Water Resources Team Lead

3 weeks ago


Brisbane, Queensland, Australia KBR Inc. Full time
Job Title: Principal Water Resources Engineering

We are seeking a highly experienced and skilled Principal Water Resources Engineer to lead our team in Queensland, delivering innovative solutions to government and private clients, with a focus on flood risk management and infrastructure design.

About the Role:

As a Principal Water Resources Engineer, you will be responsible for leading and growing our Qld Water Resources team, including junior staff and highly experienced professionals. You will conduct a range of water resources projects, including hydrological and hydraulic investigation and design, producing technical models and reports to a high standard.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Lead and grow the Qld Water Resources team, including junior staff and highly experienced professionals
  • Conduct a range of water resources projects, including hydrological and hydraulic investigation and design
  • Produce technical models and reports to a high standard, contributing to KBR's reputation for the delivery of quality project outputs
  • Build strong relationships with team members, other disciplines, clients, and KBR's leadership team
  • Contribute to budgets and plans, management of stakeholders and interaction with regulatory authorities
Requirements:
  • 10 – 15 years' recent local experience on projects within the Queensland Reconstruction Authority Flood Risk and Resilience body of works as well as infrastructure design
  • Knowledge of the Queensland Flood Risk Management Framework, including up-to-date best practice in flood modelling
  • Knowledge and understanding of federal, state and local legislation, regulatory frameworks, guidelines and policies, and experience applying it to achieve practical outcomes in the field of water resources in Australia
  • Experience in numerical modelling (hydrology, hydraulics and groundwater), including TUFLOW, URBS, RORB, XP-RAFTS, HEC-RAS, MUSIC, GOLDSIM and solid experience with GIS applications (QGIS, ArcGIS, MapInfo)
  • Chartered professional engineer (CPEng) or ability to achieve this status in 6 months of starting
  • Hold an accredited bachelor's degree in engineering or related field
About KBR:

KBR's Infrastructure Services Australia business offers a wide range of professional consulting services and solutions to private and public sector clients to deliver projects of any size in both urban and remote environments in transport, water and environment, buildings, defence infrastructure and program management consultancy.

Benefits of Working for KBR:
  • We offer flexible and family friendly working arrangements, including flexibility with hours as well as your work location
  • Ongoing professional development opportunities
  • Employees may benefit from up to 8 additional hours of accrued flexible leave every 4 weeks
  • A global business with a local feel
  • A variety of work across a wide range of projects and market sectors
  • An opportunity to work with technically eminent professionals


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