Principal Structural Design Engineer - Offshore

KBR; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 480,000 - 720,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR, Inc. in Saudi Arabia seeks a Principal Structural Design Engineer for offshore projects to lead design, analysis, and integrity assessments of jackets, topsides, subsea structures, and floating systems.

Ensure compliance with Saudi Aramco standards and international codes while mentoring junior engineers. You will oversee FEED and detailed design through installation and decommissioning, manage critical deliverables, and coordinate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe offshore

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in civil/structural engineering.
• 10+ years offshore structural engineering experience.
• Strong knowledge of Saudi Aramco standards and offshore design codes (API, DNV, ISO).

Responsibilities

• Lead structural design and advanced engineering analysis for offshore platforms and subsea systems.
• Review and approve structural calculations, drawings, and project documentation.
• Mentor junior engineers and perform single and inter-discipline checks.

Skills

Offshore structural design

SACS

Project leadership

Code compliance

FEA/analysis

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in civil/structural engineering

Tools

STAAD.Pro

Job description

Title: Principal Structural Design Engineer - Offshore Position Overview

The Senior Offshore Structural Engineer is responsible for leading the design, analysis, and integrity assessment of offshore structures including jackets, topsides, subsea structures, and floating systems. The role involves ensuring compliance with Saudi Aramco Standards, international codes, supervising junior engineers, and supporting engineering activities through all project phases including FEED, detailed design, installation, and decommissioning.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead structural design and advanced engineering analysis for offshore platforms and subsea systems.
• Perform global and local analyses including in-place, loadout, lifting, fatigue, strength, buckling, and earthquake analysis.
• Review and approve structural calculations, drawings, and project documentation.
• Ensure engineering deliverables meet technical requirements, manhour budgets, and schedules.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams including piping, instrumentation, mechanical, electrical, architectural, pipelines, and geotechnical engineers.
• Provide technical support during fabrication, installation, and offshore construction activities.
• Develop and implement structural integrity management strategies for brownfield assets.
• Review Saudi Aramco standards and design codes (API RP 2A/2SIM, ISO 19900 series, DNV-GL standards) and ensure compliance.
• Mentor junior engineers and review their work.
• Perform single disciple checks on drawings and documents.
• Perform inter disciple checks on drawings and documents.

Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor's or master's degree in civil/Structural Engineering.
• 10+ years of offshore structural engineering experience.
• Strong knowledge of Saudi Aramco standards and offshore structural design codes (API, DNV, ISO).
• Proficiency in structural analysis tools (SACS and Staad.Pro).
• Experience in FEED, detailed engineering, and brownfield modifications.
• Understanding of offshore construction and installation methods.
• Strong communication, leadership, and technical report-writing skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple assignments.

Certifications Preferred

• Chartered Engineer / Professional Engineer (CEng/PE) preferred.

KBR - Delivering Solutions, Changing the World.

KBR brings together the best and brightest to deliver science, technology and engineering solutions that help governments and companies around the world accomplish their most critical missions and objectives.

In everything we do, we are guided by our ONE KBR Values:

We Value Our People - We create diverse, inclusive environments in which each person can feel safe, respected and valued, and where everyone has opportunities to grow and reach their full potential.

We Deliver - We are uncompromising in our commitment to deliver innovative, high-quality, technology-led solutions for our customers and exceptional, sustainable value for all our stakeholders.

We Are People of Integrity - We value honesty, trust, courage, fairness, prudence and tenacity. We believe doing what's right for the planet, the communities where we work, and our people is good for business.

We Empower - We empower our people with a shared purpose, the right tools and the supportive culture they need to be proactive decision-makers, to be adaptive to change, and to succeed.

We Are a Team of Teams - We have a will to succeed, but we value the achievements of our team of teams over individual accomplishments. Our collective focus makes us a better, stronger, more effective company.

We have also embedded environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles in every business operation and corporate function. Not only are we committed to operating safely, sustainably and equitably, but we are also committed to using our capabilities and expertise to help our customers accomplish their sustainability goals.

Worldwide KBR employs a diverse workforce approximately 29,000 people strong, with customers in more than 80 countries and operations in 40 countries. At KBR, We Deliver.