Water Resource Team Lead

1 week ago


Sydney, Australia KBR Full time

**Title**:
Water Resource Team Lead

**Are you a Water Resources Engineer looking to for a new challenge?**

**Want to join a fast growing, national water resources team in a leadership role and deliver some of the most exciting water resources projects in Australia?**

We are currently seeking a **Team Leader - Water Resources NSW **with proven experience managing teams or an individual ready for the challenge of a team leader role.

In addition to the team leadership responsibilities, you will have the opportunity to deliver a variety of water resource projects delivering innovative solutions to local & state government and private sector clients.

Joining a global company like KBR will expose you to some of the most exciting projects in Australia and the world and enable you to work alongside and learn from the industry leaders across all engineering disciplines.

**The Opportunity**

As a member of KBR’s Water Resources team in NSW you will have the opportunity to be involved in a wide variety of challenging projects. You will contribute to the success of KBR’s National Water Resources team by being responsible for leading and growing (in terms of capacity and technical capability) the NSW Water Resources team including junior staff and highly experienced professionals. Your team will conduct a range of water resources projects including hydrological and hydraulic investigation and design for a wide range of studies including rural and urban flood studies, transport and mine infrastructure, floodplain management, water balance modelling, stormwater management and mine water management.

They will also produce technical models and reports to a high standard, contributing to KBR’s reputation for the delivery of quality project outputs.

You will build strong relationships with your team members, other disciplines, clients, and KBR’s leadership team. You will contribute to budgets and plans, management of stakeholders and interaction with regulatory authorities.

**Who are you?**

We are looking for a skilled and passionate technical professional who wants to continue to progress their career and lead and grow a team of professionals.

You will have the following skills and experience,
- Hold an accredited bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field
- 10 - 15 years’ local experience on Water Resources projects
- Experience in preparation of bid budgets, writing proposals and business development activities would be highly regarded
- Chartered professional engineer (CPEng) or ability to achieve this status in 6 months of starting

**Benefits of 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

**What we do**

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. Our workforce of over 750 is technically and geographically diversified to match the characteristics of our principal markets and has the capability to service our clients’ requirements through all phases of project development and implementation.

**About Us**

KBR have been established for over 100 years and we pride ourselves on being an innovative and forward-thinking company with a reputation for delivering on challenging and complex engineering projects. We deliver science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies around the world.

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