Senior Drainage Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Industry leading salaries

Annual leave 20 days + 8 hours accrual

Flexible work arrangements

Salary packaging & novated leases

Professional membership fees

Life/Health insurance discounts

Employee stock purchase plans

Paid parental leave

Career development plans

Growth opportunities

Job summary

KBR Careers invites a Senior Drainage Engineer to join our Sydney civil team. You will lead drainage, hydrology and hydraulic design across major infrastructure projects, collaborating with multidisciplinary specialists to deliver excellence from planning to detailed design.

You will mentor engineers, review deliverables, and help drive client relationships and bids. Chartered status or eligibility is required, with strong safety and quality commitments.

Qualifications

• Established experience in civil, drainage or water infrastructure engineering within a consulting environment.
• Demonstrated experience in drainage, hydrology, hydraulics, pipelines or water infrastructure design.
• Experience delivering transport and infrastructure projects, particularly roads and rail.
• Strong technical design and problem-solving capability.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Leading drainage, hydrology and hydraulic design activities across infrastructure projects.
• Designing stormwater, drainage, pipeline and water infrastructure solutions.
• Supporting the delivery of road, rail and water projects from planning through to detailed design.
• Providing technical guidance, mentoring and support to engineers and designers.
• Reviewing project deliverables to ensure technical excellence and compliance with quality standards.
• Developing strong client relationships and contributing to business development activities.
• Supporting bids, proposals and project planning activities.
• Managing project priorities, budgets and delivery commitments in collaboration with project leaders.

Skills

Drainage design

Hydrology

Hydraulics

Water infrastructure

Education

Civil Engineering degree

Chartered Engineer status (CPEng) or able to obtain accreditation

Job description

Title: Senior Drainage Engineer

Who we are? 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. As our project pipeline continues to grow, we are looking for a Senior Drainage Engineer to join our Sydney team and play a key role in the delivery of major infrastructure projects across Australia. This is an opportunity to work across a diverse portfolio of projects, with a strong focus on transport and infrastructure programs including roads, rail and water projects, while contributing your expertise in drainage, hydrology and hydraulic design.

The Opportunity

As a Senior Drainage Engineer, you will provide technical leadership and design expertise across the full project lifecycle, from planning and concept development through to detailed design and delivery. Working within our Civil team, you will collaborate with multidisciplinary specialists and support the successful delivery of complex infrastructure outcomes for our clients.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading drainage, hydrology and hydraulic design activities across infrastructure projects.
• Designing stormwater, drainage, pipeline and water infrastructure solutions.
• Supporting the delivery of road, rail and water projects from planning through to detailed design.
• Providing technical guidance, mentoring and support to engineers and designers.
• Reviewing project deliverables to ensure technical excellence and compliance with quality standards.
• Developing strong client relationships and contributing to business development activities.
• Supporting bids, proposals and project planning activities.
• Managing project priorities, budgets and delivery commitments in collaboration with project leaders.

About You

You are a technically strong engineer who enjoys solving complex challenges and working in collaborative project environments. You bring a proactive mindset, strong communication skills and a commitment to delivering quality outcomes for clients.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Established experience in civil, drainage or water infrastructure engineering within a consulting environment.
• Demonstrated experience in drainage, hydrology, hydraulics, pipelines or water infrastructure design.
• Experience delivering transport and infrastructure projects, particularly roads and rail.
• Strong technical design and problem-solving capability.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• A strong commitment to safety, quality and continuous improvement.
• Degree qualifications in Civil Engineering or equivalent.
• Chartered Engineer status (CPEng) or the ability to obtain accreditation.

Why KBR?

https://kbr.foleon.com/is-australia/who-we-are/who-we-are This position gives you the opportunity to continue KBR's success in delivering major Defence, Transport and Infrastructure projects.

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.
• Paid parental leave.
• Personal career development plans.
• Growth and promotion opportunities.

Our people are the heart of everything we do. We are dedicated to creating work environments in which every member of our team of teams feels safe, supported, respected, trusted and valued, and where each person is given opportunities to belong, connect and grow. #LI-DNP #LI-DNI #S-DNI

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.

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.