Senior Mechanical Engineer - Building Services

Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

Title:

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Mechanical Engineer to join our buildings team. In this role, you will lead and deliver mechanical engineering studies, designs, and specifications across a diverse range of infrastructure and building projects. You will work with minimal supervision, provide high-level technical consultancy, guide junior engineers, and manage projects and proposals as a true “seller/doer.”

This position involves close collaboration with multidisciplinary engineering teams and requires strong design expertise across building services for new construction, upgrades, and modifications. This role will be focused on railway infrastructure as part of multiple large packages.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Design

• Lead, contribute to, and perform mechanical engineering studies and detailed designs for buildings and infrastructure projects.

• Deliver mechanical building services designs including internal/external light

• Prepare, verify, and self-check mechanical design calculations using both manual and software assisted methods.

• Guide designers and drafters in the preparation of drawings; review and approve documentation.

• Prepare and review reports, technical specifications, and project documentation.

Project & Stakeholder Management

• Lead project teams to deliver major mechanical work packages on large multidisciplinary projects.

• Manage small to medium multidisciplinary building services projects end-to-end.

• Liaise confidently with clients, statutory authorities, and external consultants to negotiate critical technical issues.

• Support proposal preparation, project budgeting, and delivery to quality, cost, and time requirements.

• Build and maintain a network of client contacts; participate in business development and marketing activities.

Team Mentoring & Collaboration

• Provide technical assistance, guidance, and mentorship to junior engineers and designers.

• Work collaboratively with mechanical, structural, hydraulic, civil, and other building services teams to deliver integrated solutions.

Qualifications & Skills

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent).

• Chartered Engineer / CPEng / RPEQ registration, or ability to obtain within 6 months.

• Demonstrated practical and theoretical expertise in Mechanical engineering.

• Proven experience in commercial or consulting environments.

• Strong skills in concept and detailed design across a broad range of electrical systems.

• Ability to manage and deliver complex projects with multidisciplinary teams.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to write technical content fluently.

Highly Regarded

• Exposure to business development, proposal writing, and marketing activities.

• Strong background in project and design management, including budget management.

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

Help shape tomorrow by applying today!

Our people are the heart of everything we do. We are dedicated to creating work environments in which every member of our team of teams feels safe, supported, respected, trusted and valued, and where each person is given opportunities to belong, connect and grow.

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