Engineering Manager UZ Islands - Greenfield – Offshore Water Injection Project

Role Overview

Engineering Manager UZ Islands - Greenfield – Offshore Water Injection Project with KBR, based in UAE (Abu Dhabi), with relocation to Spain Office and return to Abu Dhabi.

Company Overview

KBR delivers future-forward science, technology and engineering solutions and mission-critical services to governments and companies worldwide. KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions provides holistic and value-added solutions across entire asset life cycles, including licensed process technologies, advisory services, deep technical domain expertise, energy transition solutions, high-end design and engineering capabilities, and smart solutions to optimize planned and operating assets.

Role Purpose

Lead and coordinate all engineering activities for the UZ Islands Greenfield Offshore Water Injection Project, ensuring safe, cost-effective, and timely delivery from concept through detailed design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover. Provide technical leadership across multidisciplinary teams and serve as the primary engineering interface with the client, contractors, and project stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

Engineering Leadership

• Manage and coordinate all engineering disciplines including Process, Mechanical, Piping, Structural, Civil, Electrical, Instrumentation, Telecom, and HSE.
• Establish engineering execution plans, schedules, and resource requirements.
• Ensure engineering deliverables meet project objectives, client specifications, industry standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Lead engineering design reviews, HAZID, HAZOP, SIL, constructability, and operability studies.

Project Management Support

• Work closely with the Project Director and Project Manager to achieve project milestones.
• Monitor engineering progress and identify risks, opportunities, and mitigation measures.
• Support project budgeting, forecasting, and change management processes.
• Review and approve contractor and vendor engineering deliverables.

Stakeholder Management

• Act as the principal engineering focal point for the client and external stakeholders.
• Coordinate interfaces between offshore facilities, subsea systems, water injection packages, utilities, and supporting infrastructure.
• Facilitate alignment between engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning teams.

Technical Assurance

• Ensure compliance with international offshore oil and gas standards (API, ASME, IEC, DNV, ISO, etc.).
• Drive engineering quality assurance and technical governance processes.
• Review technical queries, deviations, concessions, and engineering change requests.
• Support commissioning, start-up, and operational readiness activities.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, or related discipline).
• Master's degree preferred.
• Chartered Engineer or equivalent professional certification is advantageous.
• 20–25+ years of oil and gas experience with major offshore EPC/EPCM projects.
• Proven experience as Engineering Manager on offshore greenfield developments.
• Strong background in offshore water injection, produced water handling, and brownfield interfaces.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary engineering teams across international locations.
• Familiarity with ADNOC, Middle East, or Caspian offshore projects is highly desirable.

Additional Information

• Position based in UAE (Abu Dhabi); relocation to Spain Office and return to Abu Dhabi required.