Specialist Procurement – Engineer ( Offshore Island Project)
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About the Role
KBR seeks a Specialist Procurement Engineer for an Offshore Project based in Abu Dhabi, with relocation to Spain Office and return.
Key Skills for This Role
Responsibilities
- Review purchase orders, contracts, and technical specifications for offshore materials and equipment
- Develop and maintain expediting plans aligned with project schedules
- Monitor vendor manufacturing, fabrication, testing, and documentation progress
- Follow up with suppliers to ensure compliance with agreed delivery dates and milestones
- Identify potential delays and implement mitigation and recovery plans
- Act as the main point of contact between suppliers, vendors, and internal teams
- Conduct regular progress meetings with vendors (virtual or onsite)
- Coordinate with vendors for FAT, inspections, and material release
- Coordinate with third party inspection agencies for offshore equipment
- Prepare and issue weekly/monthly expediting and procurement status reports
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
- Minimum Overall 15+ years of experience in Oil and Gas industry
- Minimum 5+ years of previous experience working in ADNOC Offshore Projects
- 5–10 years of experience in procurement and expediting, preferably in offshore oil & gas or EPC projects
- Strong experience handling long‑lead offshore equipment (valves, piping, rotating equipment, packages, etc.)
- Must have worked at least 5 years in similar position for mega oil and gas FEED/EPC project (more than US$ 1 Billion)
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Overview
- KBR Abu Dhabi is looking for a Specialist Procurement Engineer for an Offshore Project based in UAE (Abu Dhabi), with relocation to Spain Office and return.
Key Responsibilities
- Review purchase orders, contracts, and technical specifications for offshore materials and equipment.
- Develop and maintain expediting plans aligned with project schedules.
- Monitor vendor manufacturing, fabrication, testing, and documentation progress.
- Follow up with suppliers to ensure compliance with agreed delivery dates and milestones.
- Identify potential delays and implement mitigation and recovery plans.
- Act as the main point of contact between suppliers, vendors, and internal teams.
- Conduct regular progress meetings with vendors (virtual or onsite).
- Coordinate with vendors for FAT, inspections, and material release.
- Coordinate with third party inspection agencies for offshore equipment.
- Ensure timely completion and submission of vendor documents, MRBs, and certificates.
- Liaise with logistics and freight forwarding teams for shipping, customs clearance, and offshore delivery.
- Prepare and issue weekly/monthly expediting and procurement status reports.
Qualification & Experience
- Minimum Overall 15+ years of experience in Oil and Gas industry.
- Strong expertise in all aspects of procurement activities within the Offshore Oil & Gas industry.
- Having minimum 5+ years of previous experience working in ADNOC Offshore Projects.
- 5–10 years of experience in procurement and expediting, preferably in offshore oil & gas or EPC projects.
- Strong experience handling long‑lead offshore equipment (valves, piping, rotating equipment, packages, etc.).
- Prior experience in vendor expediting, inspections, and logistics coordination.
- Must have worked at least 5 years of experience in similar position for mega oil and gas FEED/ EPC project (more than US$ 1 Billion).
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering is a MUST.
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