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Are you a Senior or Principal Mechanical professional who enjoys leading a diverse team and applying your hands-on industry expertise?

Do you have an extensive and broad experience base across the mechanical engineering disciple?

Are you well-organized and capable of managing multiple priorities effectively?

Due to continued growth and project wins we are looking for a Senior/Principal Mechanical Engineer to join our team in Adelaide to provide support to a variety of multidisciplined projects nationally.

Position Overview:

As the Senior/Principal Mechanical Engineer you will provide a leadership role to support the delivery of mechanical engineering for projects both locally and nationally. You will have experience in detailed design, consulting or complex engineering projects from the mining, water, industrial or infrastructure sectors and can work on a wide variety of challenging projects. The broad mix of projects and customers will see you working on a diverse scope from heavy industrial equipment specification to fuel storage and handling to piping design and specification. You will work with OEMs on product selection and design but have the ability to customise and innovate, delivering unique solutions in challenging environments.

Key responsibilities include:

Leading the mechanical engineering design project, teams and assignments.

Organise, execute, coordinate, mentor and coach the team and undertake complex engineering tasks.

Apply advanced theories, concepts, principles and processes.

Be involved in all aspects of design such as contributing to and performing designs, preparing specifications.

Operate within KBR’s quality management system

Discuss and negotiate critical issues within the discipline both internally and with external stakeholders.

Skills & Experience Required:

Hold an accredited Bachelor of mechanical engineering or equivalent recognised discipline.

Significant practical design experience with knowledge of local industry standards and local codes.

Solid experience of leading a multi-disciplinary project team and the ability to mentor and develop team members.

Experience in preparing and verifying design calculations (including self-checking) using either manual methods or with the aid of computer programs, and guiding designers and drafters in the preparation of drawings and to undertake review of these drawings

Proven ability to work in engineering teams and manage projects to scope, budget and program.

Significant experience in preparing and reviewing reports and technical specifications

The ability to liaise with clients, statutory authorities, and other consultants

You are a Chartered Engineer (CPEng) or have eligibility to apply for this accreditation.

Australian Citizenship preferred with the ability to obtain Defence clearance.

Why Join KBR?.

Our people are the heart of our business; they are what make us successful. That’s why we’re committed to creating conditions in which they can flourish and feel valued, so they can focus on doing what they do best.

Our Purpose

We are driven by our purpose of Together, delivering infrastructure for a better tomorrow. Our results and reputation for excellence are underpinned by our people and our culture of caring, collaboration learning and trust to deliver innovative professional services for our customers.

We leverage our global network and work in seamless partnership with our customers to deliver innovative, creative and sustainable solutions that will make a lasting impact on communities around Australia.

Our Values

Everything we do at KBR is centred around our people, customers, and the communities that we strive to elevate. We work together as a OneKBR team of teams to drive our shared purpose and address our customers’ growing needs. The results we deliver are underpinned by our collective focus on excellence, passion for the people we work with and the innovations we create to deliver them.

We act with integrity and encourage our people to follow rewarding careers and empower them to strive for excellence and deliver the best results for our customers and communities. We are dedicated to creating diverse and inclusive work environments that uplift our people and help them to reach their full potential, while steering our business into the future.

Our Culture

We are a people company — great people doing great things, and we look for people who bring passion as well as technical excellence to their jobs as we believe every employee is integral to shaping the future of our business. 

That’s why we create conditions where everybody can flourish, and foster a culture of inclusivity, caring and learning that is driven by our shared purpose – to deliver infrastructure for a better tomorrow.

With the feel of an agile company and the capability of a large company, we encourage and give our people the autonomy to strive for opportunities that exist in all directions and equip them with the resources to become leaders of tomorrow.

Our Infrastructure Services business offers fulfilling careers with room to explore their creativity and regularly step up and swim outside of their lane. 

Learn more about Infrastructure Solutions Australia including who we are and what it is like to work at KBR https://kbr.foleon.com/is-australia/who-we-are/ 

In addition to working on some fantastic projects, KBR offer an array of benefits https://kbr.foleon.com/flex-work/magazine-copy-3/ focused on providing our people with a great working environment, continual career development, Family friendly flexible work arrangements and work/life balance

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KBR values an inclusive and diverse work environment, and we encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply. Our hiring decisions are based on the key requirements of each role and candidates are selected based on their unique strengths and experiences.