Senior Designer, Water

Title: Senior Designer, Water

Are you looking to expand your horizons and deliver high profile, exciting projects and leave a legacy?

Join us, on the journey.

We value an inclusive and diverse work environment and are working together to build a culture that embraces each other’s unique strengths and experiences.

Our people are important to us, and you will play a key role in contributing to the success of our business. We believe in empowering our employees, nurturing development within a culture of trust. We are looking for someone that is willing to step up and build upon opportunities. We will encourage and empower you to work in a way that suits your style and look forward to discussing the ways in which we can build success.

Our purpose is, Together, deliver Infrastructure for a better tomorrow

The Opportunity

We have an opportunity for an experienced Civil Designer with AutoCAD experience to join KBR.

You’ll be a key member of our Water team, who have secured a variety of challenging projects. This includes supporting Melbourne Water in delivering better outcomes for the industry, community, and environment through its latest Engineering Services Panel. KBR is part of a team (known as Water4Good) that is striving to create a positive legacy through supporting social and sustainable initiatives on projects as well as several regional water utility panel positions (including Gippsland Water, Barwon Water, Yarra Valley Water, Southern Rural Water & Goulburn Valley Water).

You will be responsible for completing civil designs and drafting work using various software package for design and AutoCAD computer software when required. You will also be confident liaising with a variety of stakeholders including project supervisors, engineers and junior staff. You will offer support and guidance to our junior staff and take on a lead role when required.

Our team is also exploring new ways to integrate virtual reality and artificial intelligence on projects, offering you the opportunity to future proof and broaden your skills in the digital sphere.

Who are you?

As an individual you are excited by the prospect of delivering iconic projects to the Victorian community and you will have a proven background in major transport infrastructure projects.

In addition, you will have the following:

• Associate Diploma in Civil Engineering or equivalent relevant qualification; Exposure to critical water infrastructure
• High standard of competency in 12D and AutoCAD;
• Demonstrate an appropriate balance of practicality and innovation in your work;
• Typically looking for 8+ years applicable industry experience in a design environment.

Who we are

KBR’s Infrastructure Services Australia business works with customers across the nation to deliver projects that create a better, more sustainable, and technology-enabled future for all Australians. Through trusted partnerships with our customers, our best and brightest deliver innovative solutions across the transport, water and environment, buildings, defence infrastructure and program management and construction consultancy markets.

We are a team of over 800 diverse, flexible, adaptable, and highly skilled people who provide a wide range of professional consulting services to the private and public sector. Our high-performing teams are digitally connected and geographically diversified to match the changing characteristics of our principal markets and have the expertise to serve our clients’ requirements through the full project lifecycle.

We are committed to social and environmental sustainability and delivering projects with a digital mindset that drives innovation within our business, for our customers and stakeholders.

Our people blend seamlessly into customer teams to help create a positive impact on the communities and environments they seek to improve. Our expertise and adaptability are unmatched and continues to meet the demands of tomorrow to help shape Australia’s future for the better.

At KBR, we value you – here’s how’

While our people are busy delivering leading science, technology, and engineering solutions, we’re committed to providing them with a supportive, trusting environment and benefits that enable them to thrive and continue doing what they do best.

We can offer you flexible and family friendly working arrangements including flexibility with hours as well as your work location. You will receive ongoing professional development and the opportunity to work with technically eminent professionals. Employees of KBR may benefit from up to 8 additional hours of accrued flexible leave every 4 weeks.

KBR has all the benefits of a global organization with a local company feel. You’ll get to know everyone in the Victorian business and won’t just be a number.

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Help shape tomorrow by applying today!

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KBR values an inclusive and diverse work environment, and we encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply. Our hiring decisions are based on the key requirements of each role and candidates are selected based on their unique strengths and experiences.