Mechanical Engineer

KBR Careers; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Industry leading salaries

Flexible work arrangements

Salary packaging and novated leases

Paid professional membership fees

Life/Health insurance discounts

Employee stock purchase plans

Paid parental leave

Personal career development plans

Growth and promotion opportunities

Job summary

KBR Infrastructure Services Australia is seeking a design-focused Mechanical Engineer to join our Water team, delivering large-scale water and wastewater facilities across Australia. You will contribute to the full design lifecycle, from concept through construction, working with engineers and designers across multiple projects.

You bring experience in water/wastewater systems, a pragmatic approach to constructible solutions, and a track record of delivering projects safely, on time and within

Qualifications

• Experience in design practices for water and wastewater utilities.
• Proven ability to develop constructible design solutions.
• Commercial awareness in delivering water infrastructure projects.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to design of large water and wastewater treatment plants and pump stations.
• Prepare technical reports, designs and drawings, contract documents and specifications.
• Provide guidance to other engineers across the company.
• Maintain relationships with clients.
• Assist Industry Leads in strategy development.
• Participate in large and small bids.
• Promote and practice KBR’s Zero Harm policy.

Job description

Title: Mechanical Engineer

We support water customers across Australia to provide our communities with the best drinking water and wastewater treatment services, whilst innovating ways to safeguard and secure our country’s water supplies, elevating public spaces and enhancing liveability.

The Opportunity

You'll be a key member of our Water team who have secured projects that will change the way water in Australia operates forever. Our Water team offers services across the full water cycle, delivering major pipelines, large pumping stations, advanced water, wastewater and recycled water treatment plants. KBR have significant work in hand supporting key water utilities such as South East Water, Melbourne Water, Sydney Water, Water NSW, Sydney Desalination Plant, Urban Utilities and SA Water to achieve phased savings in capital expenditure, while delivering the best environmental and community outcomes. We have long term panel contracts in both consulting, and design and construction, enabling us to offer work opportunities from strategies through all stages of design and on to construction and commissioning support. You will play a vital role on projects with a wide array of engineers and designers across the full engineering lifecycle. Our team is also exploring new ways to integrate digital engineering, 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?

You are a design focused Mechanical Engineer who is motivated by achievement and outcome orientated. Your experience with design practices for water & wastewater across utilities and industrial applications will be highly valued. You possess a pragmatic approach to the development of constructable design solutions and have proven commercial acumen in the delivery of water infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to design of large water and wastewater treatment plants and pump stations.
• Prepare technical reports, designs and drawings, contract documents and technical specifications.
• Provide guidance to other engineers across the company.
• Maintain relationships with clients.
• Assisting the Industry Leads in strategy development.
• Participate in large and small bids.
• Promote and practice KBR’s Zero Harm policy.

Who are we?

KBR’s Infrastructure Services Australia business offers a wide range of professional services to private and public sector clients delivering projects in both urban and remote environments across transport, water, environment, buildings and defence. 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 continued growth allows us to offer unrivalled opportunities to our staff in terms of career paths, career development and project exposure.

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

• Industry leading salaries reviewed annually.
• 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
• Paid parental leave
• Personal career development plans
• Growth and promotion opportunities

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.