Design Project Manager – (Rail)

KBR, Inc.; Sydney; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Industry leading salaries

20 days annual leave + 8 hours accrual

Flexible work arrangements

Salary packaging and novated leases

Professional membership fees paid

Life/Health insurance discounts

Employee stock purchase plans

Career development plans

Growth and promotion opportunities

Great office environment

Job summary

KBR, Inc. in NSW seeks a Design Project Manager (Rail) to lead multidisciplinary teams on major rail and transport projects. You will drive project performance from planning through to completion, ensuring quality, risk management and client satisfaction across NSW.

You will report to the Discipline Manager and guide design management with strong commercial acumen, stakeholder engagement and a track record in rail infrastructure delivery. A relevant engineering or PM qualification is preferred.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in project management and/or design management within the rail sector.
• Strong commercial acumen including budgets, schedules and risk.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams and consultant interfaces.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and client relationship management.
• Relevant tertiary qualification in Engineering, Project Management or related discipline.
• Professional registration and/or Chartered status is highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of rail and transport infrastructure projects from planning through to completion.
• Take ownership of program, budget, risk, quality and commercial performance.
• Establish and manage project execution plans in line with KBR’s project delivery frameworks.
• Provide governance and strategic guidance across multidisciplinary project teams.
• Manage interfaces and stakeholder relationships to ensure delivery outcomes.
• Identify, mitigate and escalate delivery risks.

Skills

Project management

Design management

Rail sector experience

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership

Team leadership

Education

Engineering degree

Project Management certification

Professional registration/Chartered status

Job description

Design Project Manager – (Rail)

KBR’s Infrastructure Solutions business employs over 1,400 people across Australia. Our strong project delivery record, industry reputation and trusted partnerships have driven significant growth, creating outstanding career development and project opportunities for our people.

We’re known for our collaborative “One Team” culture and our commitment to working closely with clients and construction partners to achieve exceptional results. Our open, inclusive environment ensures people are valued, supported and able to thrive. By joining KBR, you become part of a team that works together, shares common values and is united in delivering great outcomes.

The Opportunity

As our Design Project Manager (Rail), you will play a key leadership role in the successful delivery of major rail and transport infrastructure projects across NSW.

Reporting to the Discipline Manager, Project & Design Management, you will lead multidisciplinary teams to deliver complex rail projects, taking accountability for project performance across scope, schedule, commercial outcomes, quality, risk and client satisfaction.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced project or design manager who thrives in a client-facing environment and enjoys leading integrated teams to deliver impactful transport infrastructure outcomes.

What You’ll Do

Project & Design Leadership

• Lead the delivery of rail and transport infrastructure projects from planning through to completion.
• Take ownership of project outcomes, including program, budget, risk, quality and commercial performance.
• Establish and manage project execution plans in line with KBR’s project delivery frameworks.
• Provide governance, assurance and strategic guidance across multidisciplinary project teams.
• Manage project interfaces and stakeholder relationships to ensure successful delivery outcomes.
• Support project and design managers in identifying, mitigating and escalating delivery risks.
• Ensure projects are delivered in accordance with KBR’s quality management systems and project controls.

Team Leadership

• Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary teams across civil, structural, building services, environmental and specialist disciplines.
• Manage internal teams and external subconsultants to achieve project objectives.
• Foster a collaborative, high-performing and safety-focused team culture.
• Provide leadership, mentoring and support to project personnel.

Client & Business Development

• Develop and maintain strong client relationships across the NSW rail and transport sector.
• Act as a trusted advisor, ensuring client expectations are effectively managed and exceeded.
• Identify opportunities for repeat work and long-term client partnerships.
• Support business development activities and contribute to strategic growth initiatives.

Bid & Pursuit Support

• Contribute to pursuit strategies, methodology development and proposal preparation.
• Support positioning and winning of new opportunities across local and national markets.
• Assist with project pursuits of varying size and complexity.
• Collaborate across business units to support integrated client solutions.

Who You Are

You are a proven project delivery leader with extensive experience delivering multidisciplinary rail and transport infrastructure projects.

You will ideally bring:

• Significant experience in project management and/or design management within the rail sector.
• Demonstrated success delivering complex infrastructure projects through design phases.
• Strong commercial acumen, including management of budgets, fees, schedules and risk.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams and consultant interfaces.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and client relationship management capabilities.
• Well-developed communication, leadership and influencing skills.
• A relevant tertiary qualification in Engineering, Project Management or a related discipline.
• Professional registration and/or Chartered status will be highly regarded.

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.

Benefits include:

• Industry leading salaries reviewed annually.
• 20 Days of annual leave per year + the ability to accrue an additional 8 hours every 4 weeks (33 days in total)
• Flexible work arrangements (start/finish times, WFH, Flex time)
• Salary packaging and novated leases
• Paid professional membership fees
• Life/Health insurance discounts
• Employee stock purchase plans
• Personal career development plans
• Growth and promotion opportunities
• Great office environment with fantastic facilities
• Access to health benefits programs

Our people are the heart of everything we do. We are dedicated to creating work environments in which every member of our team of teams feels safe, supported, respected, trusted and valued, and where each person is given opportunities to belong, connect and grow.