Under the contract, KBR will be responsible for onsite construction management and direct hire field construction services at the Fort Hills secondary extraction facility.
This contract follows a previous award to perform a detailed constructability study for the project.
KBR president and CEO Stuart Bradie said: "We look forward to working closely with SK E&C in support of the critical Fort Hills Project.
"This is an important win with a key client and is indicative of KBR’s strategic commitment to maintaining a significant direct hire offering in Canada."
Work on the projects has commenced and will be carried out over the next 18 months. The project will have an operational life of 50 years.
SK E&C serves as construction contractor for the oil sands mining facility.
Operated by Fort Hills Energy, the oil sands project is planned to produce first oil as early as the fourth quarter of 2017 and is expected to achieve 90% of its planned production capacity of 180,000 barrels per day within 12 months.
Suncor owns 40.8% stake in Fort Hills Energy while Total and Teck hold 39.2% and 20% interest respectively.
