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Belong, Connect, Grow, with KBR!

The KBR team 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: Lead Process Engineer

KBR is growing its Project Management Consultancy (PMC) team for an exciting, high profile offshore development in Abu Dhabi. The ADNOC PMC project role would be based initially in Client or Contractors Office in Abu Dhabi.

Job Purpose

The Lead Process Engineer is responsible for leading process engineering activities for offshore oil and gas production facilities, ensuring safe, reliable, and efficient design and operation of process systems throughout the project lifecycle. The role provides technical leadership during Concept, FEED, Detailed Engineering, EPC, commissioning, start-up, and operational support phases while ensuring compliance with ADNOC standards, international codes, HSE requirements, and project objectives.

Key Responsibilities

Process Engineering Leadership

• Lead process engineering activities for offshore oil and gas facilities, including platforms, wellhead towers, central processing facilities, and subsea developments.
• Develop and review process design deliverables including Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs), Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs), Cause & Effect Diagrams, and Process Design Basis documents.
• Ensure process designs meet production, safety, operability, maintainability, and environmental requirements.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to process engineers and multidisciplinary engineering teams.

Process Design & Optimization

• Perform and review process simulations, heat and material balance calculations, hydraulic studies, and equipment sizing.
• Design and optimize systems including:
  • Oil, gas, and water separation
  • Crude oil stabilization
  • Gas dehydration and compression
  • Produced water treatment
  • Utility systems
  • Flare and relief systems
  • Chemical injection systems
• Identify opportunities for process improvement, debottlenecking, and production enhancement.

Engineering & Project Execution

• Support Concept Selection, FEED, Detailed Engineering, EPC, and Brownfield modification projects.
• Review engineering contractor deliverables for technical compliance and quality.
• Participate in technical bid evaluations and vendor document reviews.
• Coordinate with Mechanical, Piping, Instrumentation, Electrical, Civil, Structural, and Operations teams.
• Support procurement, fabrication, installation, commissioning, and start-up activities.

Process Safety & Risk Management

• Lead and participate in HAZID, HAZOP, SIL, LOPA, and Risk Assessment studies.
• Ensure compliance with ADNOC HSE requirements and international process safety standards.
• Review relief valve sizing calculations and flare system studies.
• Identify and mitigate process safety risks throughout project execution.

Operations & Asset Support

• Provide technical support to offshore operations teams.
• Troubleshoot process-related issues affecting production and facility performance.
• Support plant modifications, management of change (MOC), and facility optimization initiatives.
• Conduct root cause analysis for process upsets and operational incidents.

Stakeholder Management

• Interface with ADNOC Offshore operations, consultants, EPC contractors, licensors, and vendors.
• Prepare technical presentations and reports for management review.
• Mentor and develop junior process engineers.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering or Process Engineering.
• Master's Degree is an advantage.
• Chartered Engineer (CEng), Professional Engineer (PE), or equivalent professional certification preferred.

Experience Requirements

• Minimum 15 years of process engineering experience in the oil and gas industry.
• At least 5 years in a Lead Process Engineer or Senior Process Engineer role.
• Extensive experience in offshore oil and gas facilities.
• Strong exposure to FEED, EPC, brownfield modifications, and offshore production projects.
• ADNOC, Middle East, or major IOC experience preferred.

Technical Competencies

Process Engineering

• Process simulation and modeling
• Heat and material balance development
• Equipment sizing and specification
• Separation and treatment systems
• Flare and relief system design
• Utility system design
• Process troubleshooting and optimization
• Production enhancement studies

Process Safety

• HAZOP / HAZID
• SIL Assessment
• LOPA
• Relief valve sizing
• Fire and gas philosophy
• Process safety management

Engineering Standards & Codes

• ADNOC Engineering Standards
• API Standards
• ASME Codes
• ISO Standards
• NFPA Standards
• Shell DEP and international oil & gas practices (preferred)

Software Skills

• Aspen HYSYS
• Aspen Plus
• Pipesim
• OLGA
• Flaresim
• Aspen Flare System Analyzer
• UniSim
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Power BI (preferred)

Behavioral Competencies

• Strong technical leadership capability.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Effective communication and presentation skills.
• Strong stakeholder management abilities.
• Decision-making under pressure.
• Team development and mentoring capability.
• Commitment to HSE and operational excellence.