Principal Equipment Design Engineer Power Generation

About the Role

KBR Saudi Arabia is seeking a Principal Equipment Design Engineer - Power Generation to join their team in Al Khobar. This full-time role involves extensive experience in the design, specification, and technical leadership of power generation equipment and associated auxiliary systems for thermal power plants. The successful candidate will lead and mentor a team of engineers and designers, ensuring the delivery of safe, reliable, cost-effective, and technically compliant engineering solutions for medium to large-scale power generation projects (700 MW and above).

Role Responsibilities

• Lead, supervise, and mentor a team of mechanical engineers and designers.
• Develop engineering execution plans, deliverable registers, manpower plans, and schedules.
• Ensure compliance with project requirements, applicable codes, standards, specifications, and company procedures.
• Review and approve equipment data sheets, technical specifications, calculations, and engineering deliverables.
• Lead technical bid evaluations and provide procurement support for mechanical equipment and packages.
• Review, coordinate, and approve vendor drawings and documentation.
• Coordinate mechanical engineering activities with other engineering disciplines and project stakeholders.
• Provide technical leadership and engineering guidance to project teams, clients, and vendors.
• Participate in design reviews, risk assessments, constructability reviews, and value engineering studies.
• Drive initiatives related to safety, reliability, maintainability, sustainability, and cost optimization.
• Monitor engineering progress and ensure timely completion of project deliverables.
• Manage technical risks and resolve complex engineering issues.
• Support client meetings, audits, and technical presentations.
• Ensure quality assurance requirements are implemented and maintained throughout project execution.
• Be accountable for the technical integrity, completeness, quality, and schedule performance of all assigned mechanical engineering work and personnel.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 15 years of relevant experience in power generation engineering.
• Proven expertise in the execution of FEED, detailed engineering, procurement support, and technical assurance activities for medium to large-scale power generation projects (700 MW and above).
• Demonstrated capability in managing engineering deliverables, coordinating multidisciplinary interfaces, and ensuring the quality, integrity, and timely execution of projects.

Technical Leadership

This role requires providing technical leadership throughout the project lifecycle, including equipment selection, bid evaluation, vendor document review, design optimization, and stakeholder engagement. The Principal Engineer will ensure that all engineering solutions align with project requirements, industry standards, and company procedures.

Work Type

This is a full-time position.

Application Information

Salary for this position will be disclosed during the recruitment process.