Junior Civil Engineer

Job description

Company: KBR Location: Basra, Iraq Employment type: Full-time, contract Rotation: To be confirmed Required nationality: Iraqi

About the company

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The KBR team delivers future-forward science, technology, and engineering solutions and mission-critical services that help governments and companies around the world accomplish their most important objectives while also helping achieve their sustainability goals.

KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions provides holistic, value-added solutions across the entire asset life cycle. These include world-class licensed process technologies, differentiated advisory services, deep technical domain expertise, energy transition solutions, high-end design and engineering capabilities, and smart solutions to optimize planned and operating assets.

Job purpose

Support the supervision and delivery of civil and structural works at Majnoon Oil Field, including foundations, concrete structures, steel structures, buildings, and site infrastructure. Help ensure civil works are built and maintained according to drawings, specifications, schedules, and HSE requirements.

Job responsibilities

• Assist with the day-to-day supervision of civil works, such as excavation, foundations, reinforced concrete, steel structures, and finishing works.
• Carry out setting-out, levelling, and layout checks using surveying instruments such as levels and total stations.
• Check that work follows approved drawings, specifications, and method statements, and report deviations to the senior engineer.
• Read and interpret structural and architectural drawings and support quantity take-offs.
• Prepare daily site reports, progress records, and inspection requests.
• Participate in quality inspections and help maintain inspection and test records.
• Carry out site safety observations, follow the Permit to Work system, and help enforce HSE rules on site.
• Coordinate site activities with subcontractors, other disciplines, and the operations team.
• Support the preparation of material requests and track deliveries for civil works.
• Participate in training and on-the-job development to build technical competence.

Technical qualifications and skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from a recognised university.
• Zero to two years of site experience in construction, infrastructure, or oil and gas projects. Fresh graduates with relevant training or project experience will be considered.
• Knowledge of concrete, foundation, and steel structure construction methods.
• Ability to use surveying instruments for setting-out and levelling.
• Ability to read structural and architectural drawings and prepare basic quantity take-offs.
• Computer skills in AutoCAD and Microsoft Office; Revit is an advantage.
• Recognised HSE training, such as IOSH Managing Safely, OSHA, or NEBOSH, is an advantage.
• Good spoken and written English; fluent Arabic.

Soft skills

• Safety-minded and disciplined in following procedures.
• Willing to learn and take direction from senior engineers.
• Able to coordinate with crews and subcontractors on site.
• Organised, with good attention to detail in reporting.
• Able to work in a remote field environment on a rotational schedule.