Building Projects Project Engineer I – Towers & Facilities

KBR; Ahmadi; On-site; KWD 18,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR Careers seeks a Project Engineer I for Buildings Projects to lead planning, design, procurement, construction, and commissioning of office towers and related facilities under PMC contracts.

Responsibilities include coordinating architectural, structural, MEP, fire protection, security, ICT, and other disciplines, plus ensuring compliance with design bases, codes, and client expectations. Strong leadership and multi-cultural teamwork are essential.

Qualifications

• B. Sc. Eng from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum 15 years post-graduation total experience.
• 10 years minimum experience post qualification in infrastructure, buildings projects.
• 5 years of minimum experience in a Senior Project Engineer/Project Manager role.
• Must have demonstrated ability of effective functioning in a multi-cultural environment, preferably in the Middle East.

Responsibilities

• Support project mobilization, setup, takeover, and handover activities.
• Set-up, take over / hand over of projects.
• Establish clear objectives and deliverables for design consultants and engineering teams.
• Management of PMC’s engineering teams during FEED, Prepare and review scopes of work, technical specifications, employer requirements, and tender documentation.
• Compilation of the scope of work documents, technical part of Invitation to Bid documents and the documentation of Project Milestone Reviews.
• Coordination of reviews and comments on engineering and other technical deliverables of 3rd party companies within the agreed review time.
• Ensures compliance with all applicable project standards and specifications.
• Ensures proper compilation and updating of as-built documents, redlines, MTOs, loop folders and commissioning binders and handover documentation.
• Ensures the delivery of the as built (End of Job) documentation to the client in time and good quality.
• Contribution to the development of overall project schedule.
• Ensures work progress as per approved schedule in close cooperation with Project Controls Team.
• Set up and regularly maintaining a project dashboard in close cooperation with Project Controls Team.
• Monitors cost aspects of the project within direct control to forecast final costs, trends and avoid overruns.
• Evaluation of Earned Value / value of work for project completion with support of the Project Controls Team.
• Builds and maintains a healthy relationship with clients and acts as project focal point for the client.
• Proactively resolves scope and schedule issues with the 3rd party contractor as they arise.
• Knows the contract between FEED- or EPC-Contractor and between the Client and 3rd party contracts.
• Ensures Change Order recording and participation from project team in technical parts of change order assessment.

Skills

Project management

Multidisciplinary design coordination

Client management

BIM

Construction management

Education

B. Sc. Eng

Tools

BIM software

Project controls software

Job description

KBR Careers seeks a Project Engineer I for Buildings Projects to lead planning, design, procurement, construction, and commissioning of office towers and related facilities under PMC contracts.

Responsibilities include coordinating architectural, structural, MEP, fire protection, security, ICT, and other disciplines, plus ensuring compliance with design bases, codes, and client expectations. Strong leadership and multi-cultural teamwork are essential.