Assistant Design Manager - Defence And Buildings

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Assistant Design Manager - Defence and Buildings Apply locations Sydney, New South Wales, Australia time type Full time posted on Posted 25 Days Ago job requisition id R2085615 Title:
Assistant Design Manager - Defence and BuildingsAre you excited by the thought of working on some of Australia's largest game-changing projects and being at the forefront in shaping Australia's future?
Join us, on the journey. We value an inclusive and diverse work environment and are working together to build a culture that embraces each other's unique strengths and experiences.
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, nurturing development within a culture of trust.
With the announcement of the new AUKUS pact there has never been a better time for engineering professionals of any discipline to broaden your experience base. Australia needs to build a significant sovereign workforce in order to deliver this major uplift in Defence capability. This is supercharging an already exciting environment for fast career progression.
We are looking for someone that is willing to make the most of the role and build upon opportunities. We will encourage and empower you to work in a way that suits your style and look forward to discussing the ways in which we can build success.
The Opportunity KBR's Defence Business has grown significantly over the past few years following a succession of project wins and new partnerships throughout Australia. To help support this growth and the new leadership forming in Australia, we are looking for an Assistant Design Manager (A/DM) to work on a variety of impressive Defence projects and be mentored and supported by a team of industry specialists within our Defence Infrastructure business.
The Assistant Design Manager (A/DM) role is an exciting opportunity for a junior project/design manager looking to take the next step in their career and to learn from the best in the market to grow their Project Management/Design Management CV. As the role will operate nationally, you will be based anywhere in Australia including Sydney, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra, Brisbane, or Melbourne.
The role will support Project Managers and Design Managers with design management and coordination tasks, delivery control, project audits and overall project quality control. Another element of the role may involve assisting with tender submissions, including drafting technical content and coordinating document production.
Other key responsibilities include; Assist Project Managers & Design Managers with monitoring the project scope, including regular review of design documents and amendment of design documents to meet the client's project brief, user requirements, budget etc;
Plan, coordinate and support the conduct of internal and project workshops and other engagements;
Support internal governance requirements for proposals and projects;
Assist the team with administrative duties including travel, site visits, client engagements, etc;
Who are you? The ideal candidate will have 2+ years post-graduate project management/design coordination experience working with/for the Department of Defence. Tertiary qualifications in a related field are also required (project management, construction management, engineering, architecture, business). We are looking for someone who wants to further develop their skills, whilst building a long term career with KBR's Defence, buildings, nuclear and maritime infrastructure business.
At KBR, we value you – here's how' While our people are busy delivering leading science, technology and engineering solutions, we're committed to providing them with a supportive, trusting environment and benefits that enable them to thrive and continue doing what they do best.
We can offer you flexible and family friendly working arrangements including flexibility with hours as well as your work location. You will receive ongoing professional development and the opportunity to work with technically eminent professionals. Employees of KBR may benefit from up to 8 additional hours of accrued flexible leave every 4 weeks.
KBR has all the benefits of a global organization with a local company feel. You'll get to know everyone in the Australian business and won't just be a number.
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About Us KBR's Infrastructure Services Australia business offers a wide range of professional consulting services to private and public sector clients to deliver projects of any size in both urban and remote environments in transport, water and environment, buildings, defence infrastructure and program management consultancy. Our workforce of over 750 is technically and geographically diversified to match the characteristics of our principal markets and has the capability to service our clients' requirements through all phases of project development and implementation.
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have been established for over 100 years and we pride ourselves on being an innovative and forward-thinking company with a reputation for delivering on some of the most challenging and complex engineering projects in the world. KBR is Australia's #8 Defence contractor in Australian Defence Magazine's 2023 Top 40 list, moving up 6 places from #14 in 2022.
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KBR values an inclusive and diverse work environment, and we encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply. Our hiring decisions are based on the key requirements of each role and candidates are selected based on their unique strengths and experiences.
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.
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