Full-Time
Lead Commissioning Engineer
Multiple Teams
KBR
10,001+ employees
Engineering and technology solutions for government
No salary listed
Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates
Hybrid
Initially based in an Abu Dhabi contractor or fabrication-yard office, then offshore on a 6-weeks-on/3-weeks-off rotation.
Bachelor's
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- A Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline is required.
- A minimum of 18–22 years of experience in Mechanical and Piping Commissioning within Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, Refining, LNG, or Offshore EPC/EPCI projects is required.
- A minimum of 5 years in a Lead Commissioning Engineer or Senior Commissioning role is required.
- Proven experience with Offshore Platforms and Topsides, Wellhead Towers, Jackets and Bridges, Process Facilities, Water Injection Systems, Utility Systems, Mechanical Packages, and Brownfield Modifications and Tie-Ins is required.
- Experience supporting pre-commissioning, commissioning, start-up, and operational handover phases is required.
- PMP Certification, BOSIET/HUET for offshore projects, NEBOSH or equivalent HSE certification, and Completions & Commissioning Management Certification are listed as qualifications or certifications for the role.
- Lead Mechanical and Piping commissioning activities from system completion through start-up and final handover.
- Develop and implement commissioning strategies, execution plans, procedures, and schedules.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary commissioning activities to ensure seamless system integration.
- Manage commissioning engineers, supervisors, technicians, and contractor personnel.
- Ensure commissioning targets and project milestones are achieved safely and efficiently.
- Plan and supervise pre-commissioning activities, including Mechanical Completion Verification, system walkdowns, line checking, flushing and cleaning, air blowing, water flushing, hydrostatic testing, pneumatic testing, leak testing, and drying and preservation activities.
- Verify readiness for commissioning and start-up activities and manage punch-list identification and closure processes.
- Coordinate commissioning activities for process and utility piping systems, wellhead facilities, offshore platforms and topsides, wellhead towers, jackets and bridges, subsea tie-in supports, pressure vessels, heat exchangers, pumps, compressors, tanks, filters and strainers, pigging facilities, mechanical packages, safety relief systems, produced water systems, firewater systems, and HVAC mechanical systems.
- Lead system energization and start-up activities and develop commissioning sequences and start-up procedures.
- Coordinate operational readiness reviews, support performance testing and system acceptance activities, ensure systems meet design intent and operational requirements, and facilitate transfer of facilities to Operations.
- Coordinate with Engineering, Construction, QA/QC, Operations, HSE, vendors, and client teams.
- Participate in commissioning meetings, readiness reviews, and management progress sessions.
- Interface with package vendors during testing, start-up, and troubleshooting activities.
- Resolve technical issues affecting commissioning schedules and system performance.
- Manage Mechanical Completion activities and certification processes.
- Review and verify system completion dossiers, ensure closure of punch items and deficiencies, coordinate turnover packages and handover documentation, and facilitate final acceptance and project close-out.
- Ensure commissioning activities comply with project HSE requirements and company procedures.
- Lead commissioning risk assessments, SIMOPS reviews, and Job Safety Analysis activities; ensure implementation of Permit-to-Work systems.
- Participate in incident investigations and implement corrective actions.
- Verify compliance with project specifications, commissioning procedures, and industry standards.
- Review test records, commissioning reports, and completion documentation.
- Document commissioning results and system performance, support quality audits and client inspections, and maintain accurate as-built and turnover records.
- Previous ADNOC, Saudi Aramco, QatarEnergy, or major operator project experience is preferred.
- Completions & Commissioning Management Certification is preferred.
