Programme Director

KBR Careers; West Devon; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR in the United Kingdom is seeking a Programme Director – Engineering to provide strategic leadership for complex engineering programmes, spanning FEED and detailed design, with governance across cost, schedule and risk. This role operates as a senior client interface, coordinating multi-discipline teams and ensuring safety, regulatory compliance and high-quality delivery across the programme lifecycle.

Hybrid working options from Reading, Bristol or Plymouth are available, with SC clearance

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience delivering large-scale engineering or EPC programmes.
• Direct accountability for FEED and detailed design execution.
• Experience managing multi-discipline engineering teams and workstreams.
• Proven responsibility for programme cost, schedule, and risk control.
• Experience delivering programmes within regulated or safety-critical industries.
• Background working with major UK or international engineering contractors.
• Experience interfacing with executive-level clients and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership and direction for engineering programmes spanning FEED and detailed design phases
• Establish programme governance, controls, and reporting aligned to cost, schedule, risk, and quality objectives
• Lead and coordinate multi‑discipline engineering teams, ensuring technical integration and design maturity
• Act as senior client interface, managing expectations and supporting key commercial and delivery decisions
• Oversee programme risk management, change control, and mitigation planning
• Ensure engineering deliverables meet contractual, regulatory, and assurance requirements
• Collaborate with project controls, procurement, and construction teams to support downstream readiness
• Drive continuous improvement in programme execution, assurance, and delivery performance

Education

Chartered Engineer status or equivalent professional accreditation

Degree in Engineering or related technical discipline

Job description

Title

Programme Director A career at KBR can change the world — and change your life. If you’re ready, let’s get started. The KBR team of teams delivers future-forward science, technology and engineering solutions and mission-critical services that help governments and companies around the world accomplish their most important objectives, while also helping achieve their sustainability goals.

About the Role

The Programme Director – Engineering provides strategic leadership and delivery oversight for complex engineering programmes, with accountability across FEED and detailed design phases. This role establishes and maintains programme governance, ensuring alignment to technical, commercial, and schedule objectives while managing risk and stakeholder expectations. Working across multi‑discipline engineering teams, the Programme Director integrates project controls, engineering assurance, and client engagement to drive predictable and high‑quality outcomes. The position operates as a senior interface with clients and partners, shaping delivery strategies and decision‑making frameworks. Through structured leadership and clear accountability, the role supports safe, compliant, and efficient execution across the programme lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership and direction for engineering programmes spanning FEED and detailed design phases
• Establish programme governance, controls, and reporting aligned to cost, schedule, risk, and quality objectives
• Lead and coordinate multi‑discipline engineering teams, ensuring technical integration and design maturity
• Act as senior client interface, managing expectations and supporting key commercial and delivery decisions
• Oversee programme risk management, change control, and mitigation planning
• Ensure engineering deliverables meet contractual, regulatory, and assurance requirements
• Collaborate with project controls, procurement, and construction teams to support downstream readiness
• Drive continuous improvement in programme execution, assurance, and delivery performance

Experience Required

• Senior leadership experience delivering large‑scale engineering or EPC programmes
• Direct accountability for FEED and detailed design execution
• Experience managing multi‑discipline engineering teams and workstreams
• Proven responsibility for programme cost, schedule, and risk control
• Experience delivering programmes within regulated or safety‑critical industries
• Background working with major UK or international engineering contractors
• Experience interfacing with executive‑level clients and stakeholders

Qualifications/Certifications

Chartered Engineer status or equivalent professional accreditation Degree in Engineering or related technical discipline

Location

Reading/Bristol/Plymouth - hybrid working with a mix of office-based and remote working.

Security Requirements

SC Clearance Due to the secure nature of this project, restrictions in relation to UK residency and nationality will apply.

KBR Benefits & More

Belong. Connect. Grow. 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.

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KBR — Delivering Solutions, Changing the World.

KBR brings together the best and brightest to deliver science, technology and engineering solutions that help governments and companies around the world accomplish their most critical missions and objectives. In everything we do, we are guided by our ONE KBR Values:

• We Value Our People – We create diverse, inclusive environments in which each person can feel safe, respected and valued, and where everyone has opportunities to grow and reach their full potential.
• We Deliver – We are uncompromising in our commitment to deliver innovative, high‑quality, technology‑led solutions for our customers and exceptional, sustainable value for all our stakeholders.
• We Are People of Integrity – We value honesty, trust, courage, fairness, prudence and tenacity. We believe doing what’s right for the planet, the communities where we work, and our people is good for business.
• We Empower – We empower our people with a shared purpose, the right tools and the supportive culture they need to be proactive decision‑makers, to be adaptive to change, and to succeed.
• We Are a Team of Teams – We have a will to succeed, but we value the achievements of our team of teams over individual accomplishments. Our collective focus make us a better, stronger, more effective company. We have also embedded environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles in every business operation and corporate function. Not only are we committed to operating safely, sustainably and equitably, but we are also committed to using our capabilities and expertise to help our customers accomplish their sustainability goals.