Lead CFD/Wind Engineer

KBR, Inc.; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Industry leading salaries

20 Days annual leave + 8 additional pr

Flexible work arrangements

Salary packaging

Professional membership fees

Employee stock purchase plans

Career development plans

Growth and promotion opportunities

Job summary

KBR, Inc. in Australia seeks a senior leader for the Computational Fluid Mechanics/Dynamics team. You will guide technical excellence across a portfolio spanning Buildings/Defence, Water, and Transport with a focus on on-time delivery and client growth.

You will mentor junior engineers, collaborate across disciplines, and expand capabilities in physical and computational modelling, including multiphase flows and gas-liquid systems.

Qualifications

• Experience in consulting.
• Experience across Buildings/Defence, Water, and Transport projects.
• Proven ability and enthusiasm to lead an established engineering team.
• Demonstrated team leadership and people development experience.
• Strong business development capability and comfort working with clients.
• Experience operating in a national engineering leadership capacity.
• Expertise in both physical and computational modelling.
• Experience with gas and liquid systems, including multiphase flows.
• Proficiency with both open-source and commercial modelling tools.
• Experience with cloud-based HPC environments.
• Strong coding and scripting abilities to support modelling workflows.
• You must currently hold or be able to obtain a Defence clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor the Computational Fluid Mechanics/Dynamics team to drive technical excellence.
• Ensure high-quality, on-time delivery across Buildings/Defence, Water and Transport sectors.
• Identify and develop new growth opportunities with clients and industry partners.
• Champion innovation by exploring new research directions and publishing thought leadership.

Skills

Consulting experience

Cross-sector exposure

Lead an engineering team

People development

Business development

National engineering leadership

Physical modelling

Computational modelling

Gas and liquid systems

Multiphase flows

OpenFOAM

FastEDDY

ANSYS

Cloud-based HPC environments

Coding and scripting

Defence clearance

Tools

OpenFOAM

FastEDDY

ANSYS

Job description

In Australia, KBR’s Infrastructure Solutions business employs over 1300 people with offices in each state. Our project delivery track record, industry profile and strong relationships have enabled us to grow significantly, and we continue to expand. This continued growth allows us to offer unrivalled opportunities to our staff in terms of career paths, career development and project exposure.

We are renowned for working in partnership with our clients and construction partners to deliver exceptional outcomes based on our collaborative approach and our “One Team” value. Creating a superb culture is also huge for us and a key part of our success and growth. Genuine collaboration across the business is integral to how we work. As a company KBR have created an open, inclusive organisation where people matter, are valued, and cared about. By joining KBR you can be assured that you are joining a team that pulls in the same direction and shares common values

The Opportunity

We are seeking a senior leader for our established Computational Fluid Mechanics/Dynamics team to drive technical excellence and continued growth across a diverse portfolio of complex projects. Operating across multiple market sectors including Buildings/Defence, Water, and Transport you will lead a high performing group of engineers embedded within an established national Engineering Sciences team.

In this role, you will work closely with both existing and new clients, ensuring high quality, on time delivery while identifying and developing new opportunities for growth. You will champion innovation by exploring new research directions, leveraging our in‑house cloud based high performance computing facility, and utilise a broad suite of advanced software tools. You will also engage with industry through conferences, technical papers, and thought leadership, helping to elevate the team’s profile and attract world class talent.

As a key leader, you will mentor and develop junior engineers, collaborate across disciplines and enhance the team’s capability in both physical and computational modelling. This is an exceptional opportunity to shape the future of our fluid mechanics practice and influence nationally significant projects.

Qualifications and Experience

To be successful, you will bring:

• Experience in consulting, ideally with cross‑sector exposure
• Experience across Buildings/Defence, Water, and Transport projects
• Proven ability and enthusiasm to lead an established engineering team
• Demonstrated team leadership and people development experience
• Strong business development capability and comfort working with clients
• Experience operating in a national engineering leadership capacity
• Expertise in both physical and computational modelling
• Experience working with gas and liquid systems, including multiphase flows
• Proficiency with computational tools, including open-source platforms (e.g., OpenFOAM, FastEDDY) and commercial packages (e.g., ANSYS)
• Experience with cloud‑based HPC environments
• Strong coding and scripting abilities to support modelling workflows
• You must currently hold or be able to obtain a Defence clearance

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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
• Employee stock purchase plans
• Personal career development plans
• Growth and promotion opportunities

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.