Job Title: Specialist Rotating Engineer

KBR Careers; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 279,000 - 502,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR Abu Dhabi PMC Team is seeking a Specialist Rotating Engineer to lead rotating equipment engineering for offshore projects in Abu Dhabi. You will oversee design, vendor evaluation, and document reviews across compressors, turbines, pumps, and related machinery.

Responsibilities include ensuring conformance to ADNOC and international standards, supporting procurement, FAT, and commissioning, and coordinating with engineering disciplines for seamless project execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering is required.
• Master’s degree is an added advantage.
• Professional Engineering certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead rotating equipment engineering and design for offshore facilities.
• Review datasheets, specs, MRs, and vendor documents.
• Support selection and design of compressors, turbines, pumps, and packaged equipment.
• Ensure designs meet ADNOC/API/ISO/ASME/IEC standards.
• Coordinate with multi-discipline teams for integration.
• Support procurement, FAT, commissioning and start-up activities.

Skills

Rotating equipment engineering

Offshore oil & gas

Pumps and turbines knowledge

FEED and detailed engineering

Vendor coordination & FAT

API & international standards

PMC/Owner's Engineer experience

Issue resolution in engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering

Master's degree an added advantage

Professional Engineering certification preferred

Job description

Title: Job Title: Specialist Rotating 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 Rotating Engineer KBR Abu Dhabi PMC Team is currently seeking experienced professionals for the position listed below in support of a major Offshore Project. The role will be based at either the Client's Office or the Contractor's Office in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Job Purpose

The Specialist Rotating Engineer will provide specialist technical leadership for the engineering, design, selection, procurement, and technical management of rotating equipment for ADNOC Offshore projects. The position will ensure equipment complies with ADNOC requirements, applicable international codes, project specifications, and reliability objectives throughout the project lifecycle from FEED through commissioning and start-up.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead rotating equipment engineering and design activities for offshore oil and gas facilities.
• Review and approve rotating equipment datasheets, technical specifications, material requisitions, technical bid evaluations, vendor drawings, and vendor documentation.
• Provide specialist engineering support for the selection and design of: o Centrifugal and reciprocating compressors o Gas turbines o Steam turbines o Pumps o Blowers and fans o Diesel engines o Generators o Packaged equipment
• Ensure rotating equipment designs comply with ADNOC standards and applicable API, ISO, ASME and IEC requirements.
• Coordinate with Process, Mechanical, Piping, Electrical, Instrumentation, Structural, and Procurement disciplines to ensure effective multidisciplinary engineering integration.
• Review vendor technical proposals and participate in technical clarification activities.
• Provide technical support during procurement, inspection, testing and FAT activities.
• Support construction, pre-commissioning, commissioning and start-up of rotating equipment.
• Participate in engineering and safety reviews including HAZID, HAZOP, SIL, design reviews and constructability reviews. These activities are identified for comparable KBR rotating-equipment leadership roles on ADNOC Offshore projects.
• Resolve technical queries, engineering deviations, equipment interfaces and site issues during project execution.
• Monitor engineering deliverables and equipment-package schedules to support timely project execution.
• Provide specialist technical input for equipment reliability, maintainability, operability and lifecycle performance.

Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering.
• Master’s Degree is an added advantage.
• Professional Engineering certification is preferred for comparable KBR ADNOC Offshore rotating-equipment engineering positions.

Experience & Competencies

For recruitment screening, I would recommend the following criteria:

• Extensive experience in Rotating Equipment Engineering within Oil & Gas EPC/PMC projects.
• Strong experience in offshore oil & gas projects, preferably ADNOC / Middle East projects.
• Detailed technical knowledge of pumps, compressors, turbines and packaged rotating equipment.
• Strong experience with FEED, detailed engineering, procurement, vendor engineering, FAT, construction and commissioning.
• Excellent understanding of API and other applicable international rotating-equipment standards.
• Previous experience working within a PMC / Owner’s Engineer environment would be highly desirable.
• Strong vendor coordination, technical bid evaluation and multidisciplinary interface-management skills.
• Ability to independently resolve complex rotating equipment engineering issues.

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:

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• 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.
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• Worldwide, KBR employs a diverse workforce approximately 29,000 people strong, with customers in more than 80 countries and operations in 40 countries.

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