Project Support Specialist

**Title**:
Project Support 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.

Learn more about our business here.

**The Opportunity**:
As a Project Support Specialist you will work closely with Program & Project Managers to ensure timely and accurate establishment of project documentation, and execution and delivery of projects to completion. Drawing on strong foundations of project management principles, this role will provide essential administration and governance support across multiple projects.

**Responsibilities**:

- Responsible for providing designated administrative and coordination support and managing the day-to-day operations of Maritime IWP Projects.
- Create and manage an end-to-end, fit for purpose schedules at project and/or program level.
- Assist project managers to create and maintain project schedules that can roll into work stream and program schedules.
- Coordinate project schedules, tasks, meeting updates and efficient distribution of reports.
- Track progress of plans with project managers; report to key stakeholders on status and progress.
- Coordination and/or support of project meetings including the composition and distribution of agendas, minutes, and action items, the organisation of resources, and other ad hoc requirements
- Organise, review and coordinate project documentation within the data management systems.
- Support preparation and management of project, management, and customer reports including review packs, and weekly, monthly and quarterly status reports.
- Defence Security Clearance - Baseline (or higher).
- Appropriately qualified in and experienced in scheduling techniques and the tools MS Project
- Well-developed understanding of project management principles, including scheduling, tracking and status reporting.
- 2 years (minimum) relevant experience in a similar coordination and administration role within a project-driven, technology/engineering-oriented environment.
- High level interpersonal skills and a demonstrated ability to manage and coordinate multiple tasks effectively and efficiently.
- Proven ability to work in a high-tempo environment and complete work on time and with accuracy, coupled with excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Experience in a Defence related industry is desirable.

**What we will offer you**:

- A workplace culture certified as a Great Place To Work
- Flexible working
- Competitive salary (including annual reviews)
- Paid parental leave
- Income protection
- Corporate rewards
- Salary packaging/Novated leasing
- Employee stock purchase plans
- Flu shots, skin checks and discounted private health insurance
- 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._