# Senior Primary Engineer

Title: Senior Primary EngineerPlay a key role in delivering complex HV substation primary designs across major rail and energy projects. KBR is seeking an experienced Senior Primary Engineer to join our expanding national Power team. With major work across Melbourne’s transport network - including SRL Linewide and Stations, and the North West Program Alliance - this role provides the opportunity to deliver high-impact engineering outcomes on city-shaping programs. As a Senior Primary Lead, you will work both independently and within multidisciplinary teams to deliver substation layouts, equipment specifications and integrated HV primary designs. You’ll collaborate with talented engineers nationwide and contribute to the safe and efficient delivery of high-voltage infrastructure. What you’ll be doing Technical Delivery Deliver HV substation primary design (11kV-220kV+) including layouts, sections, equipment placement and GA drawings. Perform equipment selection for transformers, circuit breakers, disconnectors, busbars, surge arresters and earthing systems. Support insulation coordination, short-circuit duty checks and HV equipment ratings. Develop and review earthing designs, light

- **Id**: 3788914
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/kbr-senior-primary-engineer>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Melbourne, Australia, Sydney, Australia
- **Countries**: AU
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-05T05:21:47Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-05
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-07T01:25:42Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 2
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 3673
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Flexible schedule, Professional development
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Military Logistics, Space Services, Engineering Services

## Company

- **Id**: 4344
- **Name**: KBR
- **Domain**: kbr.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/kbr>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 80
- **Open postings**: 445
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.989
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 14
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-07T05:47:08Z

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 2

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-05T05:21:47Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 63
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.632
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 2
- **Expected fill days**: 14
- **Reasons**: conf:4, stale_co, velocity, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-07T05:47:08Z

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