Commissioning Manager

, Denmark

Job Family Group:

Projects

Worker Type:

Regular

Posting Start Date:

February 24, 2026

Business Unit:

Downstream and Renewables

Experience Level:

Experienced Professionals

Job Description:

Join us to pioneer the future of biogas

We are seeking a Commissioning Manager to lead the safe, efficient, and timely commissioning of our biogas plants across Europe. In this role, you will work on large-scale industrial biogas sites with typical project sizes of DKK 400-800 million and construction timelines of 18-24 months. As part of the Project Execution Europe team, you will collaborate closely with both internal colleagues - Engineering, Operations, and Ramp-up teams - and external subcontractors. Business fluency in Danish and English is a prerequisite and you are expected to travel up to 180 days a year.

Where you fit in

The Project Execution Europe team is responsible for the planning, construction, and commissioning of all our new biogas plants in Denmark and across all countries in Europe where we have activities. Our biogas plants are built as an internal turnkey contract with a typical contract sum of DKK 400-800 million per biogas plant. Our construction sites are typically managed by a site project team of 4-6 people, consisting of project managers, site managers, and commissioning managers, and typically with a construction time of 18-24 months. Project Execution Europe currently has employees in France, and Denmark.

What the role involves

As Commissioning Manager in our Project Execution Europe team, you will be based in one of our 3 main locations in Denmark (Odense, Aarhus or Stoevring). You will be responsible for the planning and execution of the complete commissioning process in close collaboration with subcontractors and internally Ramp-up-, Engineering-, and Operations teams, ensuring safe, efficient, and timely delivery of process equipment, according to the project’s schedule. This includes identifying system faults, deficiencies, and defects, ensuring all machines and automation systems are fully operational and tested, before training and hand-over to Operations.

Your specific tasks will include:

• Scheduling and activity planning in collaboration with the Project Manager.

• Review and quality assurance of PI&Ds, drawings, design and automation.

• Development of method descriptions and risk assessment.

• Commissioning of systems, including biomass pre-treatment and post-treatment, gas cleaning, gas upgrading, heating, cooling, ventilation and treatment, and auxiliaries.

• Troubleshooting/problem-solving.

• Analyze process data and system optimization.

• Training of operational staff.

• Knowledge sharing, consulting, technical support to various internal departments.

• Special tasks and service on working systems.

What we’re looking for:

We are looking for a talented candidate with:

• An engineering degree, such as a marine engineer (Maskinmester), process engineer, or other relevant technical education from university or local engineering school. Ideally, the candidate should already have experience in the biogas industry or a relevant industrial sector.

• A self driven person with minimum of 2 years of experience with commissioning or relevant technical role.

• Technical experience both theoretical and practical, with mechanical, electrical and automation systems.

• A safety-oriented mindset and the ability to analyze risks.

• Strong management skills and the ability to develop relationships with other parts of the organization and external stakeholders, which is critical for success.

• A high level of flexibility to travel up to 180 days per year. The role requires you to be present on-site.

• Business fluency in Danish and English.

Working at Shell Low Carbon Solutions Biogas (formerly Nature Energy)

By joining Shell Biogas, you will be part of a highly experienced and ambitious team in the circular economy. Our common denominator is that we want to build a sustainable future for our planet and our people. From our main office in Odense, Denmark, Shell Biogas is the European market leader in the development, design, construction, and operation of large, industrialized biogas plants pioneering a sustainable future by turning waste into value. The company owns and operates 14 biogas plants in Europe and is launching new biogas projects in Europe. Shell Biogas currently employs about 500 dedicated employees across offices in Europe and US. Shell Low Carbon Solutions is responsible for laying the solid foundations for Shell's future beyond its traditional businesses and, critically, Shell’s capability to increasingly offer low-carbon solutions to help our customers decarbonise their activities.

For more information please visit our website www.shell.dk

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