Principal Maritime Engineer

KBR, Inc; Sydney; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR in Sydney seeks a Maritime & Coastal Engineer to lead the delivery of complex maritime infrastructure projects across Australia and APAC. You will guide design teams, manage scope, budgets and quality, and mentor engineers while engaging clients and stakeholders.

You will bring Chartered Engineer eligibility, broad maritime expertise, and a hands-on approach to innovation, digital engineering, and cross-border collaboration within a consulting environment.

Qualifications

• Degree qualifications in Civil or Structural Engineering.
• Extensive experience within maritime and coastal engineering.
• Experience across maritime structures, coastal modelling, dredging.
• Strong project leadership and project management experience.
• Experience delivering engineering projects within a consulting environment.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Eligibility for Chartered Professional Engineer status (Engineers Australia).
• RPEQ accreditation, or the ability to obtain accreditation within an agreed timeframe.
• Experience with Strand7, SPACE GASS, OPTIMOOR, Delft3D or MIKE software.
• Proposal preparation and bid management.
• Digital engineering, data analytics, automation or AI applications within infrastructure and engineering environments.

Responsibilities

• Leading the design and delivery of maritime and coastal engineering projects.
• Managing project scope, schedules, budgets and technical quality outcomes.
• Providing technical oversight and review of engineering designs and documentation.
• Developing and mentoring engineers across the broader maritime team.
• Building strong relationships with clients, authorities and project stakeholders.
• Supporting proposal development, bids and business growth initiatives.
• Contributing to innovation, digital engineering and AI-enabled solutions.
• Driving technical excellence, best practice and capability development across the business.
• Collaborating with national and international technical specialists on major projects and strategic initiatives.

Skills

Maritime & Coastal eng

Project leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Mentoring/people development

Strong communication

Chartered Engineer eligible

RPEQ accreditation

Education

Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering

Tools

Strand7

SPACE GASS

OPTIMOOR

Delft3D

MIKE

Job description

Title: Maritime & Coastal Engineer

Lead Complex Coastal & Maritime Projects Across AustraliaAre you an experienced Maritime & Coastal Engineer looking to step into a nationally influential technical leadership role?

We are seeking a Maritime & Coastal Engineer, to join a highly regarded engineering team in Sydney, leading the delivery of complex maritime infrastructure projects while helping shape the future direction of the maritime business across Australia and the broader APAC region.

This is an opportunity to combine technical excellence, project leadership, mentoring, innovation, and client engagement within a collaborative environment that delivers high-profile port, coastal, marine and waterfront infrastructure projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Leading the design and delivery of maritime and coastal engineering projects
• Managing project scope, schedules, budgets and technical quality outcomes
• Providing technical oversight and review of engineering designs and documentation
• Developing and mentoring engineers across the broader maritime team
• Building strong relationships with clients, authorities and project stakeholders
• Supporting proposal development, bids and business growth initiatives
• Contributing to innovation, digital engineering and AI-enabled solutions within the maritime sector
• Driving technical excellence, best practice and capability development across the business
• Collaborating with national and international technical specialists on major projects and strategic initiatives.

About You

You will be a recognised maritime engineering professional with strong technical capability, leadership experience and a passion for mentoring and developing others. You'll likely bring:

• Degree qualifications in Civil or Structural Engineering
• Extensive experience within maritime and coastal engineering
• Experience across one or more of the following areas: Maritime structures, Coastal modelling, Dredging
• Strong project leadership and project management experience
• Experience delivering engineering projects within a consulting environment
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills
• Eligibility for Chartered Professional Engineer status (Engineers Australia)
• RPEQ accreditation, or the ability to obtain accreditation within an agreed timeframe.
• Highly regarded experience includes: Strand7, SPACE GASS, OPTIMOOR, Delft3D or MIKE software
• Proposal preparation and bid management
• Digital engineering, data analytics, automation or AI applications within infrastructure and engineering environments.

Why Join KBR?

This role offers the opportunity to:

• Work on nationally significant maritime and coastal infrastructure projects
• Influence technical standards and engineering best practice across a growing business
• Lead and mentor talented engineering teams
• Contribute to innovation and emerging technologies within the maritime sector
• Collaborate with industry-leading specialists across Australia and internationally
• Play a key role in shaping future maritime engineering capability and strategy.

Our Values

• We Value Our People – We respect, trust, and empower our people to reach their full potential.
• We Deliver – We are committed to excellence and accountability in everything we do.
• We Are People of Integrity – We act ethically and responsibly, always.
• We Empower – We encourage innovation and give our people the autonomy to succeed.
• We Work Together – Collaboration is at the heart of our success as OneKBR.
• 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.

Ready to Make an Impact?

If you're looking for an opportunity to influence the future of coastal & maritime infrastructure in Australia while working on nationally significant projects and collaborating with talented professionals across our business, we'd love to hear from you.