Principal Civil Engineer

Overview

Lead civil engineering design and delivery for defence and infrastructure projects

Key Responsibilities

• design management
• calculations
• specifications
• deliverables
• quality assurance
• client liaison

Tasks

As the Principal Civil Engineer, you will have a variety of responsibilities such as leading and overseeing engineering design, preparing engineering calculations, technical specifications, streamlining the production of deliverables, and preparing technical reports and proposals. You will ensure that technical adherence and quality assurance standards are met by managing the design team and providing them with guidance and supervision on all civil engineering deliverables. You will liaise directly with the Project Manager, Design Manager, and Client to provide regular project updates and prepare technically sound and well-written proposals and reports. Working within the Civil Engineering discipline group, you will provide civil engineering services to the Defence, Water, Transport, and Buildings markets. delivering projects including civil infrastructure, roads, rail, buildings civil, water infrastructure, and land developments.

Requirements

• cpeng
• civil engineering
• australian citizenship
• security clearance
• chartership
• health safety

What You Bring

During this exciting growth period, we have an opportunity for Principal Civil Engineers to join our team. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience delivering a wide range of civil infrastructure projects and will be familiar, in particular, with civil engineering design for building civil works, defence, and civil infrastructure projects. -Familiarity with relevant standards and design guidelines to the civil engineering discipline. -Australian Citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a defence security clearance. -CPEng preferred. -Experience working in a broad range of infrastructure projects within a multi-disciplinary environment. -A Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering (or equivalent). -Excellent written and verbal communication skills. -The ability to obtain chartership within a reasonable agreed time frame. -Extensive experience working within an engineering consulting environment. -Previous experience in Civil Infrastructure for projects in one or more of the defence, building civil, and transport sectors is essential in the role. -Practical knowledge and commitment to Health and Safety.

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Benefits

In Australia, KBR employs over 1200 people with offices in each state. Our project delivery track record, industry profile, and strong relationships have enabled us to grow significantly, and we continue to expand. This continued growth allows us to offer unrivalled opportunities to our staff in terms of career paths, career development, and project exposure. 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. -Employee stock purchase plans -Paid parental leave -Paid professional membership fees -Growth and promotion opportunities -Flexible work arrangements (start/finish times, WFH, Flex time) -20 Days of annual leave per year + the ability to accrue an additional 8 hours every 4 weeks (33 days in total) -Brand new office on Pirie Street -Life/Health insurance discounts -Personal career development plans -Salary packaging and novated leases

About Kbr, Inc.

-Designs and builds complex facilities — from LNG plants and refineries to military bases and naval infrastructure. -Operates mission‑critical projects: NASA ISS payload operations, astronaut health research, JWST integration, space‑instrument R&D. -Offers full EPC and life‑cycle services: engineering, procurement, construction, logistics and proprietary tech licensing. -Supports defense and intelligence sectors with systems engineering, base‑operations, C5ISR, cyber, and mission planning. -Has completed landmark acquisitions (BE&K, Wyle, SGT, Centauri, Frazer‑Nash, LinQuest) to expand aerospace, gov‑tech and space capabilities. -Versatile footprint: tackling offshore oil‑&‑gas, chemical processing, sustainable energy and cutting‑edge digital transformation.

Sector Specialisms

Security Clearance

-must obtain and maintain a defence security clearance