Risk & Assurance Specialist

**Title**:
Risk & Assurance Specialist

Would you like to work on some of Australia’s major Defence projects?

Due to new projects coming online, we are looking for a **Risk & Assurance Specialist** to join our KBR Risk team in Perth. KBR has all the benefits of a global organization with a local company feel where we believe in our values;
- We Value Our People, We Deliver, We Are People of Integrity, We Empower, We Are a Team of Teams.

**The Opportunity**:
The **Risk & Assurance Specialist** will be responsible for the reviewing and managing project risk management and project assurance practices in compliance with corporate and client polices and business strategies. You will work across all project phases into execution phases and engage with clients to facilitate risk framing workshops and provide assurance services to identify root causes and provide improvement solutions. Reporting to the Project Risk Controls Lead, the role will also incorporate business development activities with an emphasis on creating long term relationships with Clients to secure new opportunities.

**What you will need to succeed**:

- Undergraduate degree (Engineering, Risk Management, Business, Construction management).
- Extensive experience of Risk and Assurance activities within infrastructure, engineering, construction or major projects within either of the following industries;
- transport, utilities, health, energy, minerals and oil/gas.
- Defence project experience is highly desirable.
- You will be a self-starter with strong communication skills and a proven ability to interact with stakeholders at all levels both internal and external.
- Business development experience, in identification of opportunities and Client relationship management.
- ** Must hold Australian perm residency or citizenship.**

**Why Join KBR?**

Our people are the heart of our business; they are what make us successful. That’s why we’re committed to creating conditions in which they can flourish and feel valued, so they can focus on doing what they do best.

**Our purpose**

We are driven by our purpose of Together, delivering infrastructure for a better tomorrow. Our results and reputation for excellence are underpinned by our people and our culture of caring, collaboration learning and trust to deliver innovative professional services for our customers.

We leverage our global network and work in seamless partnership with our customers to deliver innovative, creative and sustainable solutions that will make a lasting impact on communities around Australia.

**Our values**

Everything we do at KBR is centered around our people, customers, and the communities that we strive to elevate. We work together as a OneKBR team of teams to drive our shared purpose and address our customers’ growing needs. The results we deliver are underpinned by our collective focus on excellence, passion for the people we work with and the innovations we create to deliver them.

We act with integrity and encourage our people to follow rewarding careers and empower them to strive for excellence and deliver the best results for our customers and communities. We are dedicated to creating diverse and inclusive work environments that uplift our people and help them to reach their full potential, while steering our business into the future.

**Our culture**

We are a people company — great people doing great things, and we look for people who bring passion as well as technical excellence to their jobs as we believe every employee is integral to shaping the future of our business.

That’s why we create conditions where everybody can flourish, and foster a culture of inclusivity, caring and learning that is driven by our shared purpose - to deliver infrastructure for a better tomorrow.

With the feel of an agile company and the capability of a large company, we encourage and give our people the autonomy to strive for opportunities that exist in all directions and equip them with the resources to become leaders of tomorrow.

Our Infrastructure Services business offers fulfilling careers with room to explore their creativity and regularly step up and swim outside of their lane.