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Early Career - Mechanical Engineers

🏢 KBR 📍 Leatherhead, England 💼 Company - Public
Currency:
£40,433 - £43,867
£3,369 - £3,656 / mo
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Location Base
Leatherhead, England
Tier-1 UK Economic Zone
Est. Take-Home Pay
68% - 74% (After PAYE & NI)
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Transatlantic Parity
1.0 GBP ≈ $1.28 USD Living Standard
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Position Overview & Specifications

Title:
Early Career - Mechanical Engineers

KBR’s global business comprises two main segments – Sustainable Technology Solutions (STS) and Government Solutions (GS). This opportunity is within STS in the Integrated Solutions business unit. Integrated Solutions is the engineering and project delivery group providing services which include front-end and detailed engineering, procurement, construction services, and program management primarily in the hydrocarbons and energy transition industries.

This is an ideal opportunity to join KBR, a company completing exciting projects at the forefront of the energy transition and traditional energy markets.

We work on some of the biggest and most complex energy industry projects around the world and our teams are some of the best and brightest in the industry.

The energy industry is at a pivotal point in history. With traditional energy such as oil and gas needing to become more sustainable and the world looking to alternative energy sources, our engineers are at the forefront of this energy transition for some of the biggest clients in the industry.

KBR requires early career engineers in the following mechanical specialties to develop their skills collaborating with outstanding engineers across a variety of exciting projects and clients.

Machinery – Rotating machinery including compressors, pumps, and gas turbines.

Static – Pressure vessel, tanks, and heat exchangers.

Package equipment – process and utilities packages including water treatment plants, utilities systems, nitrogen generators, flares and similar.

Metallurgy - selection of materials and assessment of corrosion.

The ideal candidate will have a 2:1 or above degree in mechanical engineering and progressing towards chartership with the IMechE or their relevant professional society.

Experience is required in specifying mechanical equipment (datasheet production, specification and technical report writing) or mechanical equipment vendor management (producing requisitions, placing purchase order, reviewing supplier documents, managing supplier orders) in either offshore, onshore or both for either concept, front end engineering or detailed design project phases.

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 is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
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Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process

1

Application & Resume Screening

Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.

2

Technical & Competency Interviews

Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.

3

Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation

Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.

4

Onboarding & Corporate Integration

Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.

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