Principal Technical Consultant – Asset Integrity & Asset Management

Overview

As a Principal Technical Consultant at KBR Consulting, you provide high-value advisory across asset integrity, life extension and asset management for operating assets. You lead technical assessments, guide risk-based decisions and help clients optimise reliability and performance across the asset lifecycle. You work closely with cross-functional teams, mentor others, and contribute to business growth through proposals and client engagements. This role combines hands-on engineering input with strategic, client-facing leadership in a global context.

Pay / Benefits

• competitive benefits

Responsibilities

• Act as technical authority on asset integrity management for brownfield facilities and equipment
• Lead or oversee life extension evaluations and mechanical integrity programs
• Conduct RBI, IOW/CCD development and damage mechanism control activities
• Perform RAM, FFS (API 579) and FEA-assisted evaluations; support fire damage assessments
• Develop high-quality deliverables (reports, models, decision materials) and present to clients
• Engage with clients at technical and executive levels; support four asset management pillars across integrity, risk, reliability and process optimisation
• Support sales through proposals, technical inputs and client workshops
• Mentor less-experienced engineers and develop internal methodologies and tools
• Contribute to consistent improvement of asset management processes and governance
• Assist with project management, scope definition, budgeting and risk management
• Collaborate across KBR’s global organisation and engage in business development activities with potential clients

Key requirements

• Significant experience in asset integrity management and life extension in industrial/O&G environments
• Strong background in feasibility/front-end consulting with delivery focus
• Experience with technical due diligence or lender’s engineer roles (advantageous)
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple assignments and meet tight schedules
• Willingness to travel up to ~30%
• Existing client relationships in relevant expertise areas (advantageous)
• Excellent communication skills for diverse audiences (Board to Technician)
• Commercial awareness and ability to identify opportunities and shape scope

• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Self-starter with proactive problem-solving
• Commercial awareness and client-facing confidence
• Asset Integrity Management
• Life extension and structural/mechanical evaluation
• Mechanical Integrity and inspection programs

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