Senior Offshore Structural Engineer

Role Overview

Senior Offshore Structural Engineer at KBR, based in Abu Dhabi, UAE at the KBR Office.

Company Overview

KBR is a team of teams delivering 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 achieving sustainability goals. KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions provides holistic and value-added solutions across the entire asset life cycle, including 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.

Role Purpose

Perform and check fixed offshore structural assessment, reassessment, modification, strengthening and life-extension engineering for existing offshore wellhead platforms, jackets, topsides, bridges, flare structures and associated brownfield facilities. Develop safe, verified and constructible engineering solutions based on existing records, survey findings, inspection data and operating-facility constraints. Provide engineering input, checking and technical coordination to ensure structural deliverables meet approved design intent, project requirements, applicable codes and site execution constraints.

Key Responsibilities

Assessment & Analysis

• Review existing drawings, calculations, reports, SACS models, inspection records, anomaly registers, survey data and modification history.
• Validate, update or reconstruct SACS models for as-built geometry, corrosion loss, marine growth, damage, piles/foundations and previous modifications.
• Define load cases and combinations; interpret metocean, geotechnical, weight-control and installation inputs.
• Perform and check member, joint, deck, support, connection, pile and foundation checks.
• Perform and check applicable in-place, pre-service, transportation, load-out, lifting, fatigue, seismic, dynamic response, pushover/RSR, accidental load, blast/fire where applicable, pile/foundation and structural integrity assessments.
• Assess aging structures, anomalies, deterioration, undocumented changes, cut-outs, penetrations and new attachments; recommend monitoring, repair, strengthening or acceptance.

Design & Deliverables

• Prepare calculation notes and analysis reports.
• Prepare technical queries, engineering sketches, assessment reports and strengthening/modification concepts.
• Review structural drawings for compliance with calculations, design intent, constructability and project/site constraints.

Stakeholder & Team Leadership

• Mentor junior engineers and designers.

Site Support

• Travel to ADNOC offshore facilities as required to support site surveys, field verification, inspection data review, brownfield structural assessments, modification checks and collection of project-specific engineering data for existing offshore assets.

Qualifications & Experience

• 10–12 years of relevant oil and gas structural engineering experience, including at least 5 years of fixed offshore experience.
• Experience across Concept Select, FEED, Detailed Engineering, EPC and brownfield modification phases.
• Experience with fixed offshore platforms, jackets, topsides, bridges, flare structures, wellhead towers, supports and associated brownfield structural modifications.
• Bachelor's Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering.
• Master's Degree in Structural or Offshore Engineering is advantageous.
• ADNOC Offshore or comparable Middle East brownfield experience is preferred.

Skills & Competencies

• Advanced hands-on capability to build, update, validate and check SACS models for fixed offshore analysis and reassessment.
• Ability to perform and check RSR, fatigue, seismic, pile/foundation, dynamic response and accidental-load assessment scopes where applicable.
• Strong understanding of structural integrity, aging facility assessment, anomaly interpretation, corrosion/damage assessment and remaining-life studies.
• Working knowledge of ADNOC Offshore specifications, API RP 2A-WSD/LRFD, ISO 19900/19901/19902, AISC 360, AWS D1.1 and DNV practices where applicable.
• Strong technical reporting, drawing review, technical query and comment resolution, structural weight support, multidisciplinary coordination, HSSE and safety-in-design awareness.

Additional Information

• Preference will be given to candidates holding valid OPITO-approved T-BOSIET/BOSIET and H₂S certifications with a minimum validity of six months.
• Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.
• Engaging and collaborative work environment with a commitment to safety and sustainability.