Engineering Manager – Offshore Water Injection Project

About the role

KBR is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the UZ Islands Greenfield Offshore Water Injection Project. The role will oversee engineering from concept through detailed design, procurement, construction, commissioning and hand‑over, ensuring safe, cost‑effective delivery.

Key responsibilities

• 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.
• Lead engineering design reviews, HAZID, HAZOP, SIL, constructability and operability studies.
• Work closely with the Project Director and Project Manager to achieve project milestones and monitor progress.
• Review and approve contractor and vendor engineering deliverables.
• Act as the principal engineering interface for the client and external stakeholders.
• Coordinate interfaces between offshore facilities, subsea systems, water‑injection packages and supporting infrastructure.
• Ensure compliance with international offshore oil and gas standards (API, ASME, IEC, DNV, ISO) and drive engineering quality assurance.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical or related engineering discipline (Master's preferred).
• 20‑25+ years of oil and gas experience on 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.

Required skills

• Process engineering
• Mechanical engineering
• Piping design
• Structural engineering
• Civil engineering
• Electrical engineering
• Instrumentation
• Telecom systems
• HSE management
• HAZID and HAZOP studies
• SIL analysis
• Compliance with API, ASME, IEC, DNV and ISO standards
• Engineering change management