Digital Engineering Lead

KBR; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work

Annual leave 20 days

Career development

Salary packaging

Professional membership fees

Life/Health insurance discounts

Parental leave

Job summary

KBR Adelaide seeks a Digital Engineering Lead to provide strategic direction for Digital Engineering across defence, transport, buildings, and water sectors in Australia. You will mentor teams, set standards, and drive continuous improvement within the Digital & Systems group.

You will lead DEEPs development, information management frameworks, and digital delivery strategies while ensuring alignment with ISO 19650 and client requirements. A strong leadership and governance mindset is essential.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Engineering or related discipline.
• Must be an Australian Citizen due to Defence project requirements.

Responsibilities

• Providing technical leadership and governance for Digital Engineering delivery across multidisciplinary projects.

Skills

Digital Engineering

Leadership

Information Management

Stakeholder Influence

Mentoring

Education

Engineering degree

Info Management qualification

Tools

DEEPs development

ISO 19650

Common Data Environment

Job description

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Full time

R2127148

Digital Engineering Lead

The Opportunity

We are currently looking for an experienced Digital Engineering Lead to join KBR Adelaide supporting large-scale projects within defence, transport, buildings and water across Australia.

The Digital Engineering Lead provides technical leadership, governance and strategic direction for Digital Engineering delivery across projects and markets. The role mentors practitioners, develops standards and methodologies, and works across the broader Digital & Systems team to advance KBR's Digital Engineering capability.

Who are you?

You are an experienced Digital Engineering practitioner who has progressed beyond technical delivery into leadership, governance and capability development. You bring a strong understanding of Digital Engineering, information management and digital delivery frameworks, together with the ability to mentor practitioners, influence stakeholders and drive continuous improvement across projects and the broader business.

Key Responsibilities

• Providing technical leadership and governance for Digital Engineering delivery across multidisciplinary projects.
• Developing, implementing and continuously improving Digital Engineering frameworks, standards, methodologies and assurance processes.
• Mentoring and supporting Digital Engineering Coordinators and project teams to achieve successful delivery outcomes.
• Leading the development and implementation of Digital Engineering Execution Plans (DEEPs), information management frameworks and digital delivery strategies.
• Ensuring project Digital Engineering delivery aligns with ISO 19650, client requirements and organisational standards.
• Facilitating collaboration between Digital Engineering, Information Management, Systems Engineering and Digital Development teams to deliver integrated solutions.
• Identifying opportunities to improve project outcomes through innovation, automation, emerging technologies and data-driven delivery approaches.
• Supporting bids, proposals and client engagements by providing Digital Engineering expertise and capability leadership.
• Contributing to the ongoing advancement of KBR's Digital Engineering capability through standards development, training, lessons learned and strategic improvement initiatives.
• Acting as a trusted advisor to project teams and stakeholders on Digital Engineering, information management and digital delivery matters.

Skills and Experience

• Tertiary qualification in Engineering, Architecture, Construction, Information Management or a related discipline, or equivalent industry experience.
• Must be an Australian Citizen due to Defence project requirements.
• Significant experience delivering Digital Engineering, BIM, Information Management or digital delivery services on complex multidisciplinary projects.
• Strong understanding of ISO 19650, information management principles and digital delivery frameworks.
• Demonstrated experience developing and implementing Digital Engineering standards, frameworks, methodologies or Digital Engineering Execution Plans (DEEPs).
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and influencing stakeholders across project delivery, design and construction environments.
• Strong understanding of asset information management, digital handover requirements and the information lifecycle.
• Experience mentoring technical practitioners and supporting capability development within project teams and organisations.
• Ability to balance strategic objectives, project delivery requirements and client outcomes.
• Broad understanding of Digital Engineering technologies, interoperability principles and Common Data Environment platforms.
• Experience with automation, digital innovation, data-driven delivery approaches or emerging technologies would be highly regarded.
• Experience supporting bids, tenders, client engagement and business development activities would be advantageous.

Who we are?

We are committed to social and environmental sustainability and delivering projectswitha digital mindset thatdrivesinnovation within our business,for our customersand stakeholders.

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

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In addition to working on some fantastic projects, KBR offer an array of benefits focused on providing our people with a great working environment, continual career development, friendly & flexible work arrangements with work/life balance.

Our culture, and our genuine focus on our people is a major factor in our success and we want you to be part of our journey.

Typical benefits include:

• Flexible work arrangements (start/finish times, WFH, Flex time)
• 20 Days Leave per year + an additional day off every 4 weeks (33 days in total)
• Personal Career development plans
• Salary packaging and Novated leases
• Paid professional membership fees
• Life/Health insurance discounts
• Paid parental leave

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KBR — Delivering Solutions, Changing the World.

KBR brings together the best and brightest to deliver science, technology and engineering solutions that help governments and companies around the world accomplish their most critical missions and objectives.

In everything we do, we are guided by our ONE KBR Values:

• We Value Our People – We create diverse, inclusive environments in which each person can feel safe, respected and valued, and where everyone has opportunities to grow and reach their full potential.
• We Deliver – We are uncompromising in our commitment to deliver innovative, high-quality, technology-led solutions for our customers and exceptional, sustainable value for all our stakeholders.
• We Are People of Integrity – We value honesty, trust, courage, fairness, prudence and tenacity. We believe doing what’s right for the planet, the communities where we work, and our people is good for business.
• We Empower – We empower our people with a shared purpose, the right tools and the supportive culture they need to be proactive decision-makers, to be adaptive to change, and to succeed.
• We Are a Team of Teams – We have a will to succeed, but we value the achievements of our team of teams over individual accomplishments. Our collective focus makes us a better, stronger, more effective company.

We have also embedded environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles in every business operation and corporate function. Not only are we committed to operating safely, sustainably and equitably, but we are also committed to using our capabilities and expertise to help our customers accomplish their sustainability goals.

Worldwide, KBR employs a diverse workforce approximately 29,000 people strong, with customers in more than 80 countries and operations in 40 countries.

At KBR, We Deliver.