Technical Lead

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Technical Lead

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

We deliver innovative transport solutions that combine the demands of today with the needs of tomorrow to help build and connect communities in urban and remote locations.

We’re committed to helping our customers get people to where they need to go faster and safer through the planning, design and delivery of rail, road, bridge and maritime infrastructure. Guided by our social and environmental sustainability values to do what’s right for our planet and our people, our creative solutions enable communities to prosper and keep our future cities moving.

We enhance not only commuter experience but help shape city-wide transformation by integrating transport into community spaces to preserve existing culture, heritage and history and bring people together.

The Opportunity

We have a great opportunity for Technical Leader to join our high performing Transport team. We are currently delivering a range significant transport infrastructure projects across Australia.

This includes designs and services for Alliances and Panel works including the North Western Program Alliance, MTM Panel Works, More Trains More Service – Transport for Tomorrow Alliance (Long term Alliance) and PTA panel work.

We are also well positioned for further opportunities across national metropolitan and regional rail networks to deliver greenfield route design, duplications, Metros, yards & depots, brownfield rail upgrades and transit space studies, special trackwork designs, track structure advice & analysis and earthworks and track drainage design.

The Technical Leader – Track is the senior technical authority for Track Engineering within the KBR Rail business and NWPA rail team. Initially focused on the North Western Program Alliance (NWPA), the position will support the NWPA Rail Lead and team broadly in providing project delivery experience, technical leadership, independent verification, mentoring and capability development, innovation & emerging practices, and strategic guidance across upcoming NWPA projects. As KBR's rail business continues to grow in other states, this role has the capacity to evolve into a broader national technical leadership position, providing strategic technical direction across the wider Rail portfolio

Who are you?

In this role you will act as a senior technical resource embedded within nominated rail projects, providing day-to-day guidance and support to project teams.

Apply extensive rail engineering knowledge to support project planning, design development, construction staging and operational integration activities. Provide technical oversight and input into complex engineering decisions, risks and project challenges.

Work collaboratively with project teams to ensure established NWPA processes, systems, standards and delivery frameworks are effectively applied.

Identify opportunities for innovation, continuous improvement and emerging industry practices that can enhance project outcomes, productivity and engineering quality

What we do

KBR’s Infrastructure Services Australia business offers a wide range of professional consulting services to private and public sector clients to deliver projects of any size in both urban and remote environments in transport, water and environment, buildings, defence infrastructure and program management consultancy. Our workforce of over 1100 is technically and geographically diversified to match the characteristics of our principal markets and has the capability to service our clients’ requirements through all phases of project development and implementation.

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.

Help shape tomorrow by applying today!

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to leave your impact on our society with one of Australia’s leading infrastructure businesses. Apply now and follow us on LinkedIn to stay up to date with all the latest news and job opportunities.

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