Process Architect

KBR; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K match

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

AD&D

Flexible spending account

Disability insurance

Paid time off

Flexible work schedule

Job summary

KBR, through its STS unit, seeks a Process Architect to optimize pharmaceutical facility layouts, adjacencies, cleanroom zoning, and contamination control, ensuring GMP compliance and future scalability. The role collaborates across engineering and operations to meet design and performance goals.

The position emphasizes coordinating capital projects, ensuring operational readiness, and maintaining long-term maintainability for complex pharma facilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, or related technical discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of experience supporting GMP facility planning or design for pharmaceutical, biotech, or vaccine facilities.
• Experience with cleanroom zoning, manufacturing adjacencies, and contamination control.
• Strong knowledge of pharmaceutical facility design principles and GMP requirements.
• Experience with capital projects in excess of $500M TIC as part of multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Optimize material, personnel, and operational flows.
• Support facility expansion, maintainability, and operational performance goals.
• Coordinate facility planning activities across engineering and operational teams.

Skills

GMP knowledge

Facility design

Cross-functional teamwork

Capital project management

Contamination control

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Architecture

Professional certification (preferred)

Job description

Title:
Process Architect

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 Process Architect to provide specialized expertise in pharmaceutical facility layout, manufacturing adjacencies, cleanroom zoning, material and personnel flow, contamination control strategies, and operational functionality. This role ensures that facility designs meet current Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) requirements while supporting efficient manufacturing operations, future expansion, and long-term maintainability.

Functional job responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Optimize material, personnel, and operational flows.
• Support facility expansion, maintainability, and operational performance goals.
• Coordinate facility planning activities across engineering and operational teams.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of experience supporting GMP facility planning or design supporting pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or vaccine manufacturing facilities.
• Experience with cleanroom zoning, manufacturing adjacencies, and contamination control.
• Strong knowledge of pharmaceutical facility design principles and GMP requirements.
• Experience successfully working with multidisciplinary project teams on capital projects in excess of $500M TIC.

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills:

• Prior experience within PMC or Owner’s Representative organizations for capital projects in excess of $1B