Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR) is one of the world’s leading engineering, construction and services firms, with a global reputation for engineering expertise and highly skilled project and program management services.
When you join KBR you’re joining a company that has been part of Australia’s development since the 1950s, when we built tunnels for the Snowy Mountains Scheme. With 1600 staff in offices around the country, we can offer you the career you’re looking for: interesting, challenging, exciting and rewarding.
What we offer you
Vacation employment
KBR offers a comprehensive vacation employment program and the opportunity to fulfil compulsory industry placement course requirements for many engineering and related undergraduate studies.
Vacation students spend 12 weeks with us from December to February prior to their final year of study.
Rotating through diverse projects, they gain meaningful work experience in applicable operations. Students are mentored both by senior professionals and graduate employees and finish the program with a full appreciation of the activities, culture and career opportunities within our organisation.
Those involved receive a significant head start in their profession. Many of our students remain involved with KBR in some capacity throughout their final year and the majority accept offers into the sought-after KBR Graduate Development Program at the conclusion of their studies.
At the forefront of technical innovation, KBR has a global reputation for excellence. We have over 1600 staff in Australia, with offices in most mainland capitals. Recent major projects include Hope Downs Iron Ore, Adelaide-Darwin Railway, Australian Submarine Assembly Facility & Bolivar High Salinity project.
Graduate Development Program
Our Graduate Development Program is a structured four-year pathway to achieving excellence in technical and managerial skills as well as personal development. The program is recognised by Engineers Australia and encompasses completion of a Certificate IV in Frontline Management which – as a Registered Training Organisation – we are able to deliver in-house. In your fifth year you will join our Young Professionals Program and subsequently become eligible for the company’s Future Leaders Program. You will enjoy the stimulation of being part of a large national network of Graduates and Young Professionals, with biennial conferences and regular meetings and project forums.
Throughout these years KBR will provide you with assistance in achieving your chartered status or other professional accreditation. And each day, working alongside senior professionals and learning to apply leading technologies, you will experience the exhilaration of professional growth and success.
KBR – the smart career choice
“I’m learning something every day and I will for the next 15 years. Uni was just the tip of a multitude of icebergs. In every area at KBR you will find a person who has 30 years of experience and a wealth of knowledge that you can’t put a price on.” - James Perry, KBR graduate environmental engineer
