Senior Engineer, Maintenance (Instrument & Control)

KBR, Inc; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 240,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR Abu Dhabi is seeking a qualified Senior Engineer, Maintenance (Instrument & Control) to support ADNOC projects. Provides expert engineering technical support to maintain ESD, DCS, PLCs, turbine, AMS, and process instrumentation in line with world-class standards.

Responsibilities include scope overruns, procedure upgrades, QA/QMS alignment, root cause analysis, vendor coordination, and ensuring reliability and compliance across instrument & control systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree is a MUST.
• Minimum 15+ years in EPC execution in Oil & Gas, with 8+ years in instrument & control maintenance.
• Experience in Gas Processing/NGL & EPC/Detail Engineering projects.
• Deep knowledge of instrument & control engineering policies.
• CMMS (SAP/Maximo) knowledge.
• Experienced in commissioning, operation and maintenance of control systems.
• Mega Oil & Gas FEED/EPC project experience (>1B USD).

Responsibilities

• Develop scope of work for major overhauls of instrument & control systems and coordinate with other sections.
• Upgrade maintenance procedures to meet changing requirements.
• Prepare work and instructional procedures for Control Systems.
• Establish and maintain instrument section QMS for audits.
• Carry out root cause analysis of system problems and failures.
• Monitor AMS performance and update plant model parameters.

Skills

Instrument & Control

EPC experience

CMMS Maximo

Root cause analysis

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SAP/Maximo

Job description

Title: Senior Engineer, Maintenance (Instrument & Control) 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 Title: - Senior Engineer, Maintenance (Instrument & Control) KBR Abu Dhabi is currently seeking a qualified Senior Engineer, Maintenance (Instrument & Control) to support one of the ADNOC projects. Profiles matching below criteria only will be contacted.

Job Purpose: Provide expert engineering technical support to ensure and continuously enhance the performance of a wide range of instrument & control systems such as Emergency Shutdown Systems (ESD), Distributed Control Systems (DCS), PLCs, Turbine Control Systems, Antisurge and Load share control systems, Machine Monitoring Systems and Process control instrumentation and ensure that they are operated and maintained in line with world-class practices and standards in the Plant.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop scope of work for Major overhauls of instrument & control systems & service work orders, coordinate implementation with other Sections.
• Participate and assist as required in the upgrading of Maintenance procedures to meet changing or additional requirements.
• Prepare/compile work and instructional procedures for the Control Systems.
• Establish and maintain instrument section QMS requirements to meet the internal and external Audits.
• Carry out root cause analysis and investigation into system problems and failures.
• Coordinate with Vendors and Other departments to identify 'bad actors' and develop solutions to improve the system performance and reliability.
• Monitor the Performance of Alarm Management System (AMS) and continuously update the plant model parameters.
• Assist and provide technical support to users in all Process automation systems such as SCADA, Fire & Gas and all interface systems to the DCS.
• Diagnose, analyse and carry out root cause failure analysis, highlight reasons for equipment failure and advice on remedial measures to avoid failures.
• Also to study and carry out residual life assessment of critical instrument and control equipment and suggest corrective action to be initiated by respective area engineers.
• Review and recommend spare parts, non-stock material and tools requirements to allow proper maintenance of the Plant and raise purchase requests, spare parts lists amendment proposals to meet requirements.
• Provide support to technical / minor projects for developing scope, execution & commission and evaluation of project documents.
• Initiate and review plant change requests as per company procedure to equipment, units and plants.
• Conduct site engineering studies to determine the feasibility of introducing modification and incorporate the same to increase reliability and efficiency of plant.
• Carry out periodical review and advice on updating material stock and directs revision of specifications in light of information from manufacturers including deletion obsolete & incorporation of new items, ensure availability of spares & materials.
• Carry out OT Security related activities and ensure OT Security control measures are implemented.
• Prepare section resource requirement estimates on assigned shutdowns.
• Lead / participate in technical studies, HAZOP, SIF, review of existing maintenance, inputs to maintenance standards, Design general specification documents etc.
• Optimize Field Instrument and Control system PM frequencies, job plan review, criticality assessment.
• Ensure implementation of PCN Network security policies and maintain the compliance.
• Review and ensure that HSECES job plans are appropriate, available and properly assigned for all the PMs in Maximo and ensure the data quality.
• Participate in defining the technical requirements, technical bid evaluation and inspection of materials on receipt to ensure specifications and required quality.
• Monitor the performance of Contractors for the assigned works to ensure quality and standards.
• Prepare HIRA, raising temporary concession and permanent management of change (minor and major) as per plant operation requirement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree is a MUST.
• Minimum Overall 15+ years of experience in execution of EPC contracts in the Oil & Gas industry of which minimum 8 years in maintenance of instrument & control systems within a large industrial organization.
• Experience in Gas Processing/NGL & EPC/Detail Engineering project.
• Deep knowledge of implementation & maintenance of instrument & control engineering function's policies.
• Sound knowledge of design for in-house engineered works including drawings, specifications/ data sheets, and International codes & standards and best engineering practices.
• Knowledge of CMMS (SAP/Maximo).
• Demonstrated skills in the commissioning, operation and maintenance of control systems.
• Strong analytical and trouble shooting skills.
• Knowledge of HSE procedures & practices.
• Planning and Organizing, Scheduling and Co-ordinating, Checking, Examining and Recording.
• Must have handled mega Oil & Gas FEED/ EPC Projects (more than 1 billion US$).

Company Culture & Values

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.