Senior Project Engineer – Design

Company: Dormont Manufacturing Co
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Location: Leatherhead
Job Description:

Senior Project Engineer – Design

We are looking for a Senior Project Engineer with significant Design Management experience. Ideally the candidate would have worked at a Senior Designer or Lead Designer level within the Piping or Structural discipline before moving to Project Engineering.

Key Responsibilities

  • Supporting the Engineering Manager in the development of project basis of design, philosophies, key studies, novel technologies and value improvement practices.
  • Being familiar with the contract terms and scope of work, communicate them properly to the engineering staff, and perform all activities required of engineering, as required by the contract.
  • Prepare, issue, and maintain a project design basis document. Changes to the document after issue should be considered changes to the scope of work. This will require the coordination of multi‑discipline input.
  • Work with the engineering disciplines to ensure readiness for project stage gate reviews. Work as the Object Engineering Champion on a project and support successful roll‑out on projects.
  • Advocate the KBR staged execution approach ensuring the correct sequence of working between disciplines to support project success.
  • Support Project Controls in development of project schedules and resolve potential conflict between disciplines. Support the disciplines for mitigation measures where additional parallel working is required.
  • Support and collate the ITT package ensuring a high level of quality through engagement of key stakeholders.
  • Facilitate project workshops around lessons learnt, risk management and other discipline specific workshops.
  • Keep up to date with KBR Digital solutions and initiatives and support their effective roll‑out on projects.
  • Support the KBR Project Start‑up process ensuring the project works through the requirements in a timely manner.
  • Committed to the success of KBRs global workshare execution methodology.

Key Attributes / Skills

  • Experience in multiple project delivery as a Project Engineer or Design Manager across different phases of projects FEED, Detail Design etc.
  • Aspirations to develop into a Project Engineering Manager.
  • Willing to travel on business trips and to site locations if required.
  • Experience in developing scoping documents with multi‑discipline inputs.
  • Collaborates well within a team environment and demonstrates good communications skills for internal and external stakeholders.
  • Demonstratable flexibility and ability to adapt to changing project‑related priorities and deliver high quality, accurate work within deadlines.
  • Ability to work with clients to resolve issues, including conflicting demands, sensitive situations, and conflicts with other groups.
  • Experience of working with clients in lump sum environments with a focus on change management.
  • Extensive experience in 2D and 3D applications to drive efficiencies with the discipline teams.
  • Have an understanding of project safety requirements, international standards and implications on design.
  • Experience leading 3D Model Review meetings and coordinating multi‑discipline input to the review and resolution of actions.
  • Experience communicating across a multi‑discipline team and across different offices.
  • IT literate and fully conversant with Microsoft Office suite and in particular Microsoft Project.

Desirable

  • Experience of the configuration and management of 3D databases
  • Experience working with Building Information Management (BIM)
  • Experience in UK project execution
  • Experience in Nuclear Project Execution

Qualifications

  • Degree in Engineering BEng or BSc.
  • Professional accreditation with registered Institution or Engineering Council or equivalent

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Posted: July 4th, 2026