KBR provides science, technology, and engineering solutions to government and commercial clients in aerospace, defense, intelligence, and energy. It operates in two segments: Government Solutions offers defense, space, mission, readiness, and sustainment services to agencies such as the DoD and NASA; Sustainable Technology Solutions sells proprietary technologies, equipment, and catalysts to help energy and chemicals producers manufacture ammonia, olefins, and other products more efficiently and with lower environmental impact. KBR differentiates itself by combining a strong government contracting footprint with in-house technology and equipment capabilities to deliver end-to-end programs. Its goal is to deliver reliable, cost-effective engineering and technology solutions that support long-term projects for both government and commercial customers while advancing sustainable industrial processes.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Houston, Texas
Founded
1919
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- August 2026 Morocco ORNX and Kazakhstan SAF wins expand KBR’s low-carbon licensing pipeline.
- August 27, 2026 UK Ministry of Justice contract extends KBR through 2032 across prisons and probation.
- NATO’s $60 million PATRIOT award and FIREFLY demos strengthen defense relevance before Trinzic launches.
What critics are saying
- Trinzic separation in January 2027 strips KBR of two-thirds revenue and earnings concentration.
- KBR’s government exposure faces U.S. budget shocks and contract protests, crushing renewal visibility.
- Rising competition from Fluor, Worley, and TechnipFMC compresses margins on energy-transition FEED awards.
What makes KBR unique
- KBR licenses proprietary ammonia and SAF technologies, scaling globally without heavy asset ownership.
- KBR’s Trinzic spin-off concentrates government mission work around security, space, and sustainment.
- KBR’s VIAverse analytics deepen facilities and program management, especially for complex public-sector estates.
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KBR wins feed contract for large-scale electric natural gas project in USA. Live Oak project KBR wins feed contract for large-scale electric natural gas project in USA. Related Vendors KBR has secured a feed contract for the Live Oak project - a large-scale electric natural gas project in Norfolk, Nebraska, USA. Expected to begin commercial operations by 2030, the project intends to export electric natural gas to Japan. Texas/USA - KBR has recently been selected by Live Oak consortium to provide front-end engineering design (Feed) services for the proposed Live Oak project in Norfolk, Nebraska. The Live Oak consortium is an international partnership comprising Total Energies, Osaka Gas, Toho Gas, Itochu Corporation and Tree Energy Solutions (TES). The project represents a significant step forward in the development of large-scale electric natural gas (e-NG), also known as e-methane, production in the United States. Subject to a Final Investment Decision in 2027, the project is scheduled to begin commercial operations by 2030, with plans to export e-NG to Japan. KBR will execute the Feed scope for the facility, which is expected to produce e-NG using renewable hydrogen generated through approximately 250 MW of water electrolysis and biogenic carbon dioxide. The hydrogen and captured biogenic CO[2] will be combined to produce synthetic methane, supporting the growing demand for lower-carbon energy solutions. Chemically identical to conventional natural gas, e-NG can be seamlessly integrated into existing LNG infrastructure, including liquefaction, transportation, regasification, and distribution, without any alterations to consumer equipment. "We are pleased to support the Live Oak consortium and its partners on this strategically important project," said Jay Ibrahim, President, KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions. "This award reflects KBR's proven ability to deliver large-scale energy transition projects, our deep expertise in hydrogen and electrolysis technologies, strong U.S. execution capabilities and successful track record supporting Total Energies worldwide. We look forward to helping advance one of the largest e-methane projects currently under development in North America." (ID:50944903)
