Senior CFD/Wind Engineer & National Team Lead

Jps Executive Search & Selection Pty Ltd; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Industry leading salaries

20 Days annual leave + extra 8 hours/4

Flexible work arrangements

Salary packaging and novated leases

Professional membership fees

Life/Health insurance discounts

Employee stock purchase plans

Career development plans

Growth and promotion opportunities

Job summary

KBR is seeking a Lead CFD/Wind Engineer to guide a senior Computational Fluid Mechanics/Dynamics team. You will drive technical excellence across a diverse portfolio including Buildings, Defence, Water, and Transport, leading engineers embedded in a national group.

You will collaborate with clients, deliver high-quality work on time, mentor staff, and explore new research directions while leveraging our cloud HPC and OpenFOAM/ANSYS toolset.

Qualifications

• Experience in consulting, ideally cross‑sector exposure.
• Proven ability to lead an established engineering team.
• Demonstrated team leadership and people development.
• Strong business development capability and client engagement.
• Experience with gas and liquid systems, including multiphase flows.

Responsibilities

• Lead the CFD/CFD team to drive technical excellence and growth across projects.
• Collaborate with clients across Buildings/Defence, Water, and Transport sectors.
• Mentor junior engineers and develop the team’s capabilities.
• Champion new research directions and cloud HPC adoption.
• Engage with industry through conferences, papers, and thought leadership.

Skills

Consulting experience

Team leadership

Business development

OpenFOAM

Cloud HPC

Education

Post-graduate qualifications

Tools

OpenFOAM

ANSYS

FastEDDY

Job description

KBR is seeking a Lead CFD/Wind Engineer to guide a senior Computational Fluid Mechanics/Dynamics team. You will drive technical excellence across a diverse portfolio including Buildings, Defence, Water, and Transport, leading engineers embedded in a national group.

You will collaborate with clients, deliver high-quality work on time, mentor staff, and explore new research directions while leveraging our cloud HPC and OpenFOAM/ANSYS toolset.