Overview
Engineering Manager - Mission Systems. The Engineering Manager leads and manages technical resources for the Mission Systems program, ensuring service delivery and fulfilment of KBR's obligations. This includes resourcing the Recurring Services team, supporting Contractor Standing Capability tasks, and establishing technical resources for the setup, operation, and maintenance of KBR's Support System, integrating it with Commonwealth elements.
Key Capability Teams
System Engineering
Network and Server Operation
Configuration Management
Software Support
System Security and Accreditation
System Administration
The Engineering Manager anticipates future resource demands and skills shortages, ensuring capability growth. A strong understanding of relevant disciplines, standards, and best practices, including digital engineering, is essential.
As the technical leader, the Engineering Manager derives ADSS capability, ensures high performance of allocated engineering resources, influences technical strategy, and manages engineering policy, workforce planning, and professionalisation.
As a people leader, they guide technical learning and development, collaborate with Operational Units and People & Culture on career development, training, and professionalisation, and manage staff skills and performance.
They also support engineering processes within the ADSS Quality System, liaising with Program and OU Principal Engineers on Technical Assurance, including quality assurance, audits, analysis, corrective actions, reporting, and lessons learnt.
Balancing program delivery with technical assurance, the Engineering Manager advises Program and Project Managers, resolves workforce conflicts, and ensures optimal outcomes for the program and KBR.
Essential
Undergraduate degree in engineering appropriate to a core discipline
Established or eligible for professional registration in an Australian jurisdiction
Chartered engineering status is highly desirable
Minimum 15 years' experience
Proven engineering leadership and management experience in complex programs
Experience of managing multidisciplinary capability teams in a defence or other assured regulated industry context
Proven people leadership and resource management including good understanding of competences, capability and capacity management
Postgraduate qualification is desirable
Must be eligible to obtain and maintain an Australian government security clearance
Benefits
A workplace culture certified as a Great Place To Work (Aus, India, UK & US)
Flexible working conditions
Competitive salary (including annual reviews)
Paid Parental leave
Paid Reservist leave
Income protection
Corporate rewards
Salary packaging/Novated leasing
Discounted employee stock purchase plans
Flu shots, skin checks and private health insurance discounts
Career development: Online learning, mentorship and career pathways
EEO Statement: KBR is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing an inclusive and diverse work environment. We encourage candidates of all abilities to apply.
As a Major Service Provider of the Australian Defence Force, an AGSVA security clearance will be required and compliance to International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). 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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For additional information about this role in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, please apply online.
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