Sr. Piping Commissioning Engineer

Role Overview

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

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 solutions across the entire asset life cycle, including world-class licensed process technologies, advisory services, technical domain expertise, energy transition solutions, high-end design and engineering capabilities, and smart solutions to optimize planned and operating assets.

Role Purpose

The Sr. Piping Commissioning Engineer for onshore facilities will provide guidance to the EPC Contractor to meet completion milestones through construction completion, pre-commissioning, commissioning activities and successful startup and project handover to Operations. The role ensures implementation of approved Completion Management System, procedures and workflows per Company and industry standards within project schedule and cost, while supporting the Onshore Completion Lead and EPC Contractor to ensure all project systems are completed, certified and handed over in full compliance with 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 to 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 related meetings.
• Verify the readiness of systems and subsystems for MC and RFSU certificate issuance.
• Ensure completion and handover methodology proceeds in compliance 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 as per 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 and Quality Assurance

• Ensure EPC Contractor compliance with Company HSE regulations during construction, quality and commissioning activities.
• Provide support and advice to Onshore Completion Lead and Commissioning Team regarding risk management prior to pre-commissioning and commissioning activities by ensuring completion deliverables are fully compliant with project standards and requirements.

Interface and 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 process of facilities final handover to operations is in line with project Contractual requirements.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical, Mechanical, or Electrical & Electronics Engineering from an accredited university.
• Fifteen (15) years of relevant experience in completion and turnover within commissioning and operation readiness environment.
• Experience in the GCC region preferred.
• Minimum five (5) years of experience in a similar position in Oil & Gas or Petrochemical projects.
• Preference for commissioning experience in sour gas, Utilities, Power Steam and Generation and air separation projects.

Skills & Competencies

• Working knowledge of systemization, P&IDs and completion processes.
• Familiarity with international standards (API, ASME, IEC).
• Ability to review technical documentation and certification records.
• Completion Management System user proficiency.
• Reporting application experience preferred.
• Familiar with large database population checking and quantifying completion data.

Additional Information

• MEGA EPC projects experience required.