Address Title:
Engineering Manager GS APAC
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 Engineer Manager GS APAC provides engineering and technical leadership and direction across GS APAC for the delivery of technical assurance enabling functions in support of business needs and ensuring compliance with customer and regulatory requirements. The role also supports organisational governance and integration of engineering and technical capabilities across Lines of Business.
Responsibilities:
- Provides organisational engineering and technical leadership.
- Working closely with program/project engineering leads and their technical staff.
- Developing, implementing and maintaining engineering and technical processes and procedures as part of the broader GS APAC Quality system
- Managing the delivery of the Technical Assurance functions, including quality assurance, audit, analysis, corrective action, reporting and lessons learnt.
- Providing leadership and assistance to programs and projects on an as required basis including technical advice and direction and sourcing internal or external expertise as required.
- Providing direction and guidance with developing and maintaining a framework for technical learning and development.
- Assisting engineers and technical personnel with professional development and achieving qualifications and credentials.
- Work closely with other Lines of Business and People and Culture in developing the careers of technical personnel including training and professionalisation needs, and potential future roles.
- Actively supporting the integration of technical capabilities with other GS APAC Lines of Business.
- Setting technical standards and specifications.
- Contributing to building organisational technical capability.
- Provide organisational governance for the engineering and technical function.
- Ensuring organisational compliance with regulatory requirements.
As the ideal candidate you will bring:
- Minimum 15 years' experience
- Proven engineering leadership and management experience in medium to large organisations
- Proven experience in developing, implementing and maintaining engineering quality management systems
- Undergraduate four-year degree in engineering
- Registered professional engineer in an Australian jurisdiction
- Chartered engineering status
- Must be eligible to obtain an Australian government security clearance
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
If you're ready to shape tomorrow, let's get started. Apply Now!
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.
KBR is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing an inclusive and diverse work environment. We encourage candidates of all abilities to apply.
As a Major Service Provider of the Australian Defence Force, an AGSVA security clearance will be required and compliance to International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). As such, our hiring decisions are based on the key requirements of each role and candidates are selected based on their unique strengths and experiences.
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