Senior Engineering Programme Director

KBR, Inc.; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR, Inc. is looking for a Programme Director to oversee complex engineering programmes from FEED to detailed design. This role encompasses leadership, governance, and client interface, ensuring alignment to strategic objectives while managing risk.

The successful candidate will have significant experience in leading engineering teams, managing large projects, and interfacing with executive-level stakeholders. The position offers hybrid working arrangements across Reading, Bristol, and Plymouth.

Qualifications

• Must have senior leadership experience in engineering or EPC programmes.
• Accountability for FEED and detailed design execution is essential.
• Ability to manage multi-discipline engineering teams and workstreams is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership for engineering programmes spanning FEED and detailed design phases.
• Establish programme governance, controls, and reporting aligned to objectives.
• Lead multi-discipline engineering teams ensuring technical integration.

Skills

Senior leadership experience delivering large-scale engineering or EPC programmes

Direct accountability for FEED and detailed design execution

Experience managing multi-discipline engineering teams

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

Education

Chartered Engineer status or equivalent professional accreditation

Degree in Engineering or related technical discipline

Job description

KBR, Inc. is looking for a Programme Director to oversee complex engineering programmes from FEED to detailed design. This role encompasses leadership, governance, and client interface, ensuring alignment to strategic objectives while managing risk.

The successful candidate will have significant experience in leading engineering teams, managing large projects, and interfacing with executive-level stakeholders. The position offers hybrid working arrangements across Reading, Bristol, and Plymouth.