Specialist Civil Structural Engineer – Offshore Water Injection Project

Role Overview

Specialist Civil Structural Engineer – Offshore Water Injection Project with KBR, based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The role involves relocation to the Spain office followed by return to Abu Dhabi upon completion of administrative processes.

Company Overview

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

Role Purpose

The Specialist Civil Structural Engineer is responsible for the engineering, design, analysis, verification, and integrity management of civil and structural systems associated with an Offshore Water Injection Project. The role ensures that offshore platforms, topsides, foundations, pipe racks, modules, and supporting structures are designed and executed in compliance with project specifications, international codes, safety requirements, and operational objectives.

Key Responsibilities

Engineering & Design

• Lead civil and structural engineering activities throughout FEED, detailed engineering, construction, and commissioning phases.
• Perform structural analysis and design for offshore platforms and jackets.
• Perform structural analysis and design for topside structures.
• Perform structural analysis and design for water injection modules.
• Perform structural analysis and design for pipe supports and pipe racks.
• Perform structural analysis and design for equipment foundations.
• Perform structural analysis and design for access structures, helidecks, and crane foundations.
• Review and approve structural calculations, drawings, specifications, and material requisitions.
• Ensure compliance with applicable standards such as API, AISC, ISO, DNV, Eurocodes, and company specifications.

Offshore Facilities & Water Injection Systems

• Evaluate structural impacts of water injection facilities, pumps, pressure vessels, pipelines, and associated equipment.
• Verify structural adequacy for static, dynamic, fatigue, seismic, transportation, lifting, and installation loads.
• Assess brownfield modifications and tie-ins to existing offshore assets.
• Support platform upgrades and life-extension studies.

Project Execution

• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams including process, mechanical, piping, marine, construction, and installation engineers.
• Participate in design reviews, HAZID, HAZOP, constructability reviews, and risk assessments.
• Support procurement activities and technical bid evaluations.
• Monitor engineering progress and resolve technical issues during project execution.

Construction & Installation Support

• Review fabrication and installation methodologies.
• Support offshore surveys, inspections, structural assessments, and site engineering activities.
• Provide technical clarifications during fabrication and offshore construction.
• Participate in commissioning and project handover activities.

Integrity & Compliance

• Conduct structural integrity assessments and fitness-for-service evaluations.
• Ensure adherence to safety, quality, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
• Support corrosion mitigation and structural inspection programs.
• Review non-conformances and propose corrective actions.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering or Structural Engineering.
• Master's Degree is advantageous.
• Professional Engineer (PE), Chartered Engineer (CEng), or equivalent certification preferred.
• Typically 15–18+ years of experience in civil or structural engineering.
• Significant experience in offshore oil and gas, water injection, brownfield modifications, or offshore platform projects.
• Experience with FEED, EPC, and offshore construction phases.
• Proven experience working on offshore assets in the Middle East is highly desirable.

Skills & Competencies

• Structural analysis software: SACS, STAAD.Pro, SESAM, GTSTRUDL, SAP2000.
• Knowledge of API RP 2A.
• Knowledge of DNV offshore standards.
• Knowledge of AISC steel design codes.
• Knowledge of ISO offshore structural requirements.
• Familiarity with offshore installation, loadout, transportation, and lifting analyses.