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KBR Senior Designer, Water in Melbourne, Australia
Title:
Senior Designer, Water
We support water customers across Australia to provide our communities with the best drinking water and wastewater treatment services, whilst innovat ing ways to safeguard and secure our country’s water supplies, elevating public spaces and enhancing liveability .
The Opportunity:
We are seeking an experienced Senior Civil Designer, Water Pipeline proficient in AutoCAD for a full-time position in our Melbourne team. This role offers the chance to contribute to significant water infrastructure projects, leveraging our strong partnerships with water authorities. Our team is actively engaged in delivering major capital projects for South East Water's unprecedented $1.5 billion investment, a collaborative effort between Abergeldie, BMD & KBR (ABK) under a 10-year contract. This partnership involves planning and executing major infrastructure upgrades as part of a new integrated capital works planning and delivery model.
As a Senior Civil Designer, Water Pieplines, your responsibilities will include completing civil designs and drafting work using various software packages, with a focus on AutoCAD when necessary. Effective communication with stakeholders, including project supervisors, engineers, and junior staff, is crucial. Additionally, you'll play a key role in providing support and guidance to junior staff and assume a leadership role when required. This role is focused on linear pipelines, pumpstations and sewer design for major water utilities.
Qualifications and Experience:
Associate Diploma in Civil Engineering or equivalent relevant qualification
Exposure to critical water infrastructure
High competency in 12D and AutoCAD
Demonstrated balance of practicality and innovation
About Us:
Our water team operates across the entire water cycle, delivering major pipelines, large pumping stations, and advanced water, wastewater, and recycling treatment plants. We tackle critical water cycle challenges, offering solutions through flexible program delivery models and ongoing asset management programs. As a market leader in program management consulting, we support key water utilities in achieving phased savings in capital expenditure while ensuring the best environmental and community outcomes, keeping water bills affordable for millions of Australians.
Explore our water discipline here: https://foleon.com/cover/water
Why Choose KBR?
At KBR, we prioritise our people and their well-being. While our team is dedicated to delivering cutting-edge science, technology, and engineering solutions, we are equally committed to providing a supportive and trusting environment.
Additional benefits include:
Industry-leading salaries reviewed annually.
20 days leave per year + an additional day off every 4 weeks (33 days in total)
Salary packaging and novated leases
Paid professional membership fees.
Life/health insurance discounts
Flexible work arrangements (start/finish times, WFH, flex time)
Employee stock purchase plans
Paid parental leave.
Personal career development plans
Growth and promotion opportunities
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.
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.
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