Bioconjugate Area Lead

kbr; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Job summary

KBR is seeking an experienced Bioconjugate Area Lead to serve as the PMC organization’s primary owner-representative for planning, design integration, construction assurance, commissioning, qualification, operational readiness, and startup of the Bioconjugate Manufacturing Area for the client.

Responsibilities include coordinating across clients, PMC, EPCM contractors, and suppliers, driving technical decisions, and ensuring manufacturing, quality, and regulatory requirements are incorporated

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical discipline required.
• Minimum 15 years of engineering experience in pharma/biotech or GMP-regulated facilities.
• Proven ability to lead large multidisciplinary engineering teams and contractors.
• Experience supporting commissioning, startup, and operational readiness activities.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical decision‑making and stakeholder alignment.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate activities across stakeholders to ensure safe, compliant delivery aligned with cost, schedule, quality, and operations.
• Provide leadership in technical decision-making, facility integration, readiness planning, risk management, issue resolution, and stakeholder coordination.
• Act as the primary integration point for the bioconjugate manufacturing scope.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration from design through startup.
• Support the transition of the facility into routine GMP operations.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Project coordination

Team leadership

Decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical discipline

Job description

Title: Bioconjugate Area Lead

KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions (STS) provides holistic and value-added solutions across the entire asset life cycle. These include world-class licensed process technologies, differentiated advisory services, deep technical domain expertise, energy transition solutions, high-end design capabilities, and smart solutions to optimize planned and operating assets.

KBR is seeking an experienced Bioconjugate Area Lead to serve as the PMC organization's primary owner-representative for the planning, design integration, construction assurance, commissioning, qualification, operational readiness, and startup of the Bioconjugate Manufacturing Area for the client.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate activities across the client's stakeholders, the PMC team, EPCM contractor(s), equipment suppliers, C&Q teams, and future manufacturing operations to ensure the facility, process systems, utilities, and equipment are delivered safely, compliantly, and in alignment with project cost, schedule, quality, and operational objectives.
• Provide leadership in technical decision-making, facility and equipment integration, operational readiness planning, risk management, issue resolution, and stakeholder coordination while ensuring manufacturing, quality, maintenance, and regulatory requirements are incorporated throughout project execution.
• Act as the primary integration point for the bioconjugate manufacturing scope
• Drive cross-functional collaboration from design through startup and
• Support the successful transition of the facility into routine GMP operations.

Required Education & Experience Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum 15 years of engineering experience, supporting pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or other GMP-regulated facilities
• Experience successfully managing large multidisciplinary engineering teams and engineering contractors.
• Experience supporting commissioning, startup, and operational readiness activities.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical decision-making and stakeholder alignment.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management capabilities.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience in an Owner's Representative or PMC role for major capital projects in excess of $1B TIC.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license and/or PMP certification.

Decarbonization - Energy Transition - Sustainability

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
• 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.