Senior Drafter/Designer - Water Infrastructure

KBR; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Flexible leave

Job summary

KBR is seeking a Senior Drafter/Designer for Water Infrastructure to support a portfolio of water projects in Brisbane. You will develop 2D/3D drawings and models, translate engineers' intent into deliverables, and assist with complex assignments across water, wastewater, and drainage schemes.

The role requires experience in civil water design, strong communication, and proficiency with AutoCAD. Flexible work arrangements and a focus on sustainability are highlighted in the description.

Qualifications

• Experience in civil water pipelines, drainage and land development.
• Ability to translate design intent into 2D/3D models and drawings.
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written).

Responsibilities

• Use 2D/3D CAD to develop and record designs as models and drawings.
• Evaluate design intent provided by engineers and translate into designs.
• Assist in larger, more complex assignments across infrastructure elements.

Skills

Civil water design

Stakeholder communication

Design coordination

Education

Associate degree or Diploma in Design or Engineering or equivalent

Tools

AutoCAD

2D/3D CAD

Job description

Senior Drafter/Designer – Water Infrastructure

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 livability. Our purpose is, Together, deliver Infrastructure for a better tomorrow.

The Opportunity

To support our existing portfolio of projects, we are looking for an experienced Senior Drafter/Designer, Water Pipelines/Mech Piping for a full-time role with our team in Brisbane. You will have the opportunity to contribute to significant water infrastructure projects via our strong partnerships with water authorities. You will be responsible for using 2D and 3D computer aided design applications to develop and record designs as models and drawings. You will evaluate design intent provided by professional engineers and translate that into the model or drawing. Additionally, you will assist in the design of larger and more complex assignments that involve conventional plans, investigations, and surveys. Primarily this is for infrastructure, water and wastewater treatment, stormwater and drainage, pumping, piping and pipelines, chemical storage and dosing, minor structural and civil elements.

Who are you?

We are seeking a candidate who has experience of design within the civil water, pipelines, drainage, and/or land development. You are confident to work with stakeholders across all levels and have a willingness to provide technical assistance and guidance to designers and less experienced engineers. You should be able to deal one on one and facilitate group discussions to foster the level of collaboration required to create an environment for individuals to achieve optimum design (2D/3D) performance.

• You will also have the following skills & experience: Associate degree, Diploma, Associate Diploma of Design or Engineering or similar para-professional level qualification, or equivalent experience.
• Previous consulting/design/technical experience on water infrastructure and linear pipeline design as a designer
• Extensive experience in the practice of the drafting and design in the general mechanical / process engineering sector using various software, preferably AutoCAD.
• Demonstrated understanding of local industry standards and market sector.
• Effective communication skills (verbal and written).

Who are we?

KBR’s Infrastructure Services Australia business works with customers across the nation to deliver projects that create a better, more sustainable, and technology-enabled future for all Australians. Through trusted partnerships with our customers, our best and brightest deliver innovative solutions across the transport, water and environment, buildings, defence infrastructure and program management and construction consultancy markets.

We are a team of over 1000 diverse, flexible, adaptable, and highly skilled people who provide a wide range of professional consulting services to the private and public sector. Our high-performing teams are digitally connected and geographically diversified to match the changing characteristics of our principal markets and have the expertise to serve our clients’ requirements through the full project lifecycle.

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. 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. We can offer you flexible and family friendly working arrangements including flexibility with hours as well as your work location. You will receive ongoing professional development and the opportunity to work with technically eminent professionals. Employees of KBR may benefit from up to 8 additional hours of accrued flexible leave every 4 weeks. KBR has all the benefits of a global organization with a local company feel. You’ll get to know everyone in the Victorian business and won’t just be a number.

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.

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.