Senior Project Engineer – VAP & Performance

KBR, Inc; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 184,000 - 306,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR, Inc. is seeking a Senior Project Engineer – VAP & Performance for an Offshore Client project, to be based at the Client Office (HQ) in Abu Dhabi.

The role focuses on invoicing, staffing, dashboards, and governance across VAP and performance streams. The ideal candidate has 15 years of oil and gas experience, with 5–8 years in offshore projects, a Bachelor’s degree in engineering, and familiarity with ADNOC programs.

Qualifications

• 15 years of oil and gas industry experience.
• 5–8 years’ experience in offshore projects.

Responsibilities

• Invoicing & financial tracking across PMC with internal stakeholders.
• Staffing plan development and resource management across projects.
• Lead dashboards and reporting using Excel, Power BI, and related tools.
• Project staffing analytics to forecast manpower and cost/performance.
• Coordinate with IPMT teams, internal stakeholders, and contractors.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Title: Senior Project Engineer – VAP & Performance Belong, Connect, Grow, with KBR!

The KBR team of teams delivers future-forward science, technology and engineering solutions and mission‑critical services that help governments and companies around the world accomplish their most important objectives, while also helping achieve their sustainability goals. KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions provides holistic and value‑added solutions across the entire asset life cycle. These include world‑class licensed process technologies, differentiated advisory services, deep technical domain expertise, energy transition solutions, high‑end design and engineering capabilities, and smart solutions to optimize planned and operating assets.

Job Title: Senior Project Engineer – VAP & Performance

We are actively seeking to fill a PMC role for a Senior Project Engineer – VAP & Performance for an Offshore Client to be based Client Office ( HQ) in Abu Dhabi. Profile matching below criteria only will be contacted.

Key Responsibilities

• Invoicing & Financial Tracking Track and follow up on end-to-end invoice status with PMC consultant and internal stakeholders , ensuring compliance with invoicing procedures. Maintain and reconcile invoice registers, highlighting delays, mismatches, or overdue payments. Coordinate with Projects Control Team, Contracts, and Project Managers to clear invoice bottlenecks. Report any delay / red flags to Manager VAP & Estimation in a weekly basis.
• Staffing Plan & Resource Management Develop and maintain the staffing plan, ensuring alignment with approved manpower plans. Monitor resource deployment, availability, mobilization, and demobilization across AOF projects following the approved resource management procedures Identify resource shortages/excess and recommend corrective actions. Coordinate with PMC and internal teams for compliance with diversity, competency, and resource allocation requirements.
• Reporting & Dashboards Lead the creation and automation of dashboards and performance reports using Excel, Power BI, and agentic AI tools (aligned with ongoing need for Dashboard & Reporting roles ) Integrate project, staffing data, invoice metrics, and resource deployment into unified dashboards for leadership visibility. Improve data quality and ensure structured reporting (daily/weekly/monthly).
• Project Staffing Analytics Analyze performance trends, forecast manpower needs, and support cost/performance optimization. Provide early warning alerts for resource constraints, invoice processing delays, and performance deviations.
• Coordination & Governance Liaise with IPMT teams, internal stakeholders, and contractors to ensure alignment with company objectives.

Qualifications

Must have Overall 15 years of experience in oil and Gas industry. Minimum 5-8 years’ experience in Offshore Projects having Engineering experience worked on mega projects. Bachelor’s degree in engineering is a MUST. Previous experience with ADNOC projects is an added advantage.

About KBR

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.