Principal Consultant - Ammonia & Derivatives in Leatherhead

Title: Principal Consultant - Ammonia & Derivatives KBR is a global provider of differentiated, professional services and technologies delivered across a wide government, defense and industrial base. Drawing from its rich 100-year history and culture of innovation and mission focus, KBR creates sustainable value by combining engineering, technical and scientific expertise with its full life cycle capabilities to help our clients meet their most pressing challenges today and into the future. We deliver science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies around the world. KBR employs approximately 37,000 people worldwide with customers in more than 80 countries and operations in over 29 countries. KBR is proud to work with its customers across the globe to provide technology, value‑added services, and long‑term operations and maintenance services to ensure consistent delivery with predictable results. At KBR, We Deliver. We are seeking a Principal Consultant to work as part of the KBR Consulting International team. The successful candidate will be key member of the team providing consulting services and contributing to business development activities for the ammonia and associated derivatives sectors. KBR Consulting has offices in four main operating centres (Houston, Leatherhead, Abu Dhabi and Singapore). KBR Consulting International covers KBR’s Consulting business globally outside of the Americas. The successful candidate will be based in Consulting International’s main office in Leatherhead (UK). Reporting to the KBR Consulting International leadership team, the Principal Consultant will play a key role in delivering technically robust, commercially informed consulting assignments for clients across the ammonia and associated derivatives sectors.

Key Responsibilities

Project Delivery

Act as a Principal Engineer on Ammonia, and associated derivative related studies and projects, including:

• Import and export terminals
• Storage and handling systems
• Marine, road and rail loading / unloading systems
• Associated facility operations to support Licensor systems including but not limited to ammonia, fertiliser, urea production packages
• Lead or provide senior technical oversight for:
• Feasibility, concept and Pre‑FEED studies
• Technical and economic evaluations
• Technology assessment and selection
• Integration of support facilities including ammonia, fertiliser, urea & petrochemicals production infrastructure
• Due diligence and owners engineering reviews
• Develop and review high‑quality technical deliverables including reports, presentations, process models and decision‑support materials
• Apply engineering judgement and experience to identify key risks, opportunities, cost drivers and performance sensitivities across projects

Client Engagement & Advisory

Act as a trusted technical advisor to clients, engaging effectively at a technical level. Support client discussions on project development strategies, investment readiness, execution approaches and market positioning.

Business Development & Market Support

• Proposal and tender preparation
• Technical inputs to bids and client presentations
• Participation in client meetings, workshops and technical reviews
• Contribute to thought leadership, market positioning and internal capability development within Ammonia and associated derivative services

Team & Knowledge Leadership

Mentor and guide less‑experienced engineers and consultants; Contribute to the development of internal methodologies, tools and best practices; Collaborate across KBR’s wider global organisation, integrating multi‑discipline expertise as required; Prepare and deliver conference papers and client presentations at international industry events; and Support the continued growth of the consulting business.

Experience & Technical Capability

The candidate should be able to demonstrate depth of experience and knowledge in several of the following service areas:

• Ammonia and derivatives, fertiliser, urea market knowledge and commercial drivers
• Associate facility operations and design considerations
• Facility operations and efficiency improvements
• Process design understanding
• Feasibility and configuration studies for ammonia and derivatives infrastructure projects
• Understanding of process safety and applicable regulations for ammonia facilities
• Knowledge of major licensors & technology providers
• Project execution strategies
• Cash flow model analysis
• Technical due diligence and lender’s engineer support

Essential skills

Degree (BEng / MEng or equivalent) in Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering or a related discipline. A relevant number of years of experience in engineering consultancy, project development or operating company roles. Demonstrable experience in Ammonia and its derivatives, fertiliser, urea and/or gas processing projects, including: Ammonia production facilities; Storage, loading and unloading systems; and Treatment systems (dehydration, acid gas removal, etc. as applicable). Strong experience supporting feasibility, concept and Pre‑FEED studies. Prior involvement in technical due diligence or lender’s engineer roles is desirable. Proven ability to work independently, manage multiple assignments and deliver high‑quality outputs to tight schedules.

Professional Competencies

The candidate must demonstrate competence in the following:

• Ability to work within a ‘sell‑do’ consulting model
• Strong self‑starter with commercial awareness
• Practical front‑end consulting skills including scoping, selling and delivery
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, producing concise reports and presentations for all client levels
• Confidence to work across client organisations from Board level to site teams
• Flexibility and adaptability to meet evolving client needs
• Contribution to proposal preparation, execution planning and budgeting
• Identify new opportunity and leads
• Support for a continuous improvement culture, including development of processes, tools and methodologies

Other Functions

Based in our Leatherhead office (but other locations considered). Primary degree in Chemical Engineering. Knowledge of process simulation (e.g. using Hysys, Unism, Aspen Plus, etc.) is a plus. Good analytical and problem solving skills. Positive, flexible and collaborative attitude. Strong cultural awareness and diplomacy when working with clients, partners, vendors and internal teams. Willingness to accommodate occasional workload peaks. Relevant higher degree is a plus (PhD, MBA). Prior experience with an industry company, licensor or technical consultancy is a strong advantage. Fluent English required; additional languages are beneficial.

KBR COMPANY INFORMATION

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. At KBR, We Deliver.

KBR Consulting, through the incorporation of KBR’s wholly owned subsidiary Granherne, draws on a heritage of over thirty five years specialising in the front end phases of oil & gas field, refinery and petrochemical development projects from pre‑feasibility, through feasibility and pre‑FEED, up to and including preliminary FEED phases. In addition, we undertake small FEEDs as well as providing specialist consultancy to later through to phases of projects including debottlenecking studies, brownfield modifications, production optimisation, operations an decommissioning. Our experience covers all forms of oil and gas field developments including onshore and offshore production and gathering facilities for greenfield, brownfield and refinery rehabilitation projects. The front end nature of the work means that we are often involved in developments in areas and technologies new to the oil and gas industry. We are currently heavily involved globally in the transition from oil and gas to other sources of energy and the move towards minimal manning of offshore production facilities. Other CCUS related projects have included:

• Strategy / master plan development
• Pre‑Feasibility and Feasibility Studies
• FEED Studies
• Maximising asset performance
• Product & energy optimisation
• Cost estimation and planning are both a regular feature of our studies and they are often bespoke to specific client methodologies.

In addition to cost estimating and project planning, our capability covers the spectrum of all the front end technical disciplines including risk and safety analysis and value engineering. With access to the entire KBR organisation globally we are able to draw at an expertise and experience global. Over the years, KBR has provided support for some of the largest industry capital investments in modern times. Moreover, KBR has acted as lender’s advisor on well over 200 projects for a broad range of clients and financial institutions across many sectors including upstream and downstream oil and gas, speciality chemicals, mining, biofuels, pulp and paper, power, and general infrastructure. KBR has an increasing bias towards operations related activities both in the impact on the design of new especially unmanned production facilities as well as the optimisation of operations. We have a number of personnel with oil company / operations backgrounds and have developed several unique applications to support our operations related activities.

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