Title:
Program Manager
At KBR, we deliver science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies around the world. KBR employs approximately 37,000 people worldwide with customers in more than 85 countries and operations in over 28 countries. KBR is proud to work with its customers across the globe to provide technology, value-added services, and long-term operations and maintenance services to ensure consistent delivery with predictable results.
Trinzic is the future independent company to be created through the planned spin-off of KBR's Mission Technology Solutions business, expected in January 2027. Our people work at the frontier of what is possible, delivering solutions in challenging environments and advancing some of the world's highest-priority national security and space missions.
Backed by decades of mission success, deep expertise, and trusted partnerships, Trinzic will launch as a global organization with more than 18,000 employees supporting customers around the world. Join us at a defining moment and help shape the future of a company built to tackle complex challenges and make a meaningful impact.
Candidates who join KBR's Mission Technology Solutions business before the spin-off will transition to Trinzic when the separation is complete and will not need to reapply for employment.
At KBR, we deliver science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies around the world. KBR employs approximately 37,000 people worldwide with customers in more than 85 countries and operations in over 28 countries. KBR is proud to work with its customers across the globe to provide technology, value-added services, and long-term operations and maintenance services to ensure consistent delivery with predictable results.
Trinzic is the future independent company to be created through the planned spin-off of KBR's Mission Technology Solutions business, expected in January 2027. Our people work at the frontier of what is possible, delivering solutions in challenging environments and advancing some of the world's highest-priority national security and space missions. Backed by decades of mission success, deep expertise, and trusted partnerships, Trinzic will launch as a global organization with more than 18,000 employees supporting customers around the world. Join us at a defining moment and help shape the future of a company built to tackle complex challenges and make a meaningful impact.
Candidates who join KBR's Mission Technology Solutions business before the spin-off will transition to Trinzic when the separation is complete and will not need to reapply for employment.
KBR is seeking a Program Manager to lead teams, develop talent, and drive execution across a portfolio of advanced national security programs. These programs support customers operating in cyber, intelligence, electronic warfare, communications, and other mission-focused environments where rapidly evolving threats demand innovative technical solutions.
This position is ideal for a leader who excels at connecting customer needs to technical capabilities, building trusted relationships, developing future leaders, and creating high-performing organizations. The successful candidate will focus on people leadership, mission execution, customer engagement, and strategic growth while helping teams translate customer challenges into actionable opportunities.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and develop multidisciplinary technical teams supporting national security customers.
- Direct program execution across cost, schedule, staffing, and customer satisfaction objectives.
- Build a culture of ownership, accountability, initiative, and high performance.
- Mentor employees and emerging leaders while fostering effective delegation and decision making.
- Build and maintain trusted relationships with government customers and key stakeholders.
- Identify customer challenges, emerging mission needs, and future opportunities across cyber, ISR, electronic warfare, communications, and related mission areas.
- Help shape organizational strategy through customer engagement, market awareness, and mission understanding.
- Drive pipeline growth by identifying customer problems and aligning technical investments with customer priorities.
- Partner with technical leadership to guide investments, capability development, and long-term organizational vision.
- Support staffing, recruiting, retention, and workforce development initiatives.
- Lead program reviews, risk discussions, and execution planning activities.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Program Management, Operations, Management, or a related discipline.
- Minimum of 10 years of leadership, program management, military, government, or related industry experience.
- Demonstrated experience leading teams and developing personnel.
- Experience managing program execution involving cost, schedule, and staffing.
- Strong customer engagement and relationship-building skills.
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
- Experience leading organizations through growth and change.
- Demonstrated ability to assess risk, make decisions, and execute in dynamic environments.
- Ability to translate customer challenges into organizational priorities and actionable technical investments.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance.
Desired Qualifications
- Master's degree in Business or Engineering.
- PMP certification.
- Active security clearance or ability to obtain and maintain one.
- Former military officer, government program manager, or comparable leadership experience.
- Experience supporting national security, defense research and development, military operations, intelligence, cyber, ISR, communications, or electronic warfare organizations.
- Experience managing cost-plus research and development efforts.
- Experience identifying emerging customer needs and translating them into growth opportunities.
- Demonstrated success developing future leaders and building high-performing organizations.
- Active TS/SCI clearance.
Basic Compensation:
$150,000 - $200,000 (For Ohio Only)
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.
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.
Belong, Connect and Grow at KBR
At KBR, we are passionate about our people 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 People First company. That commitment is central to our team of team’s philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong, Connect and Grow. We Deliver – Together.
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.
