Sr. Piping Commissioning Engineer

Role Overview

Sr. Piping Commissioning Engineer at KBR, based in Abu Dhabi for a PMC project.

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

Sr. Commissioning Engineer for onshore facilities provides guidance to the EPC Contractor to meet completion milestones through construction completion, pre-commissioning, and commissioning activities. The role ensures successful startup and project handover to operations while implementing approved Completion Management System procedures and workflows in compliance with Company, industry, and ADNOC standards.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership and Management

• Provide guidance to EPC contractors and sub-contractors on Completion deliverables and implementations.
• Support systemization activities, including system and subsystem definition.
• Provide advice and support for Onshore Completion Lead and Sr. Commissioning Manager as required.
• Review completion and turnover deliverables issued by EPC Contractor.
• Verify mechanical completion certificate requirements for various systems and subsystems.
• Participate in completion and commissioning meetings and other related meetings.
• Verify the readiness of systems and subsystems for MC and RFSU certificate issuance.
• Ensure completion and handover methodology complies with related contractual documents.

Planning and Execution

• Ensure Project Completion Management System Database populations are reliable for project tracking and monitoring prior to completion acceptance.
• Utilize Completion Management Systems for tracking and reporting.
• Monitor Contractor's Mechanical Completion and Pre-Commissioning activities on a day-to-day basis.
• Ensure implementation of completion deliverables progresses according to commissioning sequence plan and project schedule.
• Ensure all installations are complete and compliant with project requirements.
• Participate in system walkdowns and final acceptance inspections.
• Support generation and tracking of punch items (Category A/B/C).
• Verify closure of punch items, ensuring critical items are addressed prior to completion acceptance.
• Support Onshore Completion Lead and Sr. Commissioning Manager to ensure completion milestones meet contractual requirements.
• Report completion progress, key issues, and readiness status to other departments.

HSE & Quality Assurance

• Ensure EPC Contractor compliance with Company HSE regulations during construction, quality, and commissioning activities.
• Provide support and advice for Onshore Completion Lead and Commissioning Team in managing risks prior to starting pre-commissioning and commissioning activities.
• Ensure completion deliverables fully comply with project standards and requirements.

Interface & Stakeholder Management

• Coordinate with Contractor, QA/QC, Commissioning Team, and Operations representatives.
• Support Onshore Completion Lead, Sr. Commissioning Manager, and Operation Readiness team leader to approve Mechanical Completion and RFSU.
• Support Onshore Completion Lead and Sr. Commissioning Manager to verify the facility final handover to operations aligns with project contractual requirements.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, or equivalent from an accredited university.
• Fifteen (15) years of relevant experience in completion and turnover within commissioning and operation readiness environment.
• At least five (5) years of experience in a similar position in Oil & Gas or Petrochemical projects.
• Experience in the GCC region preferred.
• Experience with commissioning sour gas, Utilities, Power Steam and Generation, and air separation projects preferred.
• Working knowledge of Completion Management System as user.
• Familiarity with large database population checking and quantifying completion data.

Skills & Competencies

• Systemization, P&IDs, and completion processes knowledge.
• Familiarity with international standards (API, ASME, IEC).
• Ability to review technical documentation and certification records.
• Experience with MEGA EPC projects.

Additional Information

• Project location: Abu Dhabi.
• Reporting applications preferred.