Project Engineer - Building & Office Tower Projects

KBR, Inc.; Kuwait City; On-site; KWD 20,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR, Inc. in Kuwait City is seeking a Project Engineer I – Building & Office Tower Projects to help plan, design, procure, construct and commission office towers, admin buildings, control centers, and related facilities under PMC contracts.

Role requires coordinating architectural, structural, MEP, fire protection, ICT, vertical transport and interior fit-out disciplines to deliver integrated solutions satisfying client requirements and applicable codes and standards.

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 of 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 like P&IDs, line lists, equipment datasheets, instrumentation index, cable routing, etc. 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 with support of the Project Controls Team cost aspects of the project within direct control to forecast final costs, trends and takes action to avoid cost 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 the FEED- or EPC-Contractor and between the Client and 3rd party contracts.
• Knowing the PMC Contract between KBR and the Client
• Ensures Change Order recording and participation from project team in technical parts of change order assessment
• Regularly provides input to project reports to internal Project Management and the Clients
• Assessment and feedback of third-party contractor’s project reports
• Defines and communicates team’s priorities such as achievement of milestones and other key project objectives.
• Listens to the team, discusses the issues, resolves problems and directs activities to remove roadblocks and achieve objectives.
• Effective communication with the design and engineering teams (inside PMC and third parties) and other project stakeholders like operations, maintenance etc.
• Regularly chairs and records project team meetings within the PMC organisation and with the client and with the 3rd party contractors or consultants.
• Responsibility for preparation and status tracking of all projects related correspondence and transmittals / project documents.
• Perform together with relevant discipline engineers technical bid evaluations (TBE) and award recommendations
• Participates or delegates participation of discipline engineers in Factory and Site Acceptance Tests

Skills

Project planning

Multidisciplinary design coordination

Commercial and contract awareness

Construction and commissioning

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership

Risk management

BIM platforms

Written and verbal communication

Decision making

Education

B. Sc. Eng

Tools

BIM platforms

Project management software

Job description

KBR, Inc. in Kuwait City is seeking a Project Engineer I – Building & Office Tower Projects to help plan, design, procure, construct and commission office towers, admin buildings, control centers, and related facilities under PMC contracts.

Role requires coordinating architectural, structural, MEP, fire protection, ICT, vertical transport and interior fit-out disciplines to deliver integrated solutions satisfying client requirements and applicable codes and standards.