Lead Mechanical Design Engineer - Oil & Gas (PMC)

Advanced Search; Kuwait City; On-site; KWD 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR’s Sustainable Technology Solutions (STS) group in Kuwait is seeking a Lead Design Engineer I - Mechanical for a 5-year PMC contract to support Kuwait Oil Company’s objectives in optimizing capacity and upgrading facilities.

You will lead the mechanical equipment engineering group on projects, provide rotating equipment input to FEEDs and detailed design, and ensure compliance with project specs, standards, and safety requirements, while supervising design teams and coordinating with EPC

Qualifications

• Engineering degree in a relevant discipline.
• 15 years of total post graduation experience.
• 10 years mechanical design experience in the oil and gas environment.
• 5 years in the stated designation.
• A minimum of 3 years in automation software.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that design is fully compliant with project specification and client, international and local standards.
• Preparation of specifications for, and evaluation of, rotating equipment packages.
• Perform engineering design as required.
• Duties will include conceptual design and specification of rotating and packaged equipment and review of EPC’s detailed designs, technical bid evaluation and vendor documentation.
• Allocate work to team members. Ensure that within assigned team, personnel work within their competencies and with appropriate supervision.
• Quality assurance – responsible for working within the provisions and guidelines of the quality assurance system.
• Safety – responsible for personal safety and safe working practices. Understand and follow OH&S procedures.
• Ensure that conceptual and detail design work is appropriate for the complexity of the construction tasks and achieving a good balance between design costs and implementation costs.
• Evidence of feedback from supervisors and/or superintendents that constructability issues are addressed adequately in design and that work packs contain sufficient detail with no unnecessary content.
• Conduct site investigations, prepare reports.

Skills

Rotating equipment design

Mechanical design

Oil & gas

Automation software

Team leadership

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

KBR’s Sustainable Technology Solutions (STS) group in Kuwait is seeking a Lead Design Engineer I - Mechanical for a 5-year PMC contract to support Kuwait Oil Company’s objectives in optimizing capacity and upgrading facilities.

You will lead the mechanical equipment engineering group on projects, provide rotating equipment input to FEEDs and detailed design, and ensure compliance with project specs, standards, and safety requirements, while supervising design teams and coordinating with EPC