Nuclear Safety Case Engineer

KBR; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Industry leading salaries

Annual leave 20 days + 8 hours accrue

Flexible work arrangements

Salary packaging and novated leases

Professional membership fees

Health insurance discounts

Employee stock purchase plans

Career development plans

Growth and promotion opportunities

Great office environment

Health benefits programs

Job summary

KBR Infrastructure Solutions Australia seeks experienced Nuclear Safety Case Engineers to join Australia’s largest NSQEP team. You will lead safety cases for naval nuclear infrastructure, applying deterministic analysis and engaging with licensing to ensure regulatory compliance.

You will mentor the next generation of NSQEP within a nationally important programme. The role spans multiple Australian projects, offering national exposure, professional growth, and opportunities to work closely with

Qualifications

• Essential established experience across disciplines: safety-informed design
• Deterministic safety analysis
• Regulation and licensing
• Technical design substantiation

Responsibilities

• Lead and contribute to nuclear safety cases for complex naval nuclear infrastructure.
• Apply deterministic safety analysis methodologies to generate safety requirements and inform the design process.
• Engage with licensing and regulatory frameworks governing nuclear-powered naval operations.
• Produce and review technical design substantiation documentation to the standard demanded by nuclear regulation.
• Mentor and develop the next generation of Australian NSQEP.

Skills

Safety-informed design

Deterministic Safety Analysis

Regulation and licensing

Technical design substantiation

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent

Job description

Title: Nuclear Safety Case Engineer

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. This is a rare opportunity to work at the forefront of one of the most strategically significant engineering programmes in Australia's history.

KBR Infrastructure Solutions Australia, in partnership with Frazer-Nash Consultancy, is seeking experienced Nuclear Safety Case Engineers to join Australia's largest industry team of Nuclear Suitably Qualified and Experienced Personnel (NSQEP). This is not routine infrastructure work it is nation-building engineering of the highest order.

The Opportunity Under AUKUS Pillar 1, Australia is on a defined path to acquiring and operating a fleet of conventionally armed, Nuclear-Powered Submarines (NPS). Delivering that capability safely and on schedule demands world-class nuclear safety expertise and that is precisely what our team provides.

You will work directly alongside government and defence stakeholders to deliver nuclear safety informed design processes for naval nuclear facilities and infrastructure across Australia. The work is technically demanding, nationally critical, and professionally rewarding in equal measure. Our team has been intentionally built and now represents the deepest concentration of nuclear safety expertise in Australian industry. You would be joining and shaping that capability at a defining moment in its growth.

What You Will Do

Lead and contribute to nuclear safety cases for complex naval nuclear infrastructure.

Apply deterministic safety analysis methodologies to generate safety requirements and inform the design process.

Engage with licensing and regulatory frameworks governing nuclear-powered naval operations.

Produce and review technical design substantiation documentation to the standard demanded by nuclear regulation.

Mentor and develop the next generation of Australian NSQEP.

What We Offer

Structured development. We have invested in building genuine internal training and mentoring capability. If you come from a high-hazard regulated industry: oil and gas, conventional defence, aviation, or similar; and are seeking a transition into the nuclear domain, we have the infrastructure to support that pathway. We are actively seeking candidates with that profile.

Scale and variety. With projects spanning Canberra, Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, and Brisbane, we offer geographic flexibility while maintaining access to a nationally connected, highly experienced team.

Significance. Few engineering roles offer the combination of technical rigour, regulatory complexity, and strategic national importance that this programme demands. Your work will directly enable Australia's sovereign nuclear submarine capability.

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

What We Are Looking For

Essential Established experience across the following disciplines: Safety-informed design process Deterministic Safety Analysis Regulation and licensing Technical design substantiation Engineering degree or equivalent relevant qualification Eligibility to obtain and maintain an Australian Defence security clearance.

Desirable Experience in high-hazard industries operating under formal regulatory regimes Direct experience with nuclear-powered submarine programmes Involvement in the delivery of nuclear facilities or infrastructure Background in Defence project delivery.

A Note to Career-Changers

If your career has been spent in a regulated, high-hazard environment - and you have the analytical rigour, safety discipline, and professional credibility that entails - we want to hear from you. Nuclear safety expertise is built, not simply recruited. We have the capability to develop the right people, and we actively encourage applications from those ready to make that transition.

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.

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.