Design Coordinator/Manager – Maritime in Perth, Australia

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Design Coordinator/Manager – Maritime

KBR’s maritime business in Western Australia is experiencing strong growth, with a robust backlog and an exciting pipeline of upcoming projects. We proudly support Port Owners, Port Customers, and Port Infrastructure Tenants across Australia.

• Are you an engineer with a passion for maritime projects, eager to develop your technical skills and play a key role in shaping the future of industry?

• At KBR, creativity, collaboration, and excellence are at the heart of everything we do. Does this resonate with you?

  If you’re excited about winning and delivering maritime projects that will help shape Australia’s future, come and be part of our journey.

  We’d love to hear from you!

The Opportunity:

We have an exciting opportunity for a Design Coordinator/Manager – Maritime to join one of Australia’s most talented and respected engineering teams. Based in our Perth office, you will play a key role in winning, designing, and planning small- and large-scale, multi-discipline maritime facilities, with a particular focus on commercial maritime infrastructure and Port Authorities.

In this role, you will lead or support large, multidisciplinary engineering projects, coordinating across various disciplines while managing complex and often conflicting project requirements. Balancing stakeholder needs, you will take a proactive approach to ensuring clear and effective communication throughout the project lifecycle.

You will also play an integral role in maritime business development in Western Australia, fostering market relationships, providing specialist technical advice, and supporting the preparation of proposals. Ideally, you will have a holistic understanding of the maritime market and Port Operations, enabling you to engage in early pursuit positioning and collaborate with Market Directors, Industry Leads, and Discipline Managers.

This role offers the opportunity to contribute to maritime projects, including general cargo facilities, oil & gas, and green energy, as well as projects across other sectors such as bridges, water, transport, and infrastructure.

You will be responsible for delivering fit-for-purpose solutions for our clients, from feasibility studies to design and construction phase services. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to lead and develop a team of engineers and support staff who are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our clients.

Who Are You?

The below skills and experience is preferred:

• Eligible for a Maritime Security Identification Card (MSIC)

• Extensive professional experience in infrastructure sector designing &/or delivering Maritime projects.

• Demonstrated project management/coordination experience,.

• Demonstrated proposal preparation/support experience along with the ability to write clearly and fluently about technical subjects or project delivery methodologies.

• Experience working with the Martime sector.

• Familiarity with Port Operations and Asset Management.

• Familiarity with Port Planning.

• Some familiarity with maritime (Australian or other) design codes and guidelines in Australia and internationally

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering discipline.

• Eligible for Chartered Professional Membership and/or RPEQ/RPEV accreditation, or ability to apply within an agreed timeframe.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to manage diverse stakeholders and build effective project teams.

• Commercial acumen.

Why Join KBR?

Our people are important to us, and you will play a key role in contributing to the success of our business. We believe in empowering our employees and nurturing their development within a culture of trust. This role will provide you with the opportunity to step up and grow. We will encourage and empower you to work in a way that suits your style and look forward to discussing how we can achieve success together.

Our Purpose:

We are driven by our purpose: 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. We deliver innovative professional services for our customers, leveraging our global network and working in seamless partnership with them to create sustainable solutions that make a lasting impact on communities across Australia.

Our Values:

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

Our Infrastructure Services business offers fulfilling careers with opportunities to explore creativity, take on new challenges, and strive for excellence in delivering the best results for our customers and communities.

Our Culture:

We are a people company—great people doing great things. We seek individuals who bring both passion and technical excellence to their roles because we believe every employee plays a vital part in shaping the future of our business.

In addition to working on fantastic projects, KBR offers an array of benefits focused on providing our people with a great working environment, continuous career development, flexible work arrangements, and work-life balance.

Help shape tomorrow by applying today!

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