Senior Civil Engineer

Title:

Senior Civil Engineer

Senior Civil Engineer – Transport Infrastructure

Location: Adelaide, SA

The Opportunity:

KBR is seeking an experienced Senior Civil Engineer to join our Adelaide team, working on a diverse portfolio of transport and civil infrastructure projects across South Australia and nationally. This role offers the opportunity to take technical leadership across road, rail and water infrastructure projects while mentoring engineers and contributing to the continued growth of KBR’s transport capability.

You’ll play a key role in delivering high-quality engineering outcomes for major public and private sector clients, working within a collaborative, multi-disciplinary environment.

Key Responsibilities:

As a Senior Civil Engineer at KBR, you will:

• Deliver concept and detailed design for a wide range of civil and transport infrastructure projects, including roads, rail, drainage and pavement works

• Provide technical leadership and guidance to engineers and designers

• Apply sound engineering judgement to resolve complex design challenges and conflicting requirements

• Prepare and review technical reports, specifications and contract documentation

• Manage and/or support project delivery to ensure outcomes are achieved within time, budget, quality and HSE requirements

• Liaise with Project Managers and clients to understand needs and provide regular project updates

• Manage aspects of design teams and contribute to resource planning

• Support business development activities, including tender and proposal preparation

• Act as Project Manager or Design Manager on selected projects, as required.

About You:

You will be a motivated and technically strong civil engineer who enjoys working collaboratively and taking ownership of outcomes. You will bring:

• A degree qualification in Civil Engineering

• Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) status with Engineers Australia

• Significant experience delivering transport infrastructure projects, particularly road engineering

Strong technical capability in:

• Road and pavement design and rehabilitation

• Pavement condition assessments and field investigations

• Civil infrastructure design for State Roads Authorities

• Experience managing projects and design teams, including delivery to programme, budget and quality targets

• Exposure to multi-disciplinary engineering environments

• Experience within an engineering consultancy environment (highly regarded)

• Construction supervision and tendering experience (advantageous)

Why Join Us?

At KBR, you’ll be part of a forward-thinking team delivering some of Australia’s most complex infrastructure projects. We’re investing in the future of South Australia — and you’ll be at the heart of it. You’ll have the chance to influence how we grow, shape our local capability, and leave a legacy in the region. We support flexible work arrangements and offer career pathways that reward leadership, innovation, and client success.

KBR Values:

Our KBR Values - We Value Our People, We Deliver, We Are People of Integrity, We Empower, We Are a Team of Teams - embody our people centric organisation.

Our culture, and our genuine focus on our people is a major factor in our success and we want you to be part of our journey. 

Help shape tomorrow by applying today!

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