Rail Design Project Lead — Flexible Hours & Growth

KBR; Sydney; In loco; AUD 150.000 - 210.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Industry leading salaries

20 Days of annual leave

Flexible work arrangements

Salary packaging and novated leases

Professional membership fees paid

Life/Health insurance discounts

Employee stock purchase plans

Career development plans

Growth and promotion opportunities

Great office environment

Descrizione del lavoro

KBR is seeking a Design Project Manager for rail projects in NSW, Australia. You will lead multidisciplinary teams, deliver major rail and transport infrastructure across planning to completion, and own program, budget, risks and quality outcomes.

This role is client-facing, requiring strong governance and collaboration to sustain project success. Ideal candidate brings significant rail project management or design management experience, with a relevant engineering degree and Chartered status

Competenze

• Significant experience in project management and/or design management within the rail sector.
• Demonstrated success delivering complex infrastructure projects through design phases.
• Strong commercial acumen, including management of budgets, fees, schedules and risk.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams and consultant interfaces.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and client relationship management capabilities.
• Well-developed communication, leadership and influencing skills.
• A relevant tertiary qualification in Engineering, Project Management or a related discipline.
• Professional registration and/or Chartered status will be highly regarded.

Mansioni

• Lead the delivery of rail and transport infrastructure projects from planning through to completion.
• Take ownership of project outcomes, including program, budget, risk, quality and commercial performance.
• Establish and manage project execution plans in line with KBR's project delivery frameworks.
• Provide governance, assurance and strategic guidance across multidisciplinary project teams.
• Manage project interfaces and stakeholder relationships to ensure successful delivery outcomes.
• Support project and design managers in identifying, mitigating and escalating delivery risks.
• Ensure projects are delivered in accordance with KBR's quality management systems and project controls.
• Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary teams across civil, structural, building services, environmental and specialist disciplines.
• Manage internal teams and external subconsultants to achieve project objectives.
• Foster a collaborative, high-performing and safety-focused team culture.
• Provide leadership, mentoring and support to project personnel.
• Develop and maintain strong client relationships across the NSW rail and transport sector.
• Act as a trusted advisor, ensuring client expectations are effectively managed and exceeded.
• Identify opportunities for repeat work and long-term client partnerships.
• Support business development activities and contribute to strategic growth initiatives.
• Contribute to pursuit strategies, methodology development and proposal preparation.
• Support positioning and winning of new opportunities across local and national markets.
• Assist with project pursuits of varying size and complexity.
• Collaborate across business units to support integrated client solutions.

Conoscenze

Project management

Design management

Rail sector experience

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership and mentoring

Communication and influencing

Budget, schedule, risk management

Formazione

Engineering degree

Professional registration (Chartered)

Descrizione del lavoro

KBR is seeking a Design Project Manager for rail projects in NSW, Australia. You will lead multidisciplinary teams, deliver major rail and transport infrastructure across planning to completion, and own program, budget, risks and quality outcomes.

This role is client-facing, requiring strong governance and collaboration to sustain project success. Ideal candidate brings significant rail project management or design management experience, with a relevant engineering degree and Chartered status