Lead Offshore Structural Engineer

KBR, Inc.; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 400,000 - 650,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development opportunities

Safety-focused culture

Job summary

KBR Inhouse Engineering in Abu Dhabi, UAE seeks a Lead Offshore Structural Engineer to drive the delivery of large-scale fixed offshore assets across concept to brownfield modification. You’ll lead structural assessment, strengthening, and life-extension with strong discipline planning and client coordination.

The role requires extensive experience in offshore structures, leadership in multidisciplinary teams, and travel to offshore sites as needed, with adherence to ADNOC standards and safety

Qualifications

• Minimum 18 years of oil and gas structural engineering experience.
• 10 years in fixed offshore structural engineering.
• 5+ years in a lead role overseeing complex projects.
• ADNOC Offshore or Middle East brownfield experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead offshore structural engineering delivery for fixed offshore assets across all lifecycle phases.
• Act as discipline focal point for assessments, modifications and life-extension.
• Ensure safe, compliant, constructible engineering solutions with multidisciplinary coordination.
• Define analysis approach and approve structural calculations, reports and drawings.
• Plan site visits for data collection and condition assessment.

Skills

SACS proficiency

Fixed offshore structures

Structural analysis

Leadership

Multidisciplinary coordination

Offshore certifications

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil/Structural Engineering

Master’s degree in Structural/Offshore Engineering

Tools

SACS

Job description

Job Description:

Title:

Lead Offshore Structural Engineer

"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 Description - Lead Offshore Structural Engineer

Title:

Lead Offshore Structural Engineer

Company:

KBR - Inhouse Engineering

Location:

Abu Dhabi, UAE - KBR Office

Key Consideration:

Preference will be given to candidates holding valid OPITO-approved T-BOSIET/BOSIET and H₂S certifications with a minimum validity of six months. The selected candidate will be required to travel ADNOC offshore as required to conduct site surveys, support structural assessments and reassessments, verify existing offshore facilities, review as-built conditions, and obtain project-specific engineering data necessary for brownfield modification, strengthening, life-extension and execution support.

Job Purpose

• Lead offshore structural engineering delivery for fixed offshore assets across Concept Select, FEED, Detailed Engineering, EPC and brownfield modification phases.
• Act as discipline focal point for structural assessment, reassessment, modification, strengthening, life-extension, checking, approval and technical assurance.
• Ensure safe, compliant and constructible engineering solutions through effective discipline planning, multidisciplinary coordination and workshare management.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and manage discipline execution plans, structural design basis, philosophies, deliverable registers, checking/approval matrices and engineering work-hour estimates.
• Lead offshore structural engineering deliverables for fixed platforms, jackets, topsides, bridges, flare structures, supports and brownfield modifications.
• Define analysis approach, review assumptions, verify results and approve structural calculations, reports, specifications, drawings and technical deliverables.
• Develop engineering solutions for brownfield anomalies, corrosion, damage, previous modifications, strengthening, repair, replacement and remaining-life issues.
• Plan and support offshore/site visits for data collection, field verification, condition assessment, as-built verification and structural survey reporting.
• 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 18 years of oil and gas structural engineering experience, including 10 years in fixed offshore structural engineering and 5 years in a lead role.
• Proven experience across FEED, Detailed Engineering, EPC, PMC, construction support, offshore installation support and brownfield modification phases.
• Hands-on experience with fixed offshore assets, structural integrity, reassessment, aging facilities, anomaly mitigation, site survey and as-built verification.
• ADNOC Offshore, ADNOC Group, Middle East or comparable major operator brownfield offshore experience is preferred.

Qualifications

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

Technical Skills

• Expert knowledge of fixed offshore structural systems, brownfield interfaces and offshore structural integrity principles.
• Advanced proficiency in SACS for fixed offshore structural modelling, analysis, assessment, reassessment, checking and technical assurance.
• Strong understanding of offshore structural analysis types including in-place, pre-service, transportation, load-out, lifting, fatigue, seismic, dynamic response, pushover/RSR, accidental load, pile/foundation and integrity assessment.
• Thorough working knowledge of ADNOC Offshore specifications, API RP 2A-WSD/LRFD, ISO 19900/19901/19902, AISC 360, AWS D1.1 and relevant DNV practices.
• Practical knowledge of offshore survey requirements, as-built verification, weight control, constructability, fabrication and offshore installation constraints.
• 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.