Lead Project Engineer

KBR, Inc.; Newark (DE); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

AD&D

Flexible spending account

Disability insurance

Paid time off

Flexible work schedule

Professional training & development

Job summary

KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions, part of KBR, Inc., is seeking a Lead Project Engineer to function as the day-to-day engineering integrator across disciplines and manage interfaces with PMC workstreams.

This role will support schedule management, technical issue resolution, change management, and engineering communication processes while ensuring that engineering execution remains aligned with project objectives and stakeholder expectations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of engineering or project engineering experience.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary engineering teams for capital projects in excess of $500M TIC.
• Strong understanding of design execution, project delivery, and change management.
• Experience supporting project planning and schedule management activities.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate engineering activities across multiple disciplines.
• Manage engineering interfaces with PMC workstreams and stakeholders.
• Support schedule management, change control, and technical issue resolution.
• Facilitate engineering communications and project coordination activities.
• Monitor engineering execution to ensure alignment with project objectives.

Skills

Project coordination

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Schedule management

Change management

Engineering communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Job description

Lead Project Engineer

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 a Lead Project Engineer to function as the day-to-day engineering integrator, coordinating activities across engineering disciplines and managing interfaces with other PMC workstreams. This role will support schedule management, technical issue resolution, change management, and engineering communication processes while ensuring that engineering execution remains aligned with project objectives and stakeholder expectations.

Functional job responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Coordinate engineering activities across multiple disciplines.
• Manage engineering interfaces with PMC workstreams and stakeholders.
• Support schedule management, change control, and technical issue resolution.
• Facilitate engineering communications and project coordination activities.
• Monitor engineering execution to ensure alignment with project objectives.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of engineering or project engineering experience.
• Experience successfully coordinating multidisciplinary engineering teams for capital projects in excess of $500M TIC.
• Strong understanding of design execution, project delivery, and change management.
• Experience supporting project planning and schedule management activities.

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills:

• Experience supporting pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or GMP-regulated facilities.
• Prior experience within PMC or Owner’s Representative organizations for capital projects in excess of $1B TIC.
• Knowledge of project controls and risk management processes.
• Experience supporting commissioning and startup activities.
• PE license or PMP certification.

Decarbonization – Energy Transition – Sustainability

KBR Benefits

• 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.

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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.