Job Title: Specialist Lifting Operation Engineer

KBR, Inc; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 500,000 - 750,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR, Inc invites applications for a Specialist Lifting Operations Engineer to oversee offshore lifting and rigging activities in Abu Dhabi. The role requires coordinating with marine, construction, and operations teams to ensure safe, compliant lifts and efficient project execution.

The ideal candidate has extensive lifting engineering experience in offshore settings, with EPC, brownfield, and hook‑up exposure, plus ADNOC Offshore familiarity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related Engineering discipline.
• LEEA certification preferred.
• Appointed Person for Lifting Operations certification preferred.
• Additional lifting and rigging certifications will be advantageous.
• Experience Minimum 12-15 years of oil and gas industry experience.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in lifting engineering and heavy lifting operations.
• Strong experience in offshore EPC, brownfield, hook‑up, commissioning, and construction projects.
• Previous ADNOC Offshore, Zakum, Umm Lulu, NASR, SARB, or similar offshore experience preferred.
• Experience with critical lifts, module installations, and heavy equipment handling.
• Familiarity with offshore vessel crane operations and marine lifting activities.

Responsibilities

• Lifting & planning: prepare, review, and approve lifting studies and plans.
• Develop lift methodologies for offshore modules, structures, piping spools, and heavy packages.
• Verify crane capacities, load calculations, lift radii, and rigging configurations.
• Conduct engineering assessments for complex lifting operations.
• Review contractor lifting procedures and ensure ADNOC Offshore compliance.
• Provide lifting engineering support during fabrication, transportation, installation, commissioning, and hook‑up.
• Coordinate lifting activities with construction, marine, commissioning, and operations teams.
• Participate in SIMOPS planning and risk assessments for offshore lifting activities.
• Ensure operations follow approved procedures and project requirements.
• Prepare lifting studies, load calculations, rigging drawings, and critical lift packages.
• Maintain lifting registers, certification records, and compliance documentation.
• Submit lifting operation reports and lessons learned documentation.

Skills

Lifting planning

Offshore lifting

Mechanical engineering

Industry standards

ADNOC Offshore experience

Risk assessment

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

LEEA certification

Appointed Person for Lifting Operations

Tools

Lifting equipment inspections

Crane selection & rigging

Job description

Specialist Lifting Operation Engineer

Belong, Connect, Grow, with KBR! The KBR team 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 Title: Specialist Lifting Operation Engineer KBR is growing its Project Management Consultancy (PMC) team for an exciting, high profile offshore development in Abu Dhabi. The ADNOC PMC project role would be based initially in Client or Contractors Office in Abu Dhabi.

Job Purpose The Specialist Lifting Operations Engineer shall be responsible for planning, engineering, coordinating, and supervising all lifting and rigging activities associated with the ADNOC Offshore LTDP Package 4 project.

Key Responsibilities

Lifting Engineering & Planning

• Prepare, review, and approve lifting studies and lifting plans for routine and critical lifts.
• Develop lift methodologies for offshore modules, structures, piping spools, equipment, and heavy packages.
• Verify crane capacities, load calculations, lift radii, ground bearing pressures, and rigging configurations.
• Conduct engineering assessments for complex and non-routine lifting operations.
• Review contractor lifting procedures and ensure compliance with ADNOC Offshore requirements.

Offshore Construction Support

• Provide lifting engineering support during fabrication, transportation, installation, commissioning, and hook-up activities.
• Coordinate lifting activities with construction, marine, commissioning, and operations teams.
• Participate in SIMOPS planning and risk assessments for offshore lifting activities.
• Ensure lifting operations are executed according to approved procedures and project requirements.

Safety & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with ADNOC Offshore HSE policies and lifting standards.
• Participate in HAZID, HAZOP, Job Safety Analysis (JSA), Task Risk Assessment (TRA), and Toolbox Talks.
• Monitor lifting operations to ensure adherence to safe lifting practices.
• Identify lifting hazards and develop mitigation measures.
• Participate in incident investigations and recommend corrective actions.

Rigging & Equipment Management

• Review and approve selection of cranes, lifting appliances, lifting gears, spreader beams, shackles, slings, and other rigging equipment.
• Ensure lifting equipment certifications are current and compliant with ADNOC and international standards.
• Verify inspection records and maintenance status of cranes and lifting equipment.
• Assess suitability of lifting equipment for offshore environmental conditions.

Coordination & Stakeholder Management

• Liaise with ADNOC Offshore representatives, project management teams, contractors, and vendors.
• Support lifting‑related technical queries during engineering and construction phases.
• Participate in project review meetings and provide technical recommendations for lifting operations.
• Coordinate with marine and logistics teams for transport and installation campaigns.

Documentation & Reporting

• Prepare lifting studies, load calculations, rigging drawings, and critical lift packages.
• Maintain lifting registers, certification records, and compliance documentation.
• Submit lifting operation reports and lessons learned documentation.
• Support project close‑out and handover documentation requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related Engineering discipline.
• LEEA (Lifting Equipment Engineers Association) certification preferred.
• Appointed Person for Lifting Operations certification preferred.
• Additional lifting and rigging certifications will be advantageous.
• Experience Minimum 12-15 years of oil and gas industry experience.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in lifting engineering and heavy lifting operations.
• Strong experience in offshore EPC, brownfield, hook‑up, commissioning, and construction projects.
• Previous ADNOC Offshore, Zakum, Umm Lulu, NASR, SARB, or similar offshore experience preferred.
• Experience with critical lifts, module installations, and heavy equipment handling.
• Familiarity with offshore vessel crane operations and marine lifting activities.

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.