EPCs ride wave of global energy project boom to boost work backlog. Fluor will work on the second phase of the LNG Canada export facility in Kitimat, British Columbia. Photo credit: Fluor. Maritime Energy projects Breakbulk News The buildout of infrastructure to support surging global energy demand is filling the project pipelines of engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) companies while setting up new opportunities beyond 2026. Developments linked to multiple energy sources - including data center-driven gas, nuclear, liquefied natural gas, and offshore oil and gas exploration - are among projects in the works for four major EPCs: Fluor, KBR, TechnipFMC and Worley. The EPCs' contract lineup offers a glimpse into the energy boom that is supercharging the project cargo sector; all four EPCs are key shippers of cargo related to the construction of industrial, energy and defense projects. A flood of energy projects is driving bookings for Australian engineering group Worley, while the company is recovering from setbacks created by the ongoing Middle East conflict, according to Worley's Aug. 26 fiscal full-year earnings report. Disruptions from the war in the Middle East cost Worley $42 billion this fiscal year due to regional project delays. Still, Worley CEO Chris Ashton said the company anticipates recovery and even growth in the Middle East for 2027. "But like anything, you pick up the newspaper and the leader of the US is saying one thing one day and then a few days later something else," Ashton said during the company's Aug. 26 earnings call. Worley's yearly project bookings grew 23% to $11.1 billion, with major wins that included the first and second phases of Venture Global's CP2 project, a major LNG export facility in Louisiana that has ramped up development. Although Worley continues to book projects in integrated gas, energy transition materials and power, the company's yearly project backlog fell 21% to $9.9 billion after ExxonMobil in December 2025 paused plans for its blue hydrogen and ammonia plant complex in Baytown, Texas. Fluor follows data center power demands. Texas-based engineering and construction company Fluor is looking ahead to work in LNG, nuclear and mining after more than tripling its new project awards in the second quarter, according to the company's earnings report. Fluor's new awards climbed to $6.1 billion in the second quarter, compared with $1.8 billion for the same period a year earlier, pushing its project backlog to $26.9 billion. Fluor CEO James Breuer said demand for electricity generation continues to build, driven by data center growth, industrial expansion and electrification. "That demand is creating a meaningful set of opportunities in domestic gas-fueled power, where clients are engaging us and seeing to advance work," Breuer said during the company's earnings call. Awards for the second quarter included a contract to expand the Centrus nuclear fuel enrichment facility in Ohio, a gas compression project on the US West Coast, and the second phase of a Canadian LNG project. Breuer said the company is eyeing project opportunities that include copper in the Americas, domestic refining, nuclear, LNG and chemicals in the Middle East. KBR to operate as separate companies. Houston defense contractor KBR is set to fill a record quarterly backlog of sustainable technology projects as the company prepares to separate its government defense and space contracting division into a standalone public company. KBR plans to spin off its national security and space segment - which accounts for over two-thirds of the company's business - under the Trinzic name starting Jan. 4, 2027. KBR's overall project backlog rose 6% to $17.8 billion in the second quarter on growth from the company's sustainable technology business, which builds systems for low-carbon industrial processes and energy transition. The sector's project backlog reached a record $5.5 billion for the quarter, up 40% over a year earlier, according to KBR's earnings report. Key contracts included $900 million for oil and gas infrastructure, pipeline and refinery upgrade projects in the Middle East. "Demand remains broad-based across energy security, food security and sustainability-focused investments, supported by both new project activity and long-standing customer relations," CEO Stuart Bradie said during the company's earnings call. Subsea sector stable for TechnipFMC. TechnipFMC expects a record volume of projects in its subsea energy business to carry the multinational oil and gas services contractor into the 2030s. The company's backlog fell 1% to $16.4 billion in the second quarter compared with last year but has remained relatively stable all year, according to the company's quarterly earnings. Second-quarter project contracts fell 4% to $2.7 billion. Of that number, contracts for the company's subsea business reached $2.5 billion, marking a 2% decline from a year ago. TechnipFMC's subsea business develops systems for oil and gas exploration and extraction. CEO Doug Pferdehirt said the company projects its 2026 subsea contracts will reach $10 billion for the fourth consecutive year, followed by a ramp-up in 2027 that should extend through the end of the decade. Citing a "strengthening order trend" in the second half of the year, Pferdehirt said the company expects opportunities for projects to upgrade existing oilfields. "Customers are really focusing on getting these shorter-cycle projects out the door as fast as they can, and that's where we have the natural ability to help them do that," he said during the company's earnings call.
