Jobs at KBR, Inc

Lead civil and structural design and drafting for major rail and infrastructure projects. Coordinate with multidisciplinary engineering and digital teams, support project delivery, coach other designers, and contribute to efficient, collaborative design practices. The role requires infrastructure experience, strong communication, design attention to detail, Bentley software proficiency, engineering awareness, and project coordination and stakeholder engagement skills.

Supports engineering teams by setting up drawings, creating basic 3D CAD models, interpreting engineering specifications and standards, and assisting senior designers and engineers. The role includes multidisciplinary collaboration, office-based drafting, and occasional site visits for field data collection using photos, laser scanning, and measurements.

Lead sustainability strategy and provide technical advice across large infrastructure projects. Embed sustainability from design through construction, perform carbon baselining, lifecycle cost and carbon assessments, select innovative materials, manage project planning, budgets, tenders, and client reporting, and support business development and stakeholder engagement.

Lead electrical engineering design for water and wastewater treatment projects, focusing on low-voltage systems, instrumentation, controls, SCADA, PLCs, motor control centers, communications, and lighting. Develop schematics and technical documentation, coordinate with multidisciplinary teams, manage project scope, budgets, and schedules, engage directly with clients, mentor junior engineers, and support projects throughout the asset lifecycle.

Lead detailed process engineering design for major water and wastewater treatment plants across Australia. Provide technical, commercial, and people leadership; advise on RO, recycled water, UV, and aerobic and anaerobic digestion; prepare investigations, reports, drawings, contract documents, and specifications; mentor engineers; manage client relationships; support business strategy and bids; and promote Zero Harm practices.

Designs and supports LV electrical systems for water and wastewater treatment facilities, including schematics, equipment layouts, lighting, motor control centers, communications, SCADA, instrumentation, and PLCs. Collaborates with engineering, design, construction, and client teams across major capital projects and facility upgrades. Requires industrial plant design experience, technical writing skills, knowledge of industry standards, and the ability to contribute to project scope, budget, and program delivery.

Supports complex Defence procurement, tendering, contract management, commercial governance, negotiations, financial advice, risk management, and compliance activities within KBR’s Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance division. The role prepares procurement strategies, contract documentation, evaluation plans, approvals, reports, and meeting materials while coordinating with Commonwealth stakeholders, project teams, contractors, and industry partners.

Supports project delivery across planning and execution for small projects or segments of larger programs. Develops project plans, monitors schedules, budgets, quality, governance, and compliance, maintains documentation, coordinates cross-functional teams, communicates with clients, and supports project managers with formal stakeholder correspondence and response tracking.

Develops detailed 2D drawings and 3D mechanical building services models using Revit and AutoCAD. Coordinates multidisciplinary BIM documentation, resolves clashes, ensures compliance with Australian Standards and NCC requirements, performs quality reviews, meets project deadlines, and mentors junior team members across complex building and infrastructure projects.

Coordinates multidisciplinary digital engineering and BIM activities for large infrastructure projects. Responsibilities include model reviews, clash detection, issue resolution, CAD and digital model compliance, CDE workflows, information management, asset data validation, project reporting, quality assurance, and digital deliverable handover.

Manage post-execution contract lifecycles for complex Defence programs, ensuring obligations, deliverables, governance, and commercial outcomes are achieved. Develop contract management plans, monitor performance, identify and mitigate commercial risks, prepare reporting and governance documentation, maintain contract systems, and support compliance with Defence standards and CASG procurement processes. The role requires strong stakeholder engagement, analytical skills, contract administration experience, and an active Australian NV1 Defence security clearance.

Lead the design and delivery of mechanical building services for complex Defence and secure infrastructure projects. Provide technical leadership across HVAC, ventilation, chilled and heating water systems, automation interfaces, and energy-efficient solutions. Manage technical deliverables, resources, budgets, and programs; ensure compliance with Defence requirements and Australian Standards; engage clients and stakeholders; prepare and review engineering documentation; and mentor engineers and designers throughout multidisciplinary projects.

Provides technical leadership for electrical building services design and delivery across Defence and secure infrastructure projects. Leads multidisciplinary engineering teams from concept through construction and commissioning; oversees electrical systems, project deliverables, budgets, quality, compliance, and stakeholder relationships. Prepares and reviews engineering documentation, mentors engineers and designers, and supports client and contractor engagement.

Coordinate digital engineering/BIM deliverables for large infrastructure and building projects, ensuring model quality, compliance with ISO19650/PAS1192/BS1192, asset information accuracy, and timely design review collaboration with design, survey and contractor teams.

Supports the Quality Assurance Manager in coordinating inspections, audits, acceptance activities, Factory Acceptance Testing, technical assessments, and quality reporting across defence vehicles and support systems. Reviews supplier schedules and test evidence, tracks corrective actions, verifies rework closure, maintains QA records, supervises QA Officers, escalates risks, and contributes to continuous improvement. The role requires on-site work, travel, technical document interpretation, and compliance with Australian defence security and ITAR requirements.

Support the sustainment, performance, and evolution of complex voice, data, communication, and networked systems. Responsibilities include systems engineering analysis, requirements management, technical risk management, safety assurance, configuration management, engineering change management, lifecycle support, technical documentation, and stakeholder coordination. The role evaluates defence materiel and ensures compliance with regulatory, safety, and capability lifecycle requirements.

Lead major infrastructure programs in a client-side environment, overseeing multiple projects across design, procurement, construction, and commissioning. Build high-performing teams, manage stakeholders, risks, budgets, contracts, and delivery outcomes, and ensure projects meet safety, technical, environmental, operational, social, schedule, and cost requirements. The role also involves strategic leadership, business development, innovation, continuous improvement, reporting, and stakeholder alignment across clients, partners, vendors, regulators, and communities.

Lead the creation and delivery of an enterprise innovation and transformation program for a major infrastructure client. Responsibilities include stakeholder alignment, change management, maturity assessments, transformation planning, pilot design and evaluation, Lean improvement, benefits realization, risk and budget management, and transition to business-as-usual. The role also oversees specialist consultants and subject matter experts while ensuring transformation initiatives deliver measurable value.

Manages commercial, procurement, and contract activities for Australian Defence manufacturing and sustainment programs. Responsibilities include developing procurement strategies, managing tenders and ASDEFCON contracts, overseeing variations and deliverables, monitoring performance, advising stakeholders, managing commercial risks, and preparing governance documentation and senior-level briefs. The role supports strategic initiatives for explosive ordnance manufacturing operations in Benalla and Mulwala and requires an active NV1 security clearance or higher.

Lead and deliver civil/structural design and drafting within multi-disciplinary rail infrastructure projects, coordinate with engineering teams, mentor designers, and support stakeholder engagement and project delivery using digital engineering tools.