Principal Design Manager

**Title**:
Principal Design Manager - Roads

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.

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. You will 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.

**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.

Please click the link below to learn more about Infrastructure Solutions Australia and the markets that we operate in.

At KBR, we value you -**here’s** how.**

While our people are busy delivering leading science, technology, and engineering solutions, we’re committed to providing them with a supportive, trusting environment and benefits that enable them to thrive and continue doing what they do best.

Benefits include:

- Industry leading salaries reviewed annually.
- 20 Days of annual leave per year + the ability to accrue an additional 8 hours every 4 weeks (33 days in total)
- Flexible work arrangements (start/finish times, WFH, Flex time)
- Brand new office on Pirie Street
- Salary packaging and novated leases
- Paid professional membership fees
- Life/Health insurance discounts
- Employee stock purchase plans
- Paid parental leave
- Personal career development plans
- Growth and promotion opportunities


Our people are the heart of everything we do. We are dedicated to creating work environments in which every member of our team of teams feels safe, supported, respected, trusted and valued, and where each person is given opportunities to belong, connect and grow.

LI-DNP #LI-DNI #S-DNI