KBR, Inc.
Senior Project Engineer - Electrical
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Senior Project Engineer - Electrical
Senior Project Engineer - Electrical
About KBR
KBR is a global provider of differentiated, professional services and technologies delivered across a wide government, defense, and industrial base. Drawing from its 100-year history and culture of innovation, KBR creates sustainable value by combining engineering, scientific expertise, and full life-cycle capabilities. We deliver science, technology, and engineering solutions to governments and companies worldwide, operating in over 29 countries and engaging with clients across more than 80 nations. At KBR, we deliver reliable results, predictable operations, and long-term maintenance services.
About the Role
We are seeking a Senior Project Engineer with substantial Electrical Engineering experience to join our team. Ideally, the candidate will have previously held a Lead or Senior Engineer role within the Electrical Engineering Discipline prior to transitioning into Project Engineering.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the Engineering Manager in developing:
- Project basis of design
- Engineering philosophies
- Key technical studies
- Novel technologies
- Value improvement practices
- Ensure alignment with contract terms and scope, clearly communicating requirements to the engineering staff.
- Prepare, issue, and maintain a project design basis document while treating changes as scope modifications, coordination required with multi-disciplinary input.
- Work with engineering disciplines to ensure readiness for project stage-gate reviews.
- Advocate KBR’s staged execution approach, aligning discipline sequencing to support project success.
- Collaborate with Project Controls to:
- Develop project schedules
- Resolve potential conflicts between disciplines
- Support mitigation strategies for parallel work needs
- Contribute to ITT package development, ensuring high quality through stakeholder engagement.
- Facilitate project workshops on:
- Lessons learnt
- Risk management
- Discipline-specific topics
- Stay updated with KBR Digital solutions and assist in their seamless implementation across projects.
- Support KBR Project Start-Up process, ensuring timely compliance with project workflow requirements.
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Key Attributes and Skills
- Demonstrated expertise as a Project Engineer across multiple projects in various phases, including Front-End Engineering (FEED) and Detail Design.
- Commitment to career progression into Project Engineering Management.
- Experience developing scoping documents with multi-disciplinary inputs.
- Exhibits excellent teamwork, internal and external communication, and stakeholder management.
- Proven ability to adapt to shifting project priorities, delivering high-quality results within deadlines.
- Deep familiarity with standard project deliverables across phases, including interdependencies between trade disciplines.
- Knowledge of procurement processes, vendor coordination, and contractual record-keeping for audit trails.
- Experience resolving client-facing issues, addressing conflicting demands, and managing sensitive negotiations.
- Extensive experience working in lump sum environments, particularly in change management contexts.
- Electrical systems design expertise, adhering to technical specifications.
- Electrical interface management between packages, including:
- Generator Turbine Units (GTGs)
- Switchgear
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, with advanced Microsoft Project experience.
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Desirable Experience
- Vendor Package Management, particularly for:
- Electrical packages: Switchgear, ENMCS (Electrical Network Management Control Systems), PMS (Predictive Maintenance Systems)
- Multi-disciplinary packages with electrical interfaces, including:
- Captive generation plants (GTG, STG, cogen packages)
- Gas turbine/compressor packages with VFD-driven starters
- Large VFDs driving e-motor-driven compressors
- Prefabricated substations or e-house packages (supplied with MV/LV switchgear, VFDs, installed, pre-commissioned)
- Renewable generation (e.g., solar + BESS systems with controls and substations)
- UK Projects Execution experience
- Nuclear Project Execution experience
Qualifications
- Degree in Electrical Engineering (BEng or MEng).
- Formal professional accreditation with a registered engineering institution or engineering council, or equivalent qualifications.
Why Join KBR?
KBR empowers employees to make meaningful contributions, driving innovation across global industry and defense needs. Our commitment to safety, reliability, and technological advancement ensures scalable impact, from submarine projects to aerospace missions.
At KBR, you benefit from:
- Competitive benefits and professional growth
- Collaborative innovation in a dynamic environment
- Solutions that shape the future, grounded in over a century of expertise.
Join us to help clients achieve the impossible. We’re ready for what comes next.
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