Job summary
Principal Structural Design Engineer at KBR in Al Khobar responsible for leading design, analysis and integrity assessment of offshore structures including jackets, topsides and subsea systems. The role ensures compliance with Saudi Aramco and international codes, supports projects from FEED to decommissioning and mentors junior engineers.
Key responsibilities
- Lead design and advanced analysis for offshore platforms, jackets, topsides and subsea structures.
- Perform global and local analyses: in-place, loadout, lifting, fatigue, strength, buckling and earthquake.
- Review and approve structural calculations, drawings and project documentation.
- Ensure deliverables meet technical requirements, manhour budgets and schedules.
- Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams (piping, mechanical, electrical, geotechnical, etc.).
- Provide technical support during fabrication, installation and offshore construction.
- Develop and implement structural integrity management strategies for brownfield assets.
- Mentor junior engineers and perform single- and inter-discipline checks on documents.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's in Civil/Structural Engineering.
- 10+ years of offshore structural engineering experience.
- Knowledge of Saudi Aramco standards and API/DNV/ISO codes.
- Proficiency with SACS and Staad.Pro.
- Experience in FEED, detailed design and brownfield modifications.
- Understanding of offshore construction and installation methods.
- Strong leadership, communication and technical report-writing skills.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple assignments.
Skills
SACSStaad.ProStructural analysisOffshore designFatigue analysisBuckling analysisSeismic analysisProject coordinationTechnical reportingIntegrity management
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