Summary
KBR is seeking an Engineering Manager for its UZ Islands Greenfield Offshore Water Injection Project. The role leads multidisciplinary engineering from concept and design through procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover, and serves as the main engineering interface with the client and other stakeholders. Candidates should have a relevant engineering degree and 20–25+ years of oil and gas experience, including major offshore EPC/EPCM projects and engineering management on offshore greenfield developments. The position is based in Abu Dhabi, with an initial move to the Spain office before returning to Abu Dhabi.
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Title:
Engineering Manager UZ Islands - Greenfield – Offshore Water Injection Project
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Job Title: Engineering Manager UZ Islands - Greenfield – Offshore Water Injection Project
KBR Abu Dhabi PMC Team is currently looking to fill a position of Engineering Manager UZ Islands - Greenfield for an Offshore Water Injection Project to be based in UAE (Abu Dhabi) as soon as the administrative processes are completed, will then relocate to Spain Office and then return to Abu Dhabi.
Position Summary
The Engineering Manager is responsible for leading and coordinating all engineering activities for the UZ Islands Greenfield Offshore Water Injection Project, ensuring safe, cost-effective, and timely delivery from concept through detailed design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover. The role provides technical leadership across multidisciplinary teams and serves as the primary engineering interface with the client, contractors, and project stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
Engineering Leadership
- Manage and coordinate all engineering disciplines including Process, Mechanical, Piping, Structural, Civil, Electrical, Instrumentation, Telecom, and HSE.
- Establish engineering execution plans, schedules, and resource requirements.
- Ensure engineering deliverables meet project objectives, client specifications, industry standards, and regulatory requirements.
- Lead engineering design reviews, HAZID, HAZOP, SIL, constructability, and operability studies.
Project Management Support
- Work closely with the Project Director and Project Manager to achieve project milestones.
- Monitor engineering progress and identify risks, opportunities, and mitigation measures.
- Support project budgeting, forecasting, and change management processes.
- Review and approve contractor and vendor engineering deliverables.
Stakeholder Management
- Act as the principal engineering focal point for the client and external stakeholders.
- Coordinate interfaces between offshore facilities, subsea systems, water injection packages, utilities, and supporting infrastructure.
- Facilitate alignment between engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning teams.
Technical Assurance
- Ensure compliance with international offshore oil and gas standards (API, ASME, IEC, DNV, ISO, etc.).
- Drive engineering quality assurance and technical governance processes.
- Review technical queries, deviations, concessions, and engineering change requests.
- Support commissioning, start-up, and operational readiness activities.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, or related discipline).
- Master's degree preferred.
- Chartered Engineer or equivalent professional certification is advantageous.
Experience
- 20-25+ years of oil and gas experience with major offshore EPC/EPCM projects.
- Proven experience as Engineering Manager on offshore greenfield developments.
- Strong background in offshore water injection, produced water handling, and brownfield interfaces.
- Experience managing multidisciplinary engineering teams across international locations.
- Familiarity with ADNOC, Middle East, or Caspian offshore projects is highly desirable