Team Lead Maritime/Principal Maritime Engineer

KBR Careers; Perth; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR invites a Team Lead Maritime / Principal Maritime Engineer to help grow our WA maritime presence while delivering nationally significant ports, harbours and defence infrastructure projects. You will collaborate with maritime specialists and leaders across the national business, shaping strategy, mentoring engineers and delivering technically excellent outcomes.

Join a flexible, values-driven team that emphasises client relationships, high standards, and engineering leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Civil or Structural Engineering.
• Significant experience in maritime and coastal engineering.
• Experience in design, assessment and delivery of ports, harbours and marine infrastructure.
• Strong consulting, engineering or project delivery experience.
• Ability to build and maintain trusted client relationships.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience leading projects, mentoring engineers or providing technical leadership.
• Collaborative mindset and passion for developing capability and sharing knowledge.
• Eligibility to work on Australian Defence-related projects.
• Chartered Engineer status (CPEng) or eligibility is highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across maritime and coastal engineering projects.
• Support delivery of major projects across the national maritime portfolio.
• Lead or support project management and multidisciplinary project delivery.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with clients and industry stakeholders.
• Contribute to business development, bids and strategic pursuits.
• Mentor and develop engineers within the maritime community.
• Collaborate with the National Maritime leadership team to support growth.
• Deliver studies, designs, technical reports, specifications and documentation.
• Promote quality, safety and engineering excellence across project delivery.

Skills

Maritime engineering

Project leadership

Client engagement

Communication

Collaborative

Education

Bachelor of Civil/Structural Eng

Tools

Strand7

STAAD.Pro

SESAM

OPTIMOOR

Job description

Title: Team Lead Maritime/Principal Maritime Engineer Team Lead Maritime / Principal Maritime Engineer Perth, WA

Help shape the future of maritime infrastructure in Western Australia. We're looking for a Team Lead Maritime / Principal Maritime Engineer to play a key role in expanding our maritime presence in WA while contributing to a diverse portfolio of nationally significant maritime, coastal and defence infrastructure projects. Working closely with maritime specialists and leaders across our national business, you'll help strengthen our presence in the WA market while supporting project delivery across Australia. This is an opportunity to combine technical excellence, industry engagement and leadership within a collaborative and growing maritime capability. Importantly, this role offers flexibility in how you create value. We recognise that senior maritime professionals bring different strengths, experiences and interests—whether that's technical leadership, project delivery, client engagement, mentoring, work winning or strategy. Rather than expecting one person to do everything, we're committed to shaping the role around the expertise and passions you bring, supported by a connected network of maritime professionals across the business.

The Opportunity:

• Play a key role in establishing and growing KBR's maritime presence in Western Australia.
• Contribute to major ports, harbours, coastal and defence infrastructure projects across Australia.
• Work alongside experienced maritime professionals from across the broader business.
• Build trusted client relationships and support the development of new opportunities.
• Provide technical leadership and share your expertise with developing engineers.
• Influence the future direction of our maritime capability while continuing to develop your own career.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Depending on your experience and interests, your role may include:
• Providing technical leadership across maritime and coastal engineering projects.
• Supporting the delivery of major projects across our national maritime portfolio.
• Leading or supporting project management and multidisciplinary project delivery.
• Developing and maintaining strong relationships with clients and industry stakeholders.
• Contributing to business development activities, bids and strategic pursuits.
• Mentoring and developing engineers across the broader maritime community.
• Collaborating closely with the National Maritime leadership team to support business growth and project opportunities.
• Delivering studies, designs, technical reports, specifications and documentation for maritime and coastal infrastructure projects.
• Promoting quality, safety and engineering excellence across project delivery.

About You:

• A Bachelor Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering.
• Significant experience in maritime and coastal engineering.
• Experience in the design, assessment and delivery of ports, harbours and marine infrastructure.
• Strong consulting, engineering or project delivery experience.
• The ability to build and maintain trusted client relationships.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience leading projects, mentoring engineers or providing technical leadership.
• A collaborative mindset and passion for developing capability and sharing knowledge.
• Eligibility to work on Australian Defence-related projects.
• Australian Citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain relevant security clearances will be highly regarded.
• Highly Regarded Chartered Engineer (CPEng) status or eligibility.
• Experience using structural and maritime engineering software such as Strand7, STAAD.Pro, SESAM and/or OPTIMOOR.
• Experience working within Defence, transport, infrastructure or related industries.

Why Join KBR?

At KBR, our Sustainable Technology Solutions (STS) business delivers engineering, advisory and project solutions across some of Australia's most important infrastructure and defence programs. Our maritime specialists work alongside clients to plan, design and deliver ports, harbours, coastal and marine infrastructure that support communities, industry and national capability. Joining KBR means becoming part of a collaborative and purpose-driven organisation where technical excellence, integrity and teamwork are at the heart of everything we do. In this role, you'll have the opportunity to: Shape a role that leverages your unique strengths, experience and professional interests. Be part of a collaborative national maritime team that values knowledge sharing, innovation and technical excellence. Work flexibly across a diverse range of projects, clients and industries within Australia's growing maritime sector. Influence strategic decisions and contribute to the continued growth and direction of KBR's maritime capability. Expand your professional network through engagement with industry leaders, clients and multidisciplinary project teams. Access ongoing learning, leadership development and support for professional accreditation and career progression. Enjoy a culture that empowers you to take ownership of your career while being supported by experienced leaders and colleagues.

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 maritime infrastructure in Western Australia while working on nationally significant projects and collaborating with talented professionals across Australia, we'd love to hear from you.

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.