Enterprise Facilities Operations & Maintenance Manager

KBR Careers; Las Cruces (NM); On-site; USD 97,700 - 119,400; Full time

Job summary

KBR is seeking an Enterprise Facilities Operations & Maintenance Manager to support a government client across Aurora, CO and Las Cruces, NM. The role focuses on leading facilities teams, ensuring safe and reliable infrastructure, and coordinating maintenance programs for mission‑critical equipment.

Requirements include a TS/SCI clearance with polygraph, a high school diploma or equivalent, and several years of facilities operations and supervisory experience.

Qualifications

• Clearance: TS/SCI with polygraph.
• Experience in facilities operations and supervisory roles.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage facilities operations and maintenance teams at the site, ensuring safety and reliability.
• Oversee preventative maintenance for critical and non‑critical equipment to prevent mission interruptions.
• Manage critical spares inventory for mission‑essential equipment to prevent outages.
• Interpret and implement maintenance policy and procedures.
• Coordinate with site personnel and management; produce event summaries and remediation plans.
• Update maintenance SOPs annually with site engineering collaboration.
• Lead training plans for 24/7 staff to ensure readiness.
• Integrate new construction projects into the maintenance program and coordinate site reviews.

Skills

Oral communication

Written communication

Project management

Leadership

Personnel management

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Enterprise Facilities Operations & Maintenance Manager

Belong. Connect. Grow. with KBR!

KBR’s National Security Solutions team provides high-end engineering and advanced technology solutions to our customers in the intelligence and national security communities. In this position, your work will have a profound impact on the country’s most critical role – protecting our national security.

Why Join Us?

• Innovative Projects: KBR’s work is at the forefront of engineering, logistics, operations, science, program management, mission IT and cybersecurity solutions.
• Collaborative Environment: Be part of a dynamic team that thrives on collaboration and innovation, fostering a supportive and intellectually stimulating workplace.
• Impactful Work: Your contributions will be pivotal in designing and optimizing defense systems that ensure national security and shape the future of space defense.

This is a contingent position based upon contract award.

KBR is seeking a highly motivated and career-oriented Enterprise Facilities Operations & Maintenance Manager to join our team supporting a government client in Aurora, Colorado and Las Cruces, New Mexico.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage facilities operations and maintenance teams of the site by coordinating and managing the work including, but not limited to, critical and non-critical infrastructure maintenance and providing a safe work environment for all site personnel
• Manage preventative maintenance work of all critical and non-critical equipment to prevent mission interruptions
• Manage critical spares inventory for mission essential equipment to prevent unplanned outages
• Interpret and implement maintenance policy and procedures
• Notify designated GPOCs and/or Operations personnel on facility significant events; ability to compile summaries of events, critical actions accomplished, plans for completion remediation, and brief to site management in various forums
• Update and rewrite maintenance SOPs annually with coordination and collaboration with site engineering
• Manage training plans for 24/7 employees ensuring a well-trained workforce to respond to site anomalies
• Integrate new construction projects into maintenance program, development of testing requirements and coordination of site acceptance review.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Clearance Requirement: TS/SCI with polygraph
• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Minimum of five (5) years of facilities operations experience
• Minimum of three (3) consecutive years of supervisory experience in the field of facilities operations
• Demonstrated experience operating and maintaining power generation, chilled water, and large-scale facilities equipment
• Personnel management experience with excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Proficient knowledge and experience in the use of project management concepts to manage items including, but not limited to: project schedule, scope, cost, risk, and deliverables and related metrics
• Familiarity and willingness to manage a 24/7/365 operational environment
• Highly effective organizational, interpersonal, communication, and group leadership skills
• Ability to reliably operate in a complex and changing environment, demonstrating solid independent judgment

Desired Qualifications

• Seven (7) years of facilities operations experience
• Four (4) consecutive years of facilities operations supervisory experience

Basic Compensation – CO area

$107,500 - $131,400

This range is for the CO area only.

Basic Compensation – NM area

$97,700 - $119,400

This range is for the NM area 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.

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.

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