Offshore Program Director

KBR; Al Ain; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks an Offshore Program Director with extensive experience in the offshore sector. This pivotal role requires a strong leader to oversee mega projects, ensuring adherence to safety and quality standards while managing costs and schedules. The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of engineering design, construction practices, and international codes. Join a team that values innovation and collaboration, where your expertise will drive significant projects and contribute to a sustainable future. This opportunity promises not only professional growth but also a competitive compensation package that rewards your contributions.

Benefits

Competitive compensation package

Career development opportunities

Employee benefits

Qualifications

• Minimum 25 years of relevant experience in offshore or similar industry.
• Strong knowledge of engineering design and construction practices.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safe project execution and client satisfaction.
• Manage project cost performance and contracts effectively.
• Lead project management team to successful project completion.

Skills

Engineering and procurement project management

Offshore operations knowledge

Financial and commercial project understanding

Leadership capability

Decision-making skills

Interpersonal skills

Risk and change management

Program and project planning expertise

Education

Degree in Engineering

Job description

Title :

Offshore Program Director

Company Overview

At KBR, we partner with government and industry clients to provide purposeful and comprehensive solutions with an emphasis on efficiency and safety. With a full portfolio of services, proprietary technologies, and expertise, our more than 36,000 employees are ready to handle projects and missions throughout their entire lifecycle, from planning and design to sustainability and maintenance. Whether at the bottom of the ocean or in outer space, our clients trust us to deliver the impossible on a daily basis.

We are a company of innovators, thinkers, creators, explorers, volunteers, and dreamers. But we all share one goal: to improve the world responsibly and safely.

Together, KBR employees are pushing industries and organizations forward, from our headquarters in Houston, Texas, to Earth's orbit and beyond. Our innate curiosity about our surrounding world creates a work environment where all are encouraged to follow their inspiration, try new directions, and work collaboratively whenever possible. This welcoming mindset informs everything we do and has earned the respect of the world's most renowned institutions. At KBR,

Job Description :

The Offshore Program Director should have a minimum of 25 years of relevant experience in the offshore industry or a similar field, with construction management experience on mega projects. The role involves coordinating with other functional managers to ensure correct implementation of project construction specifications and standards. The candidate must have comprehensive knowledge of engineering design development, construction practices, economic principles, international codes, standards, procedures, and specifications. The role's overall responsibility encompasses program management, including project cost, schedule, safety, and quality management.

Role Responsibilities :

• Ensure safe project execution
• Deliver client satisfaction and meet contractual requirements
• Accountable for project cost performance and accounts receivable
• Serve as the primary contact between the client and the company
• Ensure project execution aligns with policies, procedures, and systems
• Manage and coordinate project leadership personnel
• Support business development and proposals for new offshore opportunities
• Negotiate changes with the client
• Manage all contracts within their program of works
• Share and implement best practices among project managers
• Plan and revise project execution plans, ensuring adherence
• Keep clients and the company informed of project status
• Lead the project management team to successful project completion
• Adhere to business ethics
• Deliver projects according to Quality Management Systems
• Forecast workload and ensure resource deployment, collaborating closely with the Engineering Manager
• Resolve inter-project conflicts
• Manage all personnel assigned to offshore contracts effectively
• Regularly appraise direct reports
• Maintain and promote company values

Promote capturing and implementing lessons learned on projects.

Skills & Experience :

• Proven experience managing engineering and procurement projects
• Strong knowledge of offshore operations, with experience in detailed design projects; greenfield and brownfield experience preferred; fabrication/construction experience beneficial
• Solid financial and commercial project understanding
• Approximately 25 years of relevant experience
• Leadership capability in challenging environments
• Decisiveness and decision-making skills
• Strong management and administrative skills
• Ability to establish direction, alignment, and commitment within a team
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Experience in risk and change management
• Program and project planning expertise

Well-organized, credible, and decisive.

Qualifications :

A degree in Engineering is required

In this role, you will apply your knowledge and expertise to deliver excellent results to our clients in a transparent and friendly environment that fosters growth through career development opportunities both locally and globally. A competitive compensation package, including employee benefits, awaits the successful candidate, offering both financial and personal rewards.