Senior Architect

Title: Senior Architect

Job Description

Job Title: Senior Architect

Company: KBR

Location: Abudhabi

Employment Type: Full-time, Contract

Required Nationals: Any

About Company "Belong, Connect, Grow, with KBR! 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 and 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."

Senior Architect Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and deliver architectural design solutions for a wide range of industrial and infrastructure projects throughout all project phases, including Concept, FEED, Detailed Design, IFC, and As-Built documentation.
• Produce high-quality technical reports, design briefs, specifications, shop drawings, schedules, material selections, contract documentation, and design deliverables.
• Coordinate architectural interfaces with civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, process, and other engineering disciplines to ensure fully integrated design solutions.
• Ensure compliance with applicable international codes and standards, client requirements, company procedures, and project specifications.
• Review architectural designs for technical quality, constructability, cost-effectiveness, maintainability, and sustainability.
• Conduct design reviews, site visits, inspections, and technical assessments to verify compliance with design intent and quality standards.
• Lead and coordinate architectural activities across multidisciplinary project teams, including Global Delivery Centres where applicable.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior architects and designers, promoting continuous professional development.
• Support multidisciplinary projects by developing Civil, Structural and Infrastructure drawings.
• Prepare and deliver technical presentations, reports, studies, and documentation for clients and project stakeholders.
• Support proposal development by preparing technical inputs, architectural methodologies, man-hour estimates, and commercial documentation.
• Ensure architectural deliverables are completed within approved budgets, schedules, and quality requirements.
• Implement and maintain BIM execution strategies in accordance with ISO 19650 and project-specific BIM requirements.
• Ensure compliance with the KBR Quality Management System (QMS), Health, Safety, Security and Environmental (HSSE) procedures, and applicable corporate policies.
• Review shop drawings, material submittals, contractor documentation, and construction deliverables to ensure compliance with approved designs.
• Attend client meetings, design workshops, technical reviews, and project progress meetings.

Job Specific Knowledge

• Extensive experience delivering architectural design for industrial, infrastructure, oil & gas, energy, and EPC projects.
• Strong understanding of architectural design principles, building systems, sustainable design practices, and industrial facility planning.
• Experience throughout the complete project lifecycle, including Concept Design, FEED, Detailed Design, Procurement Support, Construction Support, and Close-out.
• Thorough knowledge of British Standards (BS), Eurocodes, International Building Code (IBC), NFPA, ISO standards, and applicable international architectural practices.
• Experience working with government authorities, developers, EPC contractors, and international clients.
• Strong knowledge of Building Information Modelling (BIM) processes in accordance with ISO 19650.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary engineering teams across multiple offices and Global Delivery Centres.
• Strong understanding of design quality assurance, constructability, value engineering, and risk management.
• Excellent communication, leadership, stakeholder management, and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated commitment to sustainable, innovative, and technically sound architectural solutions.
• Experience working in the Middle East on industrial infrastructure and oil & gas projects.
• Experience with ports, harbours, marine facilities, utilities, and industrial infrastructure projects is advantageous.
• Knowledge of sustainable design principles and green building certification systems, including LEED, Estidama Pearl Rating System, and other applicable sustainability standards.

Digital Engineering & AI Competencies

• Lead the adoption of AI-enabled architectural design workflows across multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Review and validate AI-generated design outputs for technical accuracy, constructability, compliance, and quality.
• Integrate AI technologies into BIM execution plans, digital engineering processes, and project delivery workflows.
• Apply AI tools to automate repetitive design tasks, improve documentation quality, optimize design solutions, and support decision-making.
• Utilize AI for design optimization, code compliance research, risk identification, clash analysis, and project planning.
• Collaborate with Digital Engineering and BIM teams to implement AI-enabled solutions across EPC projects.
• Mentor project teams in the responsible, secure, and effective use of AI technologies.
• Promote continuous improvement through digital innovation, automation, and emerging AI technologies.

Software Proficiency

• Autodesk Revit
• AutoCAD
• Autodesk Civil 3D (coordination)
• Navisworks Manage
• BIM Collaborate Pro
• Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC)
• Autodesk Tandem
• Autodesk Forma
• Visualization 3ds Max
• Rhino
• Enscape
• Twinmotion
• Lumion
• D5 Render
• Documentation & Graphics Adobe Creative Cloud
• Bluebeam Revu
• Microsoft Office Suite
• AI & Digital Productivity Microsoft Copilot
• ChatGPT (OpenAI)
• Adobe Firefly
• Midjourney (where permitted)

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Architecture (Master's Degree preferred).
• Registered Architect or equivalent professional accreditation is desirable.
• Minimum 10+ years of architectural design experience within EPC, industrial, infrastructure, or oil & gas projects.
• Proven experience delivering multidisciplinary projects in the Middle East.
• Experience with large-scale industrial, infrastructure, ports, marine, utilities, and mixed-use developments is preferred.
• Demonstrated leadership experience managing architectural teams and coordinating multidisciplinary engineering activities.

KBR – Delivering Solutions, Changing the World

KBR brings together the best and brightest to deliver science, technology and engineering solutions that help governments and companies around the world accomplish their most critical missions and objectives.

In everything we do, we are guided by our ONE KBR Values:

• We Value Our People – We create diverse, inclusive environments in which each person can feel safe, respected and valued, and where everyone has opportunities to grow and reach their full potential.
• We Deliver – We are uncompromising in our commitment to deliver innovative, high-quality, technology-led solutions for our customers and exceptional, sustainable value for all our stakeholders.
• We Are People of Integrity – We value honesty, trust, courage, fairness, prudence and tenacity. We believe doing what’s right for the planet, the communities where we work, and our people is good for business.
• We Empower – We empower our people with a shared purpose, the right tools and the supportive culture they need to be proactive decision‑makers, to be adaptive to change, and to succeed.
• We Are a Team of Teams – We have a will to succeed, but we value the achievements of our team of teams over individual accomplishments. Our collective focus makes us a better, stronger, more effective company.

We have also embedded environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles in every business operation and corporate function. Not only are we committed to operating safely, sustainably and equitably, but we are also committed to using our capabilities and expertise to help our customers accomplish their sustainability goals.

Worldwide, KBR employs a diverse workforce approximately 29,000 people strong, with customers in more than 80 countries and operations in 40 countries.