KBR secures new Ministry of Justice contract, advancing UK Government Transformation Programme. Publish date Thu, 08/27/2026 - 12:00 HOUSTON, August 27, 2026 - KBR (NYSE: KBR) announced that its Mission Technology Solutions business, which will be named Trinzic after its planned spin-off, has been awarded a Workplace Services Management (WSM) contract by the UK Ministry of Justice (MoJ), strengthening a trusted partnership and building on more than eight years of delivery across the MoJ estate. The award positions KBR at the heart of the Ministry's Property Transformation Programme (PTP) - one of the largest and most ambitious transformation initiatives across the UK Government. The programme is designed to modernise facilities management delivery by enhancing service quality, improving data and digital capabilities, upgrading IT systems, and embedding consistent professional and functional standards across the estate. This contract expands the scope of services KBR will provide to the Ministry of Justice, with services now extending across the entire prison and probation estate in alignment with the PTP vision. Through this role, KBR will support the MoJ in evolving its operating model to ensure facilities management services remain compliant, efficient, and aligned with departmental and wider government strategies through 2030 and beyond. Under the WSM contract, KBR will deploy its integrated Estates Intelligence assurance solution, combining deep asset management expertise with insights and advanced and predictive analytics. This capability is enabled by KBR's proprietary VIAverse(R) platform, which enhances data transparency, performance monitoring, and decision-making across large, complex estates - key enablers of the MoJ's transformation objectives. The contract has a duration of five years with two one-year extension options (5+1+1). Mobilisation will begin in the third quarter of 2026, with full-service commencement scheduled for 1 June 2027. Paul O'Shaughnessy, Vice President - KBR Mission Tech UK, said, "This award underscores the strength and longevity of our partnership with the UK Ministry of Justice and recognises KBR's ability to deliver mission-critical programmes with certainty and pace, bringing a proven track record of operational performance at the forefront of major government transformation programmes." This win further reinforces KBR's position as a trusted delivery partner to UK government - applying integrated delivery, logistics, and commercial innovation to accelerate capability deployment, share and improve value for money. A Ministry of Justice spokesperson said: "The award of the Workplace Services Management contract is a significant milestone in transforming how KBR, Inc. manage the prison and probation estate. This new service will give the department stronger oversight, better data and improved assurance, helping KBR, Inc. hold suppliers to account and deliver more consistent, reliable services. Ultimately, it will support better working environments for staff and safer, more effective places for those in its care." KBR, Inc. deliver science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies around the world. KBR employs approximately 37,000 people worldwide with customers in more than 80 countries and operations in over 29 countries. KBR is proud to work with its customers across the globe to provide technology, value-added services, and long-term operations and maintenance services to ensure consistent delivery with predictable results. At KBR, KBR, Inc. Deliver. About Trinzic KBR's Mission Technology Solutions business is expected to be spun off as an independent public company in January 2027 and will then operate under the new name Trinzic. The name is inspired by the word intrinsic, reflecting the essential capabilities, deep expertise, speed and trusted performance that have defined the business for decades. Trinzic will enter the market as a global company and partner to customers supporting some of the highest priority missions across national security, human performance, global operations and space. Trinzic will launch with more than $5 billion in annual revenue, established partnerships and contracts, 18,000 employees and a global footprint. Forward Looking Statements The statements in this press release that are not historical statements, including statements regarding KBR's facilities management and transformation services and the planned spin-off of Trinzic, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These statements are subject to numerous risks, uncertainties and assumptions, many of which are beyond the company's control, that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed or implied by the statements. These risks, uncertainties and assumptions include, but are not limited to, those set forth in the company's most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K, any subsequent Form 10-Qs and 8-Ks and other U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings, which discuss some of the important risks, uncertainties and assumptions that the company has identified that may affect its business, results of operations and financial condition. Due to such risks, uncertainties and assumptions, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Except as required by law, the company undertakes no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason. For further information, please contact: Investors Rachael Goldwait Vice President, Investor Relations 713-753-5082 [email protected] Media Philip Ivy Vice President, Global Communications and Marketing 713-753-3800 [email protected]
