Senior Piping Engineer
1028 kellogg brown root international delaware - uae branches
📍 abu dhabi united arab emirates united arab emirates🕐 22d ago🔗 workday
Job Description
**Title:**
Senior Piping Engineer (Offshore)
**"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."**
**Title:** Senior Piping Engineer
**Company:** KBR Corporate – Inhouse Engineering
**Location:** Abu Dhabi, UAE — KBR Office
**Job Purpose**
* Preference will be given to candidates holding valid OPITO-approved T-BOSIET/BOSIET and H₂S certifications with a minimum validity of six months. The selected candidate will be required to travel ADNOC offshore on a rotational basis to conduct site surveys, support brownfield assessments, verify existing installations, and obtain project-specific engineering data necessary for design and execution.
* Define piping design bases, codes, standards, and deliverables to ensure safe, reliable, and cost-effective solutions.
* Single point of contact for Piping deliverables and Activities.
* Interface with client and other stakeholders for successful execution of the project
* Coordinate with multi-disciplinary teams (process, mechanical, civil, electrical, instrumentation) and vendors to ensure integrated piping systems.
* Mentor engineers, drive quality, and ensure schedule adherence for piping deliverables across project phases.
**Key Responsibilities**
* Engineering design and engineer piping systems, supports, routing, isometrics, stress analysis, and related components.
* Develop and review piping design basis, piping material specifications, datasheets, and technical bid evaluations.
* Perform and supervise piping stress analyses, thermal expansion, pipe routing optimization, and vibration considerations.
* Ensure compliance with applicable codes and standards and project-specific requirements.
* Review and approve technical deliverables (isometrics, P&IDs, BOMs, MOC/Change Notes, design change requests, technical queries).
* Development of standard deliverables, various datasheets, and requisition packages related to piping.
* Experience in Non-metallic Piping Stress Analysis and Procurement. Provide in-depth technical support for material selection involving metallic, GRE, and HDPE piping systems.
* Participate in material selection and corrosion review sessions to ensure suitable materials for service conditions.
* Understand the MOC process and employ effective change management throughout the lifecycle of the project
* Contribute to Lesson Learnt from the Project
* Report to Department Manager/ Lead Engineer for the project.
**Experience**
* 12+ years of experience in Concept, FEED and Detail Engineering and EPCM experience in the Oil & Gas industry.
* Experience in Middle East clients like ADNOC & Qatar Energies, others are highly preferred.
* Familiarity of Offshore facilities and carried out Greenfield and Brownfield Projects.
* Site Experience Required for Offshore
* Experience in working with multicultural project teams across the various project execution center’s
* Familiarity with international piping codes and standards such as ASME B31.3, ASTM, API, and NACE MR0175/ISO 15156.
**Qualifications**
* Master or Bachelor of Engineering in a related field.
* Professional membership or relevant certifications (e.g., PE/Chartered Engineer) are a plus.
* Certification related to piping design or stress analysis is advantageous.
**Technical Skills**
* Strong background in piping design, engineering, stress analysis, and support design.
* Proficiency with piping design software and calculation tools (e.g., CAESAR, AutoPIPE and 3D modeling tools).
* Technical experience to prepare manhours estimation for different types of piping activities & deliverables of different phases of the project like Select phase, FEED & Execution etc.
* Familiarity with codes, standards, regulations and practices applicable to the design and construction of Various facilities.
* Hands on knowledge of codes and standards relevant to piping.
* Experience with high-pressure piping, thermal insulation, coatings, and corrosion considerations.
* Diverse working experience in project management, conceptual, FEED and detailed design, and construction.
* Knowledge of Interdisciplinary Work Processes/Interface/Deliverables
* Responsible for the training and development of engineers in his/her Team.
* Adherence to company processes and procedures and handle internal and external project audits.
* Proven experience in vendor qualification, technical bid evaluation, and factory audits.
**Soft Skills**
* **Communication:** Clear, concise communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
* **Problem Solving:** Proactive identification and mitigation of piping-related risks.
* **Project Management:** Planning, scheduling, risk management, and deliverable tracking.
* **Influence & Collaboration:** Effective collaboration with clients, vendors, and internal teams.
* **Adaptability:** Comfort in dynamic project environments and changing technical requirements.
* **Attention to Detail:** Rigorous approach to reviews, calculations, and documentation.
* **Safety Mindset:** Commitment to health, safety, and environment (HSE) standards.
* **Critical Thinking:** Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems