Title:
Senior Project Engineer
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Job Description-Senior Project Engineer
Title: Senior Project Engineer
Company: KBR Corporate – Inhouse Engineering
Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE — KBR Office
Job Purpose
- Support the safe, efficient and high-quality delivery of Pre-FEED, FEED, Detailed Design and EPCM projects in the oil and gas sector, working as a key project engineering interface across disciplines and functions.
- Coordinate multi-disciplinary engineering efforts to ensure safe, reliable, and cost-effective project execution.
- Support the Project Manager and Project Engineering Manager in driving technical integration, engineering governance, delivery performance and timely resolution of project issues.
- Promote strong engineering, safety, risk management and execution practices throughout the project lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
- Coordinate FEED/Detail engineering activities across disciplines (process, mechanical, piping, civil, structural, electrical, instrumentation) to deliver in-scope packages.
- Act as a key interface between project management, engineering disciplines, project controls, procurement, construction, commissioning, vendors and the customer Review and approve design bases, drawings, specifications, datasheets, and technical queries.
- Support development and maintenance of project execution plans, engineering schedules, deliverable registers, resource plans, action trackers, interface registers and project reporting.
- Monitor engineering progress, schedule performance, resource usage and emerging scope issues; identify risks and support timely recovery and mitigation actions.
- Coordinate technical reviews and ensure interdisciplinary inputs, comments and actions are resolved and closed in accordance with project requirements.
- Support management of engineering change, scope growth and technical queries, ensuring appropriate assessment, documentation and escalation.
- Coordinate and participate in key design and assurance reviews including HAZID, HAZOP, SIL, Constructability and Value Engineering workshops, as applicable.
- Ensure project engineering activities comply with applicable codes, standards, project procedures, customer requirements, QA/QC processes and HSE expectations.
- Support review and coordination of drawings, datasheets, specifications, models, calculations and other engineering deliverables to maintain technical integrity and interface alignment.
- Coordinate vendor and supplier technical interfaces and support procurement activities, technical bid evaluations, vendor documentation and resolution of technical queries.
- Support construction, commissioning, start-up and close-out activities, including technical issue resolution, as-built documentation and handover requirements.
- Prepare and contribute to project progress reports, dashboards, risk reviews, forecasts and management presentations.
- Maintain effective communication with customers and internal stakeholders, proactively driving actions to closure and escalating constraints where required.
- Support proposal development, engineering estimates, execution planning and technical presentations during bid and tender activities.
- Promote continuous improvement, standardisation, lessons learned, innovation and appropriate use of digital engineering and project delivery tools
Experience
- 15+ years of experience in the oil and gas industry, with substantial experience supporting FEED, Detailed Design and/or EPCM project delivery.
- Demonstrated experience in a Senior Project Engineer, Project Engineer, Lead Engineer or comparable multidisciplinary project delivery role.
- Experience coordinating multidisciplinary engineering teams and interfaces on major capital projects.
- Experience on upstream and/or downstream oil and gas facilities, including engineering and project delivery across multiple disciplines.
- Proven experience with brownfield projects in live operating facilities, including tie-ins, shutdown scopes, debottlenecking, revamp and production enhancement work, is strongly preferred.
- Experience supporting projects for Middle East operators, particularly within UAE, Iraq and Oman, is strongly preferred.
- Experience delivering projects for ADNOC Group companies is highly desirable.
- Previous experience with a major EPC/EPCM contractor delivering oil and gas projects is strongly preferred.
- Experience supporting FEED-to-EPC transitions and maintaining continuity of technical and project requirements through execution is advantageous.
- Experience working in multi-office or workshare delivery environments is advantageous
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related engineering discipline from an accredited university.
- Professional membership or registration such as Chartered Engineer or Professional Engineer is desirable.
- Project management, engineering management, HSE or discipline-specific professional qualifications are advantageous.
Technical Skills
- Strong understanding of FEED, Detailed Design and EPCM delivery processes and multidisciplinary engineering interfaces.
- Working knowledge of relevant oil and gas codes and standards, including ASME, API, ISO, NFPA and IEC, as applicable.
- Good understanding of project planning, scheduling, progress measurement, cost control, forecasting and earned value principles.
- Strong awareness of scope management, engineering change control, risk management and project governance.
- Ability to review and coordinate complex multidisciplinary engineering deliverables and identify interface, constructability and execution risks.
- Experience with modern engineering systems and digital delivery tools such as SmartPlant, AVEVA, Hexagon, BIM/3D model review platforms and digital workflows is advantageous.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-support capability with a practical delivery focus.
Soft Skills
- Leadership & Mentorship: Ability to guide and develop engineering teams.
- Communication: Clear, concise communication with clients, management, and technical teams.
- Problem Solving: Proactive identification and mitigation of project and technical risks.
- Project Management: Planning, scheduling, risk management, and deliverable tracking.
- Influence & Collaboration: Effective collaboration with clients, vendors, and internal teams.
- Adaptability: Thrives in dynamic, fast-paced project environments.
- Attention to Detail: Rigorous approach to design reviews and documentation.
- Safety Mindset: Commitment to health, safety, and environment (HSE) standards.
What We Offer:
- Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.
- Engaging and collaborative work environment with a commitment to safety and sustainability.