US' KBR wins contract for Kazakhstan's first SAF production plant. 25 Aug '26 Pic: Generated by ChatGPT Insights. * KBR has secured a contract from KMG-Aero and KazFoodProducts for Kazakhstan's first sustainable aviation fuel plant. * The deal covers licensing of PureSAF technology and proprietary engineering design using an alcohol-to-jet route. * The project is intended to use domestic agricultural feedstocks in low-carbon fuel value chains, aligned with Kazakhstan's aviation hub ambitions. KBR (NYSE: KBR) announced it has been awarded a contract by KazMunayGas-Aero LLP (KMG-Aero), a subsidiary of NC KazMunayGas JSC, and KazFoodProducts (KFP) for Kazakhstan's first Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production plant. Under the terms of the contract, KBR will license the proprietary PureSAF(R) technology, invented and developed by Swedish Biofuels AB, and provide proprietary engineering design. The plant will leverage the alcohol-to-jet (AtJ) process for producing aviation fuel from alcohol-based feedstocks. The project holds significant strategic importance as it supports the President of Kazakhstan's directive to transform the country into an international aviation hub with strong transit potential. It will also enable the integration of domestically produced agricultural feedstocks into high-value, low-carbon fuel production value chains. "We are honored to support KMG-Aero and KFP in advancing the national commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, recognizing the pivotal role of aviation decarbonization in achieving these strategic objectives," said Jay Ibrahim, President, KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions. "KBR's PureSAF is a feed-flexible, bankable technology that is designed to deliver high SAF yields and supports the project across the full lifecycle. We look forward to closely collaborating and supporting the successful execution of this landmark SAF project." This award builds on other recent PureSAF project wins, reinforcing KBR's position at the forefront of aviation decarbonization through continued process innovation and low-carbon technology deployment. Note: The headline, insights, and image of this press release may have been refined by the ALCHEMPro staff; the rest of the content remains unchanged. ALCHEMPro News Desk (JP).
North bolsters security infrastructure at HM Naval Base Portsmouth. Posted on Friday, August 21, 2026 - 10:36 North has secured a major contract to upgrade surveillance capabilities at HM Naval Base Portsmouth, after being selected by KBR Maritime, the KBR-BAE Systems joint venture. The programme will deliver a fully secure video surveillance and analytics refresh intended to bolster operational awareness and strengthen security at the Royal Navy's home base, creating a safer and more resilient environment for Royal Navy personnel, contractors and visitors at the defence location. The investment forms part of the government's response to the 2025 Strategic Defence Review (SDR), which calls for a stronger focus on UK homeland defence, greater warfighting readiness, and enhanced protection of critical military sites. The programme will bolster infrastructure against emerging physical and cyber threats, while introducing advanced technologies to safeguard key national assets, personnel and strategic facilities. The measures will also support a more resilient Royal Navy amid heightened global security challenges. The contract will see North design and deliver a refresh of the base's video surveillance estate, including a new secure control centre, network upgrade, and the deployment of advanced cameras with integrated analytics across the base. Working with KBS Maritime, North will deploy its specialist defence and critical national infrastructure expertise to deliver a phased solution, maintaining continuous security operations throughout the upgrade period. The infrastructure will integrate multiple systems into a unified platform, providing a robust foundation for ongoing future developments. Richard Green, Managing Director (MD) - D&J at North described the contract as a "significant milestone", saying it underscores the company's role as a trusted partner for defence and maritime security programmes. "Working alongside KBS Maritime, we're supporting the Royal Navy by delivering a secure, resilient and future-ready surveillance capability at Portsmouth Naval Base." James Davis, Managing Director (MD) at KBS Maritime (pictured) added: "The upgrade will ensure Portsmouth sets a clear precedent as a secure, high-readiness hub, and which makes best use of advanced technology, providing a replicable model for other MOD sites to meet future threats." Related Topics