Title:
Senior Program Manager
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KBR’s National Security Solutions team provides high-end engineering and advanced technology solutions to our customers in the intelligence and national security communities. In this position, your work will have a profound impact on the country’s most critical role – protecting our national security.
Why Join Us?
- Innovative Projects: KBR’s work is at the forefront of engineering, logistics, operations, science, program management, mission IT and cybersecurity solutions.
- Collaborative Environment: Be part of a dynamic team that thrives on collaboration and innovation, fostering a supportive and intellectually stimulating workplace.
- Impactful Work: Your contributions will be pivotal in designing and optimizing defense systems that ensure national security and shape the future of space defense.
KBR is seeking a Senior Program Manager to join our team in Albuquerque, NM supporting the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center Air Delivered Capabilities Directorate. An active DoD Secret clearance is required.
The Senior Program Manager (PM) will be responsible for the overall management of a 20-person contract, including engineering support, studies and analyses, weapon program management, cybersecurity management, and stockpile sustainment. The PM manages the cost, schedule and technical performance of contracts under his/her portfolio. They must be able to provide guidance, direction, and execution management of these contracts to include working closely with functional leaders within the Corporate matrixed organization to ensure the program is properly staffed with personnel that have the right skill sets and behaviors. The Program Manager will also be responsible for supporting overall business growth with KBR. The Program Manager oversees the functions and team members of a program, including, responsibility over daily operations, financial results, program execution within the business units, compliance with contract terms, regulations, and internal policies.
Key Responsibilities:
- Serve as the face of the company to our government customer
- Lead teams, including subcontractors in the execution of multiple projects simultaneously
- Interface with government leadership to obtain and clarify contract requirements; maintain responsibility for the daily control and supervision of all contracts members
- Analyze Performance Work Statement (PWS) and ensure all contract members are keenly aware of required support to the government client as laid out in the PWS
- Ensure all Contract Data Requirements Lists contained in the PWS are executed to the highest quality and completed as directed by the contract
- Conduct interviews and assist in making hiring decisions
- Participate in business development and proposal writing
- Lead the strategic and tactical initiatives on the assigned program
- Manage the day-to-day operation of the program
- Manage program resources to ensure program performance to contract expectations
- Manage key relationships with government program management
- Manage the evaluation of program performance
- Manage and guide sub-contractors to ensure contract performance
- Manage and implement innovation initiatives
- Coordinate across company verticals to share best practices
- Ensure company leadership has visibility to any program issues that may affect company reputation, branding, relationship, and CPARS results
- Manage, administer, and evaluate programs, policies, and procedures in the required program areas.
- Collaborate with leadership to ensure alignment with company policies
- Manage issues, risks and opportunities, assisting team members in removing roadblocks and communication to management about issues that cannot be resolved.
- Manage the program schedule documenting detailed tasks for each functional area, responsibility for the task, begin and end dates, and percent complete
- Document critical path and supervise weekly to ensure schedule is maintained, and document actions to recover programs that are behind track
- Support business development activities to increase use of the task order ceiling
- Create project descriptions; identifying problem sets with associated solutions to the customer
- Multiply and grow funding opportunities with the customer
- Provide technical support and leverage technical background to contribute to each project
Work Environment:
- Location: On-site
- Travel Requirements: Minimal 0-20%
- Working Hours: Standard
Qualifications:
Required:
- An active DoD Secret clearance
- BS/Masters in STEM field from accredited institution(s)
- Must have current program/portfolio management experience
- 10+ years of relevant experience relating to Aerospace and Defense projects, such as major weapons systems or major programs (e.g., Acquisition Category (ACAT)).
- Ability to multi-task and prioritize activities by levels of importance and suspense dates
- Firm understanding of execution year dollars
- Ability to multi-task and prioritize activities by levels of importance and suspense dates
- Ability to work with a team of multi-disciplined specialists
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and proven ability to work effectively with all organizational levels, including a matrixed environment
Desired:
- Nuclear weapon system experience
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40hrs
Basic Compensation:
165-190k
The offered rate will be based on the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities and/or experience and in consideration of internal parity.
Additional Compensation:
KBR may offer bonuses, commissions, or other forms of compensation to certain job titles or levels, per internal policy or contractual designation. Additional compensation may be in the form of sign on bonus, relocation benefits, short term incentives, long term incentives, or discretionary payments for exceptional performance.
Ready to Make a Difference?
If you’re excited about making a significant impact in the field of space defense and working on projects that matter, we encourage you to apply and join our team at KBR. Let's shape the future together.
KBR Benefits
KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include 401K plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, flexible spending account, disability, paid time off, or flexible work schedule. We support career advancement through professional training and development.
At KBR, we are passionate about our people, sustainability, and our Zero Harm culture.
These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a more inclusive and diverse company. That commitment is central to our team of team’s philosophy and fosters an environment of real collaboration across cultures and locations. Our individual differences and perspectives bring enhanced value to our teams and help us develop solutions for the most challenging problems. We understand that by embracing those differences and working together, we are more innovative, more resilient, and safer.
KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
