Title: Maritime & Coastal Engineer
Lead Complex Coastal & Maritime Projects Across AustraliaAre you an experienced Maritime & Coastal Engineer looking to step into a nationally influential technical leadership role?
We are seeking a Maritime & Coastal Engineer, to join a highly regarded engineering team in Sydney, leading the delivery of complex maritime infrastructure projects while helping shape the future direction of the maritime business across Australia and the broader APAC region.
This is an opportunity to combine technical excellence, project leadership, mentoring, innovation, and client engagement within a collaborative workplace that delivers high-profile port, coastal, marine and waterfront infrastructure projects.
Key Responsibilities
Leading the design and delivery of maritime and coastal engineering projects
Managing project scope, schedules, budgets and technical quality outcomes
Providing technical oversight and review of engineering designs and documentation
Developing and mentoring engineers across the broader maritime team
Building strong relationships with clients, authorities and project stakeholders
Supporting proposal development, bids and business growth initiatives
Contributing to innovation, digital engineering and AI-enabled solutions within the maritime sector
Driving technical excellence, best practice and capability development across the business
Collaborating with national and international technical specialists on major projects and strategic initiatives.
About You
You will be a recognised maritime engineering professional with strong technical capability, leadership experience and a passion for mentoring and developing others. You'll likely bring:
Degree qualifications in Civil or Structural Engineering
Extensive experience within maritime and coastal engineering




Experience across one or more of the following areas: Maritime structures, Coastal modelling, Dredging
Strong project leadership and project management experience
Experience delivering engineering projects within a consulting environment
Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills
Eligibility for Chartered Professional Engineer status (Engineers Australia)
RPEQ accreditation, or the ability to obtain accreditation within an agreed timeframe.
Highly regarded experience includes: Strand7, SPACE GASS, OPTIMOOR, Delft3D or MIKE software
Proposal preparation and bid management
Digital engineering, data analytics, automation or AI applications within infrastructure and engineering environments.
Why Join KBR?
This role offers the opportunity to:
Work on nationally significant maritime and coastal infrastructure projects
Influence technical standards and engineering best practice across a growing business
Lead and mentor talented engineering teams
Contribute to innovation and emerging technologies within the maritime sector
Collaborate with industry-leading specialists across Australia and internationally
Play a key role in shaping future maritime engineering capability and strategy.
Our Values
We Value Our People – We respect, trust, and empower our people to reach their full potential.
We Deliver – We are committed to excellence and accountability in everything we do.
We Are People of Integrity – We act ethically and responsibly, always.




We Empower – We encourage innovation and give our people the autonomy to succeed.
We Work Together – Collaboration is at the heart of our success as OneKBR.
We Value Our People – We create diverse, inclusive environments in which each person can feel safe, respected and valued, and where everyone has opportunities to grow and reach their full potential.
We Deliver – We are uncompromising in our commitment to deliver innovative, high-quality, technology-led solutions for our customers and exceptional, sustainable value for all our stakeholders.
We Are People of Integrity – We value honesty, trust, courage, fairness, prudence and tenacity. We believe doing what's right for the planet, the communities where we work, and our people is good for business.
We Empower – We empower our people with a shared purpose, the right tools and the supportive culture they need to be proactive decision-makers, to be adaptive to change, and to succeed.
We Are a Team of Teams – We have a will to succeed, but we value the achievements of our team of teams over individual accomplishments. Our collective focus makes us a better, stronger, more effective company. We have also embedded environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles in every business operation and corporate function. Not only are we committed to operating safely, sustainably and equitably, but we are also committed to using our capabilities and expertise to help our customers accomplish their sustainability goals.
Ready to Make an Impact?
If you're looking for an opportunity to influence the future of coastal & maritime infrastructure in Australia while working on nationally significant projects and collaborating with talented professionals across our business, we'd love to hear from you.
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📌 Principal Maritime Engineer (Sydney)
🏢 Kbr
📍 Sydney