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KBR in Australia
With over 65 years working on some of Australia's largest and most complex projects, KBR has unmatched experience supporting the nation's critical infrastructure, energy transition and national security priorities. KBR has around 2,000 employees throughout Australia, who are focused on delivering innovative technology and engineering solutions for a safer, more secure and sustainable future.
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Belong, Connect and Grow at KBR
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The Opportunity:
KBR is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented individual to join our Defence team as a Technical Writer supporting a Defence platform within the Australian Department of Defence (ADD). This role provides specialist documentation support across complex capability programs, ensuring artefacts are developed, governed, and delivered in alignment with Defence doctrine, legislative obligations, and platform requirements.
Working under the guidance of senior program and technical leads, you will contribute to the development of high-quality, compliant documentation that supports Defence capability outcomes across the lifecycle.
In this role, you'll support technical and program stakeholders in the identification, development, and management of controlled artefacts. You'll coordinate documentation processes in accordance with Defence governance frameworks, policy, and technical standards. Your work will span requirements analysis, drafting, stakeholder engagement, traceability management, and configuration control playing a vital role in ensuring documentation integrity across the Defence capability lifecycle.
Responsibilities:
* Identify and analyse development requirements for each artefact
* Scope documentation and develop detailed author's briefs
* Draft artefacts in accordance with agreed briefs and Defence standards
* Facilitate progression of artefacts to first draft stage through stakeholder engagement
* Liaise with Defence stakeholders and technical authorities to consolidate review feedback
* Develop artefacts to final draft stage for sponsor approval
* Incorporate doctrine of international partners where relevant
* Ensure traceability to legislative, licensing, policy, and technical obligations
* Identify and document interdependencies across Defence doctrine, policy, manuals, standards, and related publications
* Produce high-quality diagrams, tables, and structured visual content
* Maintain consistency, configuration control, and version management across all artefacts
* Deliver final documents including controlled source files and reference documentation
As the ideal candidate you will bring:
* Qualifications in technical writing, communications, engineering, or a related discipline
* Experience supporting documentation within Defence or other highly regulated environments
* Strong understanding of Defence governance, policy, and documentation standards
* Demonstrated ability to manage stakeholder reviews and technical inputs
* Experience maintaining traceability matrices and configuration control processes
* High attention to detail with strong written communication skills
* Proficiency in documentation and version control tools
Due to the nature of Defence work, applicants must be Australian citizens and
hold an active NV1 security clearance
.
What we will offer you:
· A workplace culture certified as a Great Place To Work
· Flexible working
· Competitive salary (including annual reviews)
· Paid parental leave
· Income protection
· Corporate rewards
· Salary packaging/Novated leasing
· Employee stock purchase plans
· Flu shots, skin checks and discounted private health insurance
· Career development: Online learning, mentorship and career pathways
If you're ready to shape tomorrow, let's get started. Apply Now
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). As such, our hiring decisions are based on the key requirements of each role and candidates are selected based on their unique strengths and experiences.
Notice to Third Parties/Recruitment Agencies:
KBR Australia does not accept unsolicited resumes, or any liability associated with fees or costs from recruitment agencies, search firms or third parties who have not been engaged directly on this job opportunity. Candidates interested in applying are welcome to submit their application online.