Principal Nuclear Design & Safety Assurance Engineer

KBR • Full-time • Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia • 11h ago

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KBR’s Infrastructure Solutions business employs over 1,400 people across Australia. Our strong project delivery record, industry reputation and trusted partnerships have driven significant growth, creating outstanding career development and project opportunities for our people.

We’re known for our collaborative “One Team” culture and our commitment to working closely with clients and construction partners to achieve exceptional results. Our open, inclusive environment ensures people are valued, supported and able to thrive. By joining KBR, you become part of a team that works together, shares common values and is united in delivering great outcomes.

This is a rare opportunity to work at the forefront of one of the most strategically significant engineering programmes in Australia's history.

KBR Infrastructure Solutions Australia, in partnership with Frazer-Nash Consultancy, is expanding our Nuclear Capability team. We are seeking an experience Principal Nuclear Design & Safety Assurance Engineer to join Australia's largest industry team of Nuclear Suitably Qualified and Experienced Personnel (NSQEP).

The Opportunity

Under AUKUS Pillar 1, Australia is on a defined path to acquiring and operating a fleet of conventionally armed, Nuclear-Powered Submarines (NPS). Delivering that capability safely and on schedule demands world-class nuclear safety expertise and that is precisely what our team provides.

You will work directly alongside government and defence stakeholders to deliver nuclear safety informed design processes for naval nuclear facilities and infrastructure across Australia. The work is technically demanding, nationally critical, and professionally rewarding in equal measure.

The purpose of this role is to support KBR’s delivery of existing nuclear projects and provide additional capacity to organically develop nuclear expertise and capability within the business. Longer term this organically grown nuclear expertise will enhance KBR’s capabilities allowing KBR to offer new services and capture new nuclear related markets that will emerge in time.

A significant part of the role includes the ability to work in multi-disciplinary teams, with different partners, delivering the projects and assist with transfer of knowledge, skills and experience related to nuclear design, engineering and safety assurance.

What You Will Do

Delivery:
- Working within the KBR Nuclear Capability Team to establish the business systems and processes the project teams will follow on all of KBR’s nuclear infrastructure projects to ensure compliance with relevant international best practice, customer requirements and relevant nuclear legislation.
- As a partner to the Project Director / Design Director, provides project / design management of the consultant’s contributing to the safety case, requirements definition, systems engineering, systems assurance and design substantiation to maintain compliance against this agreed process – as per the markup to the example organisational structure below.
- Aligns closely with KBR’s client, to carefully manage expectations and perception of KBR’s performance and alignment with their specific objectives.
Strategy, Clients and winning new work
- Supports the development of the overall Defence and Nuclear strategy for KBR Infrastructure Solutions and Frazer-Nash with a particular focus on AUKUS Pillar 1 and the Nuclear-Powered Submarine Enterprise.
- Aligns the strategy with all KBR’s business units, ensuring potential conflicts of interest are carefully navigated with all relevant stakeholders
- Leads specific short- and long-term initiatives that underpin this strategy and position KBR for future opportunities
- Lead the development and implementation of KBR Infrastructure Solutions strategy to organically grow, maintain and retain NSQEP engineering capabilities
- Leads the delivery of other emerging services relevant to the Nuclear Submarine Client group and related industries and services that will emerge from the enterprise in time.
- Positioning with and key account management of agreed clients within the Nuclear Submarine enterprise broader civil nuclear industries
- Position for new project pursuits and deliver successful bids of varying sizes and complexities; both locally and nationally
- Prepare and delivery successful proposals

What We Are Looking For

Essential

Extensive experience in the nuclear industry on the following topics:
- Safety informed design process
- Deterministic Safety Analysis
- Technical design substantiation
- Application of nuclear design standards and codes
- Construction and commissioning of facilities and infrastructure
- Regulation and Licensing
- Nuclear Management Systems, Process and Procedures
- Training development and delivery
- Management of a Nuclear Supply Chain
Active or eligibility for Defence security clearance.
Relevant Engineering degree or similar qualifications

Desirable:

Experience in high-hazard industries operating under formal regulatory regimes
Direct experience with nuclear-powered submarine programmes
Involvement in the delivery of nuclear facilities or infrastructure
Background in Defence project delivery

A Note to Career-Changers

If your career has been spent in a regulated, high-hazard environment - and you have the analytical rigour, safety discipline, and professional credibility that entails - we want to hear from you. Nuclear safety expertise is built, not simply recruited. We have the capability to develop the right people, and we actively encourage applications from those ready to make that transition.

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.

Benefits include:

Industry leading salaries reviewed annually.
20 Days of annual leave per year + the ability to accrue an additional 8 hours every 4 weeks (33 days in total)
Flexible work arrangements (start/finish times, WFH, Flex time)
Salary packaging and novated leases
Paid professional membership fees
Life/Health insurance discounts
Employee stock purchase plans
Personal career development plans
Growth and promotion opportunities
Great office environment with fantastic facilities
Access to health benefits programs

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