Lead Roads Engineer – WA Transport Projects (Flexible)

KBR - Kellogg Brown & Root Pty Ltd; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Competitive salary (including annuals)

Paid parental leave

Corporate rewards

Salary packaging/novated leasing

Health

Career development

Defence reservist leave

Job summary

KBR - Kellogg Brown & Root Pty Ltd is seeking a Senior Roads Engineer to lead and mentor a team delivering major transport infrastructure in Western Australia. You will shape concept through detailed design and provide technical guidance across multi-discipline road projects.

You’ll drive technical excellence, maintain design quality, and collaborate with clients and stakeholders to achieve project outcomes and continuous improvement in a dynamic engineering environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Civil Engineering or equivalent qualification.
• 12+ years' experience in roads engineering design.
• Demonstrated experience delivering road and transport infrastructure projects.
• Strong knowledge of Austroads Guides, Australian Standards and road authority requirements.
• Experience leading, mentoring or developing engineers and technical teams.
• Chartered Engineer status (or progress towards chartership) will be highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Leading and mentoring a team of road engineers and designers.
• Delivering road design packages from concept through to detailed design and construction support.
• Providing technical oversight and guidance across transport infrastructure projects.
• Ensuring compliance with Main Roads WA standards, Austroads Guides, Australian Standards and project-specific requirements.
• Supporting design reviews, technical assurance activities and Safety in Design processes.
• Managing interfaces across drainage, pavements, structures, traffic, utilities, environmental and geotechnical disciplines.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with clients, stakeholders and project teams.
• Supporting project planning, forecasting, budgeting and commercial delivery objectives.
• Contributing to bids, proposals and business development activities.
• Driving continuous improvement, technical excellence and knowledge sharing within the team.

Skills

Road design leadership

Team leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Mentoring engineers

Education

Bachelor of Civil Engineering

Tools

OpenRoads Designer

AutoCAD

AutoTURN

ProjectWise

Bluebeam

GIS platforms

Job description

KBR - Kellogg Brown & Root Pty Ltd is seeking a Senior Roads Engineer to lead and mentor a team delivering major transport infrastructure in Western Australia. You will shape concept through detailed design and provide technical guidance across multi-discipline road projects.

You’ll drive technical excellence, maintain design quality, and collaborate with clients and stakeholders to achieve project outcomes and continuous improvement in a dynamic engineering environment.