Senior Project Engineer & VAP Performance

KBR, Inc.; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

An international engineering firm is seeking an experienced Senior Project Engineer - VAP & Performance in Abu Dhabi. The candidate must possess at least 15 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, with a focus on offshore projects and engineering on mega projects. Key responsibilities include financial tracking, resource management, and performance analytics using tools like Excel and Power BI. A Bachelor's degree in engineering is mandatory. Previous ADNOC project experience is an advantage, and a hybrid work environment can be expected.

Qualifications

• Must have overall 15 years of experience in oil and gas industry.
• Minimum 5-8 years' experience in offshore projects with engineering experience on mega projects.
• Previous experience with ADNOC projects is an added advantage.

Responsibilities

• Track and follow up on end-to-end invoice status.
• Develop and maintain the staffing plan.
• Lead the creation and automation of dashboards and performance reports.
• Analyze performance trends and forecast manpower needs.
• Liaise with IPMT teams and internal stakeholders.

Skills

Invoicing and financial tracking

Resource management

Dashboard creation and automation

Performance analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Title

Senior Project Engineer - VAP & Performance

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 Title

Senior Project Engineer - VAP & Performance

We are actively seeking to fill a PMC role for a Senior Project Engineer - VAP & Performance for an Offshore Client to be based Client Office ( HQ) in Abu Dhabi.

Profile matching below criteria only will be contacted.

Key Responsibilities

A. Invoicing & Financial Tracking

• Track and follow up on end-to-end invoice status with PMC consultant and internal stakeholders, ensuring compliance with invoicing procedures.
• Maintain and reconcile invoice registers, highlighting delays, mismatches, or overdue payments.
• Coordinate with Projects Control Team, Contracts, and Project Managers to clear invoice bottlenecks.
• Report any delay / red flags to Manager VAP & Estimation in a weekly basis.

B. Staffing Plan & Resource Management

• Develop and maintain the staffing plan, ensuring alignment with approved manpower plans.
• Monitor resource deployment, availability, mobilization, and demobilization across AOF projects following the approved resource management procedures.
• Identify resource shortages/excess and recommend corrective actions.
• Coordinate with PMC and internal teams for compliance with diversity, competency, and resource allocation requirements.

C. Reporting & Dashboards

• Lead the creation and automation of dashboards and performance reports using Excel, Power BI, and agentic AI tools (aligned with ongoing need for Dashboard & Reporting roles).
• Integrate project, staffing data, invoice metrics, and resource deployment into unified dashboards for leadership visibility.
• Improve data quality and ensure structured reporting (daily/weekly/monthly).

D. Project Staffing Analytics

• Analyze performance trends, forecast manpower needs, and support cost/performance optimization.
• Provide early warning alerts for resource constraints, invoice processing delays, and performance deviations.

E. Coordination & Governance

• Liaise with IPMT teams, internal stakeholders, and contractors to ensure alignment with company objectives.
• Must have Overall 15 years of experience in oil and Gas industry.
• Minimum 5-8 years' experience in Offshore Projects having Engineering experience worked on mega projects.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering is a MUST.
• Previous experience with ADNOC projects is an added advantage.