Lead Civil Engineer

1 day ago


Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Buscojobs Full time

Title : Lead Civil Engineer / Project Lead

Join the trusted team that delivers Australia's major Civil Infrastructure projects.

We are renowned for working in partnership with our clients and construction partners to deliver exceptional outcomes based on our collaborative approach and our "One Team" value.

In Australia, KBR employs over 1000 people with offices in each state. Our project delivery track record, industry profile, and strong relationships have enabled us to grow significantly, and we continue to expand. This continued growth allows us to offer unrivalled opportunities to our staff in terms of career paths, career development, and project exposure.

Creating a superb culture is also huge for us and a key part of our success and growth. Genuine collaboration across the business is integral to how we work. As a company, KBR has created an open, inclusive organisation where people matter, are valued, and cared about. By joining KBR, you can be assured that you are joining a team that pulls in the same direction and shares common values.

About the Opportunity

KBR is very well positioned, amongst a breadth of other existing and upcoming projects, to support the Department of Defence to deliver on the Nuclear Submarine Infrastructure pipeline made clear as part of the Government's recent announcements.

During this exciting growth period, we have an opportunity for Principal Civil Engineers to join our Civil engineering team in Adelaide. The ideal candidate(s) will have extensive experience delivering a wide range of civil infrastructure projects and will be familiar, in particular, with civil engineering design for building civil works, defence, and civil infrastructure projects.

Working within the Civil Engineering discipline group, you will provide civil engineering services to the Defence, Water, Transport, and Buildings markets, delivering projects including civil infrastructure, roads, rail, buildings civil, water infrastructure, and land developments.

As the Principal Civil Engineer, you will have a variety of responsibilities such as leading and overseeing engineering design, preparing engineering calculations, technical specifications, streamlining the production of deliverables, and preparing technical reports and proposals.

You will ensure that technical adherence and quality assurance standards are met by managing the design team and providing them with guidance and supervision on all civil engineering deliverables.

In this role you will :

  • Lead civil engineering design, calculations, and technical reports / specifications.
  • Work within multidisciplinary teams to manage and deliver a wide range of engineering projects to specified and relevant standards.
  • Manage engineering design teams to deliver project design outcomes and scope to deliver work within agreed budgets and schedules.
  • Plan engineering tasks and execute through concept, preliminary, and detailed design phases.
  • Liaise directly with the Project Manager, Design Manager, and Client to provide regular project updates and prepare technically sound and well-written proposals and reports.
  • Develop and maintain strong relationships with clients, both internal and external.
  • Collaborate, both within our local office and KBR nationally, and work with interstate colleagues to deliver engineering projects.
  • Review designs and documentation prepared by others and verify their compliance with relevant standards and design guidelines and project-specific requirements.
  • Provide direction, mentoring, and support to the project team and Civil Discipline Group.
  • Assist in preparing bids and tender proposals.

As the ideal applicant you will have :

A Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering (or equivalent).CPEng preferred.Extensive experience working within an engineering consulting environment.Experience working in a broad range of infrastructure projects within a multi-disciplinary environment.Previous experience in Civil Infrastructure for projects in one or more of the defence, building civil, and transport sectors is essential in the role.Excellent written and verbal communication skills.Familiarity with relevant standards and design guidelines to the civil engineering discipline.The ability to obtain chartership within a reasonable agreed time frame.Practical knowledge and commitment to Health and Safety.Australian Citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a defence security clearance.

What do KBR offer?

We are committed to social and environmental sustainability and delivering projects with a digital mindset that drives innovation within our business, for our customers and stakeholders.

Our people blend seamlessly into customer teams to help create a positive impact on the communities and environments they seek to improve. Our expertise and adaptability are unmatched and continue to meet the demands of tomorrow to help shape Australia's future for the better.

In addition to working on some fantastic projects, KBR offers an array of benefits focused on providing our people with a great working environment, continual career development, family-friendly flexible work arrangements, and work-life balance.

Our culture, and our genuine focus on our people, is a major factor in our success and we want you to be part of our journey.

Our benefits include :

Industry-leading salaries, reviewed annually.20 days annual leave as standard with an additional rostered day off every 4 weeks as part of our flexible working arrangement.Salary packaging and Novated leases.Salary continuance (Income protection).Paid professional membership fees.Life / Health insurance discounts.Flexible work arrangements (start / finish times, WFH, Flex time).End of trip facilities.Employee Stock Purchase Plans.Paid parental leave.Personal Career development plans.Growth and promotion opportunities.

Help shape tomorrow by applying today

Don't miss out on this opportunity to leave your impact on our society with one of Australia's leading infrastructure businesses. Apply now and follow us on LinkedIn to stay up to date with all the latest news and job opportunities.

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