Operations Readiness Lead Engineer

Job description / Role

Roles and Responsibilities

As a key member of the Commissioning & Completions team, the ORA Lead Engineer will be self-driven and report to the Commissioning Lead to drive start-up readiness.

Key Responsibilities

• Discipline specific:
  • Start-up/Operational readiness knowledge and experience.
  • Readiness management experience.
  • Knowledge and experience of start-up and requirements for readiness including:
    • TIV: Technical Integrity Audits
    • PSSR: Pre Safety Review Audits
    • PSUA: Pre Start-Up Audit
    • SUOP: Start-Up On Paper
    • VCR: Verification of Readiness
    • SOF: Statement of Fitness
  • Ability to lead and contribute to start-up readiness reviews.
  • Ability to support and facilitate start-up audits.
  • Ability to lead start-up readiness meetings.
  • Manage completions interface with asset to support project handovers.
  • General understanding of start-up and sequence of handover.
  • Ability to work with clients and operations to monitor the process and maintain readiness safely.
  • Participate in process automation and control optimization and management of change.
• Documentation & Compliance:
  • Management of start-up audits.
  • Management of start-up actions and close-out.
  • Ability to create and review audit procedures.
  • Ability to create SOF along with engineering, commissioning, and completion support.
  • Review the operation readiness documents in ShareCat.
• Safety & Work Permits:
  • Complete Majnoon Safety Training - HSE, ERW, PTW, working at height, driving.
  • Adhere to all safety processes.
  • Participate in risk assessments and toolbox talks.
  • Ensure compliance with site safety rules.

Key Skills Required

• Good leadership skills - ability to manage project readiness requirements.
• Good communication skills.
• Ability to lead and chair ORA meetings and discussions with clients and project teams.
• Excellent understanding of project completions flow path.
• Strong understanding of completion principles and readiness requirements to support start-up and handover.
• Proficiency in reading start-up and readiness procedures.
• Knowledge of best practices and start-up strategies.
• Good team skills and ability to oversee team and contractors.
• Ability and confidence to stop the job if safety concerns are observed.

Education

• Engineering or technical qualifications in appropriate discipline.

Experience

• 10 years of experience as Operations Readiness Lead Engineer on projects.
• Procedure creation and review experience.
• Experience in the Middle East.
• Experience in oil & gas, water treatment, and power plants is an advantage.
• A good understanding of project systems completions.
• Experience and understanding of operations requirements.
• Process knowledge and experience is an advantage.

About the Company

We deliver science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies around the world. KBR employs approximately 28,000 people performing diverse, complex and mission critical roles in 34 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, We Deliver.