Lead Marine Civil/Structural Construction Engineer

KBR, Inc.; Kuwait City; On-site; KWD 60,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR, Inc. is seeking a Lead Construction Engineer – Civil/Structural (Marine) to monitor the EPC contractor on the KNPC Kuwait project. The role involves review of deliverables, construction progress oversight, and coordination with KNPC and KBR teams at Kuwait sites.

Based in Kuwait, the incumbent will operate from the KBR Kuwait office during engineering and be deployed to KNPC site offices during the construction stage, reporting to KNPC/KBR PMs and integrating into the PMC team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Civil/Structural/Marine/Ocean/Naval/Offshore Engineering.
• Minimum 12 years total post-graduation industrial work experience.
• Minimum 8 years post-graduation work experience in refinery/petrochemical.
• Minimum 3 years post-graduation work experience in leading engineering/project management consultants.
• Relevant marine construction work experience such as jetty/pier, berth, approach trestle, loading arm, mooring dolphins, etc.

Responsibilities

• Review and monitor the construction activities performed by the EPC Contractor at site.
• Participate in reporting and resolving relevant construction issues with the client and EPC Contractor as needed.
• Monitor and coordinate with the EPC Contractor as necessary to achieve quality requirements and timely construction progress as per Company's standards.
• Review relevant deliverables originated by the EPC Contractor from the perspective of construction methodology.
• Attend meetings and workshops as requested by the client.
• Report to KNPC and KBR Project Management, also coordinate with KNPC Kuwait, KBR Kuwait, and KBR Australia as needed.
• Support KBR Lead Planning/Scheduling (Project Control) on preparation of reports, timesheets, activity logs, etc.

Skills

12+ years experience

8 years refinery/petrochemical

3 years leading engineering firms

Marine construction experience

Education

Bachelor of Civil/Structural/Marine/Ocean/Naval/Offshore Engineering

Job description

KBR, Inc. is seeking a Lead Construction Engineer – Civil/Structural (Marine) to monitor the EPC contractor on the KNPC Kuwait project. The role involves review of deliverables, construction progress oversight, and coordination with KNPC and KBR teams at Kuwait sites.

Based in Kuwait, the incumbent will operate from the KBR Kuwait office during engineering and be deployed to KNPC site offices during the construction stage, reporting to KNPC/KBR PMs and integrating into the PMC team.