Risk and Schedule Specialist

**Title**:
Risk and Schedule Specialist

**Your KBR future - delivering solutions and changing the world**

**About KBR**:
**We are a company of innovators, thinkers, creators, explorers, volunteers and dreamers who all share one goal — to improve the world.**

KBR delivers science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies around the world. KBR employs approximately 34,000 people performing diverse, complex, and mission-critical roles in 33 countries.

For 65 years, KBR and its heritage companies are proud to have delivered some of Australia’s largest and most complex projects.

With around 2,000 employees in 6 primary offices throughout Australia, we are committed to social and environmental sustainability and delivering projects with a digital mindset driving innovation within our business and for our customers.

We help ensure mission success on land, in the air, at sea, in space and cyberspace for our defence customers. From individual technologies and services to comprehensive project delivery and mission execution, no other company can match the breadth and depth of KBR.

KBR comprises a diverse team who provide a broad spectrum of capabilities across Australia and the Asia Pacific. Our proven project teams readily address complex and multi-disciplinary activities, providing low-risk and cost-effective solutions to the Defence force.

**The Opportunity**:
The successful applicant will need to effectively navigate and prioritise competing demands, ensuring that all projects are delivered on time and meet the required standards. Strong organisational skills and the ability to engage with various stakeholders will be crucial for success in this dynamic and multifaceted role.

**The key responsibilities of the role, but is not limited to**:

- Review and enhance the current Risk and Schedule Management procedures, guidance and tools to ensure fit for purpose aligned with best practice
- Review and enhance the approach for risk identification, analysis, treatment, and control, using experience and best practice to improve risk management practices
- Project planning and scheduling support (including origination, monitoring, analysing and reporting) for various opportunities and projects.
- Demonstrated experience in both enacting risk and schedule management and providing governance to risk and scheduling activities in medium to highly complex projects.

**Essential**:

- Minimum of 10 years experience in a similar role
- The ability to gain or maintain an NV-1 Australian Government Security Clearance
- Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM), Project Management Institute (PMI) and/or equivalent certification
- Have a degree in Business, Project Management or related field.
- ASDEFCON experience
- Extensive experience in Risk and Schedule Management within the Defence Industry
- Has experience using Earned Value Management (EVM) from ISO 21508, AS 4817 or equivalent
- Proficient in multiple software tools such as MS Project and Primavera P6.

**Benefits of KBR**
- A workplace culture certified as a Great Place To Work (Aus, India, UK & US)
- Flexible working conditions
- Competitive salary (including annual reviews)
- Paid Parental leave
- Paid Reservist leave
- Income protection
- Corporate rewards
- Salary packaging/Novated leasing
- Discounted employee stock purchase plans
- Flu shots, skin checks and private health insurance discounts
- Career development: Online learning, mentorship and career pathways
- KBR acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and their continuing connections to land, sea, community and culture. We pay our respects to Elders past and present._

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