-shore shift rotation

About the Porthos CCS project
Porthos is a project to collect and transport CO2 from industries in the Port of Rotterdam and store it in empty natural gas fields under the North Sea. Various companies will capture CO2 at their facilities and send this into the Porthos pipeline that runs through the Rotterdam port area. The CO2 is then compressed in a compressor station at the Maasvlakte, after which the CO2 is sent via an offshore pipeline to a platform in the North Sea, some 20 km off the coast. From this platform, the CO2 is injected into an empty natural gas field.
The offshore system consists of a high pressure 16” subsea pipeline and an offshore platform with 4 injection wells to inject high pressure CO2 into a depleted natural gas reservoir. The Porthos project is currently under construction with an expected start-up end 2026.

Position Summary:
We have a vacancy for a Commissioning Lead for the offshore facilities, including subsea pipeline, injection platform and 4 CO2 injection wells.
The Commissioning lead will be involved in the pre-commissioning activities and will coordinate, supervise and approve the commissioning activities of subcontractor Taqa, and support the first introduction of CO2 via the platform into the reservoir.
This is a great position for commissioning leads with offshore gas production or gas injection experience, or experienced offshore shift managers/supervisors.

Key Responsibilities:
• Put safety first. Ensure that the contractor and your team adhere to the projects Health, Safety, and Environment policies and rules, such that all activities meet industry regulations and project safety standards.
• Coordinate and supervise the commissioning activities by contractor Taqa of the offshore platform.
• Supervise the commissioning phase of the offshore pipeline, including final purging by nitrogen.
• In cooperation with the Porthos CSU managers, coordinate the first fill and start-up of the offshore pipeline and platform by introduction of the first CO2 into the Porthos system
• Review and approve all hand-over documentation submitted by contractor Taqa, including Mechanical Complete certificates, Inspection Test Records, and Site Acceptance Tests (SAT).
• Monitor progress in mechanical completion and commissioning by using the Completion Management systems MileMate and Checcboard.
• Support the Porthos CSU Manager for pipelines & platform in his daily commissioning activities.
• Communicate and interact effectively with colleagues, contractors and operations staff.

Required qualifications and experience
• Completed a technical education
• Minimum 5 years experience as commissioning engineer/lead for off-shore systems, or
minimum 5 years experience as offshore shift manager/supervisor.
• Qualified, trained and willing to travel and work offshore, meeting the NOGEPA requirements including BOSIET training.
• Experience with completions management systems such as Checcboard or equivalent.
• Proven ability to work in multi-disciplinary teams and with subcontractors in project environments.
• Flexible to work occasional extra time, if required
• Professional communication skills in English, and preferably in Dutch

Are you interested?
We are looking forward to your application via the Hiring Desk of Port of Rotterdam
Please register via: Hiring desk Port of Rotterdam.
For any questions please refer to Daphne Maclean via hr@porthosco2.nl

You can apply for the vacancy until 8 April