Electrical Designer/Drafter

Title: Electrical Designer/Drafter We support water customers across Australia to provide our communities with the best drinking water and wastewater treatment services, whilst innovating ways to safeguard and secure our country’s water supplies, elevating public spaces and enhancing livability. The Opportunity To support our existing portfolio of projects, we are looking for an Electrical Designer/Drafter for a full‑time role with our team in Melbourne. You will have the opportunity to contribute to significant water infrastructure projects via our strong partnerships with water authorities. You will be a key member of KBR’s Water team, a joint venture with John Holland delivering Melbourne Water’s complex infrastructure projects through a major design and construction framework, supporting Melbourne Water for well over a decade of continuous service. In addition, the team is delivering major capital projects to South East Water’s record $1.5 billion investment as part of a new industry partnership with Abergeldie, BMD & KBR (ABK) under a 10‑year contract to plan and deliver major infrastructure upgrades. Responsibilities Use 2D and 3D computer‑aided design applications to develop electrical designs, models, and drawings. Evaluate design intent provided by professional engineers and translate that into the model or drawing. Assist in the design of larger and more complex assignments that involve conventional plans, investigations, and surveys. Primarily for water and wastewater treatment, recycled water plants, chemical dosing plants, pumping, piping, chemical storage, minor structural and civil elements. Who are you? We are seeking a candidate who has experience of design within the electrical disciplines, preferably on water infrastructure but any industrial plant exposure will be highly regarded. You are confident to work with stakeholders across all levels and have a willingness to provide technical assistance and guidance to designers and less experienced engineers. You should be able to deal one‑on‑one and facilitate group discussions to foster collaboration required to create an environment for individuals to achieve optimum design (2D/3D) performance. Skills & Experience Associate degree, Diploma, Associate Diploma of Design or Engineering or similar para‑professional level qualification, or equivalent experience. Previous consulting/design/technical experience on water infrastructure and linear pipeline design as a designer. Extensive experience in drafting and design in the general electrical engineering sector using various software, preferably AutoCAD or Elecdes. Demonstrated understanding of local industry standards and market sector. Who are we? KBR’s Infrastructure Services Australia business works with customers across the nation to deliver projects that create a better, more sustainable, and technology‑enabled future for all Australians. Through trusted partnerships with our customers, our best and brightest deliver innovative solutions across transport, water and environment, buildings, defence infrastructure, program management and construction consultancy markets. We are a team of over 1100 diverse, flexible, adaptable, and highly skilled people who provide a wide range of professional consulting services to the private and public sector. Our high‑performing teams are digitally connected and geographically diversified to match the changing characteristics of our principal markets and have the expertise to serve our clients’ requirements through the full project lifecycle. We are committed to social and environmental sustainability and delivering projects with a digital mindset that drives innovation within our business, for our customers and stakeholders. Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at KBR, Inc. by 2x. Benefits We offer flexible 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. Join us Help shape tomorrow by applying today Don’t miss out on this opportunity to leave your impact on our society with one of Australia’s leading infrastructure businesses. Apply now and follow us on LinkedIn to stay up to date with all the latest news and job opportunities. #J-18808-Ljbffr