Project Manager

Project Manager

We are renowned for working in partnership with our clients and construction partners to deliver exceptional outcomes based on our collaborative approach and our “One Team” value.

In Australia, KBR’s Infrastructure Solutions business employs over 1500 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.

Creating a superb culture is also huge for us and a key part of our success and growth. Genuine collaboration across the business is integral to how we work. As a company KBR have created an open, inclusive organisation where people matter, are valued, and cared about. By joining KBR you can be assured that you are joining a team that pulls in the same direction and shares common values.

The Opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity for a junior to mid-level Project Manager to join KBR during a period of significant growth. In this role, you will be responsible for delivering a portfolio of design and consulting projects across KBR's Infrastructure Solutions business in Queensland. We are seeking candidates with an interest in transport, maritime, water utilities, or broader infrastructure projects.

Our projects typically involve investigations, options analysis, planning, and design activities for both new infrastructure developments and upgrades to existing assets within brownfield environments. Project values generally extend up to approximately $20 million in capital cost. Depending on your experience, you will either manage your own portfolio of projects or be part of a project management team delivering major infrastructure programs.

As a Project Manager, you will provide leadership to ensure projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards, while also fostering strong client relationships and supporting ongoing business growth.

Key Skills, Experience and Attributes

• Demonstrated experience as a Project Manager within a consulting environment.
• Exposure to a range of infrastructure sectors will be highly regarded.
• Proven ability to successfully manage small to medium-sized projects.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to build lasting client and colleague relationships.
• An industry-recognised Project Management certification is preferred but not essential.

Who Are You?

You will ideally have an engineering background combined with project management experience, preferably within the Australian transport, maritime, water utilities, or broader infrastructure sectors.

Experience across consulting, investigations, planning, specifications, design, project engineering, or commissioning will be highly regarded. As this role requires close collaboration with both internal and external stakeholders, you will possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and build strong working relationships.

This is a genuine career growth opportunity for someone who enjoys working closely with clients, leading project teams, and mentoring others. We are looking for a motivated and collaborative professional who is passionate about delivering successful outcomes for both our clients and the communities we serve. A Defence Security Clearance is highly regarded, but not essential.

The perks

• Industry leading salaries, reviewed annually
• The opportunity to accrue an additional 8 hours of time off every 4 weeks
• Salary packaging and Novated leases
• Salary continuance (Income protection)
• Paid Professional Membership Fees
• Life/Health insurance discounts
• Flexible work arrangements (start/finish times, WFH, Flex time)
• End of trip facilities
• Employee Stock Purchase Plans
• Paid parental leave
• Personal Career development plans
• Growth and promotion opportunities

Our people are the heart of everything we do. We are dedicated to creating work environments in which every member of our team of teams feels safe, supported, respected, trusted and valued, and where each person is given opportunities to belong, connect and grow.

About Us

KBR — Delivering Solutions, Changing the World.

KBR brings together the best and brightest to deliver science, technology and engineering solutions that help governments and companies around the world accomplish their most critical missions and objectives.

In everything we do, we are guided by our ONE KBR Values:

• We Value Our People – We create diverse, inclusive environments in which each person can feel safe, respected and valued, and where everyone has opportunities to grow and reach their full potential.
• We Deliver – We are uncompromising in our commitment to deliver innovative, high-quality, technology-led solutions for our customers and exceptional, sustainable value for all our stakeholders.
• We Are People of Integrity – We value honesty, trust, courage, fairness, prudence and tenacity. We believe doing what’s right for the planet, the communities where we work, and our people is good for business.
• We Empower – We empower our people with a shared purpose, the right tools and the supportive culture they need to be proactive decision-makers, to be adaptive to change, and to succeed.
• We Are a Team of Teams – We have a will to succeed, but we value the achievements of our team of teams over individual accomplishments. Our collective focus makes us a better, stronger, more effective company.

We have also embedded environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles in every business operation and corporate function. Not only are we committed to operating safely, sustainably and equitably, but we are also committed to using our capabilities and expertise to help our customers accomplish their sustainability goals.

Worldwide, KBR employs a diverse workforce approximately 29,000 people strong, with customers in more than 80 countries and operations in 40 countries.

At KBR, We Deliver.

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