KBR

Engineering and technology solutions for government

Lead Process Engineer

Mechanical Maintenance and Reliability EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeIraqNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

More than 10 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, preferably with an international oil company, either directly or as a contractor.
A technical degree in Chemical Engineering or an allied engineering subject.
Previous experience in an asset engineering or operations engineering role.
Practical or operational exposure to production facilities.
Strong information technology skills, including office-suite software, document management, computerized maintenance management systems, and change-management applications.
Skill in behavior change management.

Responsibilities

Optimize plant operations day to day.
Identify production vulnerabilities and optimization opportunities to support production forecasts and grow IPC.
Ensure robust plant-monitoring routines are completed, deviations are acted on, and systems remain fit for purpose.
Support investigations, such as 5 Whys, into process safety incidents, production losses, and product-quality issues that exceed defined limits.
Prioritize vulnerabilities clearly so actions focus on the right areas.
Lead and ensure participation in continuous-improvement projects at assigned sites, and promote the continuous-improvement philosophy to engage site teams.
Contribute to an environment where team members are respected regardless of individual differences and are motivated to improve individual and team contributions to achieve business results.
Use coaching and interpersonal capabilities to support team engagement.

Desired Qualifications

Professional Chartered Engineer status or TA2–3 qualification.
Experience working in culturally and linguistically diverse environments.
Certified Professional Engineer qualification.

Title:

Lead Process Engineer

KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions (STS) provides holistic and value-added solutions across the entire asset life cycle. These include world-class licensed process technologies, differentiated advisory services, deep technical domain expertise, energy transition solutions, high-end design capabilities, and smart solutions to optimize planned and operating assets.

Production Delivery, Optimisation & Excellent Performance

• Responsible for the day-to-day plant optimisation.

• Identifies production vulnerabilities and optimization opportunities to support production forecast and grow IPC.

• Responsible for ensuring robust plant monitoring routines are completed with all deviations acted on and ensuring system is fit for purpose.

• Support investigations (e.g. 5 Whys) for all process safety incidents, production losses and product quality issues over defined limits.

•Drive clear prioritisation of vulnerabilities so action is focused in the right areas.

• Actively lead and ensure participation in Continuous Improvement projects on your sites and promote the benefit of the CI philosophy to engage the site teams in this process.

Experience, Qualifications & Key Skills

• Above 10 Years experience in O&G industry (Preferable with IOC’s direct or contract)

• Technical degree in Chemical Engineering or allied engineering subject.

• Previous experience in asset engineering / operations engineering role • Practical/operational exposure to production facilities

• Excellent communication, interpersonal and coaching skills

• Strong bias for being proactive and getting results

• Excellent IT skills – Office suite, document management, applications for CMMS and Change Management.

• Contribute to an environment in which all team members are respected regardless of their individual differences and are motivated to improve both their individual and team contributions to achieve desired business results

• Skilled in behaviour change management

Not essential but preferable:

• Professional (Chartered) Engineer / TA2-3 qualified

• Experience in roles in culturally and linguistically diverse working environments.

Preferred Qualifications:

Certified Professional Engineer

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About the Company

KBR

Engineering and technology solutions for government

KBR provides science, technology, and engineering solutions to government and commercial clients in aerospace, defense, intelligence, and energy. It has two segments: Government Solutions for defense, space, and mission support for agencies like DoD and NASA; Sustainable Technology Solutions offering technologies, equipment, and catalysts for ammonia, olefins, and other chemicals to improve sustainability. It earns revenue from long-term contracts, often cost-reimbursable or fixed-price, delivering integrated services and technologies on large projects. Its focus on government contracting combined with in-house technology and equipment enables end-to-end solutions for mission-critical and energy programs, with a goal of reliable, cost-effective engineering and sustainable industrial processes.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Houston, TX
Founded: 1919

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