Principal Consultant - Ammonia & Derivatives
KBR · Leatherhead, United Kingdom · 3mo ago
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Principal Consultant - Ammonia & DerivativesKBR 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. Assignments typically range from strategy and feasibility through concept development, Pre‑FEED and FEED, as well as technical due diligence and lender’s technical advisor engagements.
As a more experienced Process Engineer on our staff, the Principal Consultant performs their own work, with the bulk being associated with collecting information, developing deliverables, developing conceptual process designs, analysing trends and key findings, and preparing Word or PowerPoint reports. Additional tasks will include supervising and providing technical assurance for standard engineering deliverables and providing technical support and leadership to more junior colleagues.
Recognising their project management responsibilities, the Principal Consultant should have excellent organisational skills and be effective at communicating with and guiding others. He or she typically manages and/or works on several projects at one time, necessitating the ability to multi‑task, work with minimal supervision, exercise sound judgement and collaborate effectively across the wider KBR organisation.
Additionally, the Principal Consultant will support the group’s overall sales effort through proposal and tender preparation, contract negotiation input, and other client‑facing activities.
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
Support KBR Consulting’s growth strategy through:
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
Associated 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
When you become part of the KBR team, your opportunities are endless. Through collaboration with our customers, we’re defining tomorrow’s challenges, then providing the solutions and services to overcome those challenges, always maintaining our commitment to total safety and reliability.
At KBR, we partner with government and industry clients to provide purposeful and comprehensive solutions with an emphasis on efficiency and safety. With a full portfolio of services, proprietary technologies and expertise, our employees are ready to handle projects and missions throughout their entire lifecycle, from planning and design to sustainability and maintenance. Whether at the bottom of the ocean or in outer space, our clients trust us to deliver the impossible on a daily basis.
Working at KBR means being rewarded for your contributions. In addition to competitive benefits and professional development, our people are empowered to use all their potential, creating meaningful change for themselves and our clients. We attract the best minds in the world because our expertise thrives on creativity, resourcefulness and collaboration. That is how we supply our clients with cutting-edge solutions and services.
As the needs of the world change, we’re ready to respond and guide the way forward with strategic, sustainable, and technological advancements grounded in more than a century of practical application and execution.
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 on a great depth of technical capability and experience, including that of legacy companies Granherne, GVA and Energo, and also ensure that our projects take full advantage of the execution experience obtained in the later phases of projects.
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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