Senior Oil & Gas Process Design Lead

KBR; Eastern Province; On-site; SAR 420,000 - 780,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR is seeking a Lead Process Engineer in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province to lead the design of process units, pipelines and offsite facilities from concept to detailed design on large projects. The role requires minimum 15 years of upstream Oil & Gas experience, strong P&ID/PFD, process simulations (HYSYS, Pipenet), and leadership of a 10–15 engineer team, with client-facing responsibilities.

Excellent communication and adherence to international standards, Saudi Aramco requirements, and NFPA

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 15 years of relevant engineering experience.
• Experience in upstream Oil & Gas facilities design is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of 10–15 process engineers and related discipline engineers and designers.
• Shall have minimum 5 years of experience in HYSYS simulation of upstream Oil & Gas projects
• Scoping of projects, including process deliverables
• Review and approve process deliverables (PFDs, P&IDs, Design Basis, Process Narratives, Process Calculations, Equipment Specification documents, etc)
• Review and approve process engineering work plans
• Review and approve basis of design documents
• Estimate work-hours
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to the project team, including the Clients
• Responsible for design integrity of process engineering scope, performance of assigned staff, and on-schedule delivery of the work within budget
• Lead technical presentations to Clients and their representatives as required
• Serve as technical resource to Process Engineers and related Discipline engineers and designers
• Provide technical leadership to ensure that applicable procedures and standards (client, KBR and international) are correctly applied

Skills

P&ID/PFD development

Hydraulic calculations

Equipment sizing

Safety devices

Process simulation

HYSYS

Pipenet

Saudi Aramco standards

NFPA standards

English proficiency

Technical presentations

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering

Tools

SA engineering standards

Job description

KBR is seeking a Lead Process Engineer in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province to lead the design of process units, pipelines and offsite facilities from concept to detailed design on large projects. The role requires minimum 15 years of upstream Oil & Gas experience, strong P&ID/PFD, process simulations (HYSYS, Pipenet), and leadership of a 10–15 engineer team, with client-facing responsibilities.

Excellent communication and adherence to international standards, Saudi Aramco requirements, and NFPA