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Director Legal

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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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The Opportunity:

This is an opportunity to play a pivotal leadership role within KBR's Australian Legal team,



partnering with senior business leaders to shape outcomes across some of Australia's most significant Defence projects.

As Director – Legal (Australia), you will combine strategic legal leadership with hands-on involvement in complex, high-value and high-risk matters. You'll lead and mentor a team of legal professionals, providing trusted commercial advice, managing critical legal issues, and helping the business navigate an evolving regulatory and contractual landscape with confidence.

Working closely with the Vice President, Legal, you will help drive legal strategy, strengthen governance and legal capability, and embed practical, commercially focused legal solutions that enable business success. This is a highly visible role offering the opportunity to influence key decisions, build strong stakeholder relationships, and make a meaningful contribution to KBR's continued growth and delivery of nationally key projects.

This is a permanent full-time opportunity and can be based in Canberra, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney or Brisbane.

The successful candidate must be able to hold an Australian Government Baseline security clearance or higher.

Responsibilities:

Lead the delivery of legal services across KBR's Australian operations, supporting Defence projects.Provide strategic legal advice on complex, high-risk and business-critical matters, balancing legal risk with commercial outcomes.Lead the drafting, negotiation, review and approval of complex commercial, government and quasi-government contracts.Partner with business leaders on major bids and tenders, providing advice on contr

📌 Director Legal (Canberra)
🏢 Kbr
📍 Canberra