Lead Engineer-Civil/ Structural - Onshore-AD

KBR, Inc; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 250,000 - 500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development opportunities

Career advancement

Job summary

KBR is seeking an experienced Lead Civil/Structural Engineer to oversee onshore oil and gas projects in the UAE. You will own civil/structural deliverables across FEED, Detailed Design, and EPC phases, guide a discipline team, and coordinate with clients, vendors and construction teams to ensure technically sound results.

The role requires strong leadership, UAE regulation knowledge, and proficiency with common design tools while aligning with project requirements and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or Structural Engineering.
• Master’s degree in Structural Engineering, or related discipline will be considered an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage all Civil/Structural engineering activities for the project during FEED, EPC, and detailed engineering phases.
• Prepare and manage discipline execution plans, structural design basis, philosophies, deliverable registers, checking/approval matrices and engineering work-hour estimates.
• Define analysis approach, review assumptions, verify results and approve Civil/Structural calculations, reports, specifications, drawings and technical deliverables.
• Coordinate metocean, geotechnical, weight-control, survey, inspection, fabrication, installation, constructability, operations and multidisciplinary inputs.
• Lead interdisciplinary, model, constructability and safety reviews with client, IVB, operations, fabrication, installation and third-party stakeholders.
• Manage discipline progress, schedule, budget, manpower forecast, estimate-to-complete, workshare execution, subcontracted engineering, quality requirements and change control.

Skills

Civil/Structural engineering

Leadership

Project coordination

Stakeholder communication

Quality assurance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Structural Engineering

Master’s degree in Structural Engineering (advantage)

Tools

STAAD Pro

SAP2000

SAFE

Mat3d

ETABS

Job description

Title

Lead Engineer-Civil/ Structural - Onshore-AD

Company

KBR - Inhouse Engineering

Location

Abu Dhabi, UAE - KBR Office

Company Overview

"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

We are seeking an experienced Lead Civil/Structural Engineer to join our engineering team supporting oil and gas projects across the UAE and wider GCC/Middle East region. The successful candidate will take technical ownership of civil and structural deliverables across FEED, detailed design, and EPC project phases, leading a discipline team and interfacing directly with clients, contractors, and multidisciplinary project teams. The role requires strong technical expertise, leadership capability, and a thorough understanding of UAE regulations, international engineering codes, and oil and gas industry practices. The Lead Engineer will work closely with project management, other engineering disciplines, clients, vendors, and construction teams to ensure that engineering deliverables are technically sound, coordinated, and delivered in accordance with project requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage all Civil/Structural engineering activities for the project during FEED, EPC, and detailed engineering phases.
• Prepare and manage discipline execution plans, structural design basis, philosophies, deliverable registers, checking/approval matrices and engineering work-hour estimates.
• Define analysis approach, review assumptions, verify results and approve Civil/Structural calculations, reports, specifications, drawings and technical deliverables.
• Coordinate metocean, geotechnical, weight-control, survey, inspection, fabrication, installation, constructability, operations and multidisciplinary inputs.
• Lead interdisciplinary, model, constructability and safety reviews with client, IVB, operations, fabrication, installation and third-party stakeholders.
• Manage discipline progress, schedule, budget, manpower forecast, estimate-to-complete, workshare execution, subcontracted engineering, quality requirements and change control.

Experience

Minimum 15 years of oil and gas structural engineering experience, including 5 years in a lead role. Proven experience across FEED, Detailed Engineering, EPC, PMC, construction support, brownfield modification phases.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or Structural Engineering.
• Master’s degree in Structural Engineering, or a related discipline will be considered an advantage.

Technical Skills

• Strong working knowledge of onshore oil & gas Civil & Structural design: foundations (including raft/pile design), drainage systems, steel and RC structures, pipe racks, and equipment support structures.
• Proficiency with relevant design software (STAAD Pro, SAP2000, SAFE, Mat3d, ETABS).
• Strong technical leadership, engineering assurance, risk identification, quality control, communication and multidisciplinary coordination skills.

What We Offer

Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.

Engaging and collaborative work environment with a commitment to safety and sustainability.

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.