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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.\n Job Title: Senior Commissioning Manager \nKBR is expanding its Project Management Consultancy (PMC) team to support a prestigious and high-profile offshore development project in Abu Dhabi. The successful candidate will be assigned to the ADNOC Offshore PMC project and will initially be based at the Client's or Contractor's office in Abu Dhabi. 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