Engineer, Metering

KBR Careers; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 279,000 - 446,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR Careers in Abu Dhabi is seeking an Engineer, Metering to lead maintenance planning and supervision of instrument and control systems across the plant. You will coordinate with operations and other maintenance teams to ensure reliable system performance and compliance with standards.

The role requires extensive field support for critical maintenance, strong troubleshooting skills, and experience with CMMS (SAP/Maximo).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Instrumentation and Control or Electronics.
• 12+ years in Instrument and Control engineering and maintenance.
• Experience with CMMS (SAP/Maximo).

Responsibilities

• Maintenance Planning, Execution and expertise.
• Provide support to operations and maintenance teams for equipment testing, troubleshooting, and start-up activities.
• Liaise with Mechanical and Electrical teams to ensure integration between operation and maintenance teams.
• Provide technical field support for critical maintenance activities to minimize downtime.
• Assess manpower requirements for daily preventive, breakdown and shutdown maintenance plans.
• Monitor and manage materials, spares and tools to ensure availability.
• Conduct root cause analysis of equipment failures and recommend resolutions to improve reliability.
• Provide input for major maintenance planning and obsolescence in line with 5-year plans.
• Support development, implementation and commissioning of new projects to optimize costs and ensure standards.

Skills

Maintenance Planning

Troubleshooting

Root Cause Analysis

Preventive Maintenance

Electrical & Instrumentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Instrumentation and Control or Electronics

Tools

CMMS (SAP/Maximo)

Job description

Engineer, Metering

"Belong, Connect, Grow, with KBR! The KBR team of teams delivers future-forward science, technology and engineering solutions and mission-critical services that help governments and companies around the world accomplish their most important objectives, while also helping achieve their sustainability goals. KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions provides holistic and value-added solutions across the entire asset life cycle. These include world-class licensed process technologies, differentiated advisory services, deep technical domain expertise, energy transition solutions, high-end design and engineering capabilities, and smart solutions to optimize planned and operating assets."

JOB PURPOSE

Plan and supervise the maintenance activities of a wide range of instrument & control systems in the plant and coordinate these activities with operations and other maintenance teams to ensure reliable functioning of the instrument and control systems.

4. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Job Specific: Maintenance Planning, Execution and expertise
• Provide support to the operations and maintenance teams for equipment testing, troubleshooting, routine equipment surveillance and start-up activities. Liaise with Mechanical and Electrical teams and establish a seamless integration between operation and maintenance teams to ensure compliance to the planned maintenance activities.
• Provide technical support in the field for the execution of critical maintenance activities of the equipments to ensure that the problems are resolved with minimum down time.
• Evaluate, allocate and arrange the manpower requirements for daily preventive, break down and shutdown maintenance plans.
• Assess the workload, backlog and the work plan and coordinate with relevant sections to complete the work plan. Monitor and arrange the resources for effective compliance to the agreed work plan.
• Monitor and control required material, spares, consumables and tools in high quality and quantities to ensure continuous availability.
• Conduct and implement root cause analysis of equipment failures and non-scheduled shutdowns and recommend problem resolutions to increase the reliability and availability of equipment.
• Provide input to prepare and track the forthcoming major maintenance, upgrades and obsolescence issues to integrate with the division's 5 years' rolling business plans.
• Provide technical support for development, implementation and commissioning of new projects in the mechanical design and specifications to optimize costs and ensure compliance with applicable standards and best practices.
• Participate in defining the technical requirements, technical bid evaluation and inspection of materials on receipt to ensure specifications and required quality.
• Monitor the performance of Contractors for the assigned works to ensure quality and standards.
• Preparation of HIRA, raising temporary concession and permanent management of change (minor and major) as per plant operation requirement.
• Carryout out root cause analysis for the failure, implementation of the recommendations raised at different levels.
• Review and ensure that HSECES job plans are appropriate, available and properly assigned for all the PMs in Maximo and ensure the data quality.
• Conduct Internal PM Audits to ensure effectiveness of procedure and job plan implementation.

Generic: Supervision & People Development Plan, supervise and coordinate all activities in the assigned area to meet functional objectives. Train and develop the assigned staff on relevant skills to enable them to become proficient on the job and deliver the respective section objectives. Operational Plans Develop consistent and realistic long and short term operational plans for the Department in line with the Division objectives and manage the implementation of the approved long and short term plans and ensure they are effectively converted into its performance objectives to realise the Division Objectives and established service levels. Budgets and Cost Control Develop and manage the Department annual budget in line with the Division’s business objectives and operational plans ensuring that adequate funding provision is made for all Department activities. Monitor expenditure against approved Department budget on a regular basis; investigate, highlight and reconcile any significant variances to ensure effective performance and cost control. Policies, Systems, Processes & Procedures Develop and implement appropriate Department policies, processes, systems, standards, procedures and internal controls, Company guidelines in order to support execution of the Division’s work programs in line with Company and International standards. Performance Management Contribute to the development of the Division’s KPI’s and ensure proper cascade of the Performance objectives within the Department and establish monitoring mechanisms to ensure delivery of these objectives and promote a performance driven culture. Manage the implementation of the Company Performance Management System for individuals within the Department in accordance with Company approved guidelines. People Development Develop knowledge, competencies and innovative spirit in the Department and support the establishment of Succession Planning and Talent pipeline within the Department in coordination with the Human Capital to continuously develop employees with emphasis on UAE Nationals to meet Emiratization targets. Organisation Structure and Development Review, develop and recommend the appropriate organisation structure for the Department that will best utilise human capital while proactively incorporating sustainability into the on‑going work practices to meet the business objectives. Risk Management Contribute and support establishment of a Corporate Integrated Risk Management System within the Department, while identifying and assessing relevant domain risks and implement measures to manage and mitigate all identified risks within the Department. Communicate corporate business ethics and Company’s Code of Conduct to employees within the Department and ensure compliance to the Corporate Policies and guidelines. Innovation and Continuous Improvement Promote an organisation culture that encourages innovation, enhances employee motivation and supports initiatives for implementation of Change Management to continuously improve the Department operations and services. Recommend improvements in internal processes against best practices in pursuit of greater efficiency in line with best Industry standards in order to define intelligent solutions for issues confronting the Department. Health, Safety, Environment (HSE) and Sustainability Support the institution and implementation of an HSE culture and ensure compliance with relevant HSE policies, procedures, systems & controls and applicable legislation and sustainability guidelines across the Department in line with international standards, best practices and ADNOC Code of Practices. Ensure adequate HSE training and induction for all Department employees to meet HSE standards. Management Reports Ensure that all Department MIS and progress reports are prepared to provide accurate and timely reports and necessary information to Company Management to effectively manage the business.

5. COMMUNICATION & WORKING RELATIONSHIP

Internal: Regular work related contact with concerned Section I Team Leader and Department Manager as required, peer Professional staff and team members on matters related to Team/ Section Policies and Processes, People, HSE and domain specific issues. Rotating equipment Engineers, Operation Coordinators, Technical Service Team, HSE advisors, Area Central Maintenance Team / Section Leaders and Engineers (Work shop, Civil, Electrical, Planning, Control and DCS), Support maintenance (Planning & Shutdown).

External: Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) of plant machines, third part services providers for spare parts undefined.

6. QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

• Minimum Qualification Bachelor’s degree in Instrumentation and Control or Electronics discipline or equivalent professional qualification.
• Minimum Experience & Knowledge & Skills 12 years of experience in Instrument and Control engineering and maintenance with full knowledge of HSE in a plant environment within a large industrial organization, preferably in the Oil and Gas industry.
• Deep knowledge of implementation & maintenance of Instrument & control engineering function's policies with working knowledge or activities such as testing, repairing, calibration and troubleshooting Of the Instrumentation Control systems Awareness of designing in-house engineered works including drawings, specifications/ data sheets Knowledge of CMMS (SAP/Maximo) Awareness of international standards and engineering best practices related to oil & Gas Industry Demonstrated skills in the commissioning, operation and maintenance of control systems Strong analytical and trouble shooting skills Knowledge of HSE procedures & practices Planning and Organizing, Scheduling and Co-ordinating, Checking, Examining and Recording.
• Professional Certifications Nil.

7. CORE / TECHNICAL SKILLS

• AI Fluency (L3)
• AI-Driven Process Optimization (L4)
• Intelligent Data Interpretation (L4)
• Incident and Accident Reporting, Investigation and Lessons Learned (L3)
• Central Control Room Operations (L3)
• Operating Integrity (L4)
• Distillation Unit Operations (L3)
• Alarm Management System Operations (L3)
• Engineering Drawings, Specifications and Documentation (L3)
• Product Quality and Optimization (L3)
• Consequence and Risk Modelling (L3)
• Control of Major Accident Hazard (COMAH) (L2)
• HSE Risk Management (L3)
• Process Safety Management (L3)
• Contractor HSE Performance Monitoring (L3)
• Crisis Management and Emergency Response Planning (L2)
• Utility and Potable Water system Operations (L3)
• Permit to Work (L3)
• PSM Goverance and Interface Management (L3)
• PSM Performance Improvement and Management (L3)
• AIPS Leadership, Culture and Compliance (L3)
• Hazard Identification and Risk Analysis (L3)
• Root Cause Analysis (L3)
• Safe Work Practices (WMS) (L3)

About KBR

KBR — Delivering Solutions, Changing the World. KBR brings together the best and brightest to deliver science, technology and engineering solutions that help governments and companies around the world accomplish their most critical missions and objectives. In everything we do, we are guided by our ONE KBR Values: We Value Our People – We create diverse, inclusive environments in which each person can feel safe, respected and valued, and where everyone has opportunities to grow and reach their full potential. We Deliver – We are uncompromising in our commitment to deliver innovative, high-quality, technology‑led solutions for our customers and exceptional, sustainable value for all our stakeholders. We Are People of Integrity – We value honesty, trust, courage, fairness, prudence and tenacity. We believe doing what’s right for the planet, the communities where we work, and our people is good for business. We Empower – We empower our people with a shared purpose, the right tools and the supportive culture they need to be proactive decision‑makers, to be adaptive to change, and to succeed. We Are a Team of Teams – We have a will to succeed, but we value the achievements of our team of teams over individual accomplishments. Our collective focus makes us a better, stronger, more effective company. We have also embedded environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles in every business operation and corporate function. Not only are we committed to operating safely, sustainably and equitably, but we are also committed to using our capabilities and expertise to help our customers accomplish their sustainability goals. Worldwide, KBR employs a diverse workforce approximately 29,000 people strong, with customers in more than 80 countries and operations in 40 countries. At KBR, We Deliver.