Title:
Senior Earthing & Bonding Engineer
Play a key role in delivering safe,
compliant
and high‐performance earthing systems across major rail and energy projects.
KBR is seeking an experienced
Senior Earthing & Bonding Engineer
to join our expanding national Power team.
With major project delivery underway across Melbourne's transport network — including Suburban Rail Loop (SRL)
Linewide
and Stations and the
North West
Program Alliance — this role offers the opportunity to shape critical safety systems at the heart of Australia's future transport and energy infrastructure.
As a Senior Earthing & Bonding Engineer, you will work both autonomously and within multidisciplinary teams to deliver
safe
earthing, bonding, and lightning protection designs.
You will collaborate closely with Primary, Secondary, S
tructural
and
C
ivil teams, ensuring fully integrated and compliant solutions for HV substations, rail systems, and complex transport infrastructure.
You will help support the delivery of
earthing and bonding designs in other markets, such as Defence, Maritime,
Water
and Industrial
.
What
you'll
be doing
Technical Delivery
Deliver detailed earthing and bonding design for HV substations, stations, tunnels and
linewide
rail systems.
Conduct complex earthing studies, including:
Soil resistivity modelling
Step & touch potential assessments
Earthing grid design and optimisation
Rail traction
return
and stray current management
CDEGS Modelling
Develop designs for lightning protection systems, surge
protection
and equipotential bonding networks.
Produce calculations, earthing layouts, schematics, earthing grid
models
and installation documentation.
Review and interpret utility standards, rail safety requirements, and national electrical codes.




Ensure compliance with AS/NZS ****, AS/NZS ****, AS ****, ENA guidelines and project‐specific standards.
Carry out site investigation and c
onduct
testing (
Soil Resistivity
testing
,
Current Injection Testing
etc..
.) to support design development
Coordination & Collaboration
Work closely with Primary, Secondary, Protection, S
tructural
and
C
ivil engineering teams to ensure end‐to‐end design integration.
Coordinate with
stakeholders
, contractors and equipment suppliers across the design and delivery lifecycle.
Support design reviews, site assessments, constructability
workshops
and safety‐in‐design processes.
Leadership & Growth
Provide guidance and mentoring to early‐career engineers.
Support design checking, QA
processes
and compliance verification.
Contribute to proposals, bid responses, technical
methodologies
and project strategies.
Assist
in maturing and standardising national earthing and bonding best practices and tools.
Qualifications & Experience
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (Washington Accord accredited or equivalent).
Chartered status (CPEng / RPEQ / RPEV) desirable or progressing toward attainment.
Proven experience delivering earthing, bonding and lightning protection systems in rail, substations,
utilities
or major infrastructure.
Proficiency
in CDEGS /
SESShield
or similar earthing modelling software.




Strong understanding of traction
return
systems, stray current control and metallic asset bonding.
Experience working with DNSPs/TNSPs or rail operators (e.g., MTM, ARTC, Sydney Metro) highly desirable.
Excellent communication and stakeholder coordination skills.
Ability to manage multiple design tasks,
priorities
and deadlines in fast‐paced project environments.
Why join KBR?
At KBR, we partner with our clients and delivery partners to deliver exceptional outcomes — driven by collaboration, technical
excellence
and our One Team approach.
With
nearly 2,000
employees across Australia, we offer:
Access to iconic projects in Transport,
Energy
and
Defence
.
Genuine opportunities for career development,
certification
and career progression.
A collaborative, people‐first culture where you are valued and supported.
Flexible work arrangements and work/life balance.
National career pathways and exposure to multidisciplinary teams.
Join a team where people matter, your
expertise
is respected, and your work directly shapes critical Australian infrastructure.
KBR Values:
Our KBR Values -
We Value Our People, We Deliver, We Are People of Integrity, We Empower, We Are a Team of Teams
-
embody
our
people
centric
organisation
.
Our culture, and our genuine focus on our
people
is a major factor in our success and we want you to be part of our journey.
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.
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📌 Senior Earthing & Bonding Engineer (Melbourne)
🏢 Kbr
📍 Melbourne