Programme Director, Engineering – Hybrid & Client-Facing

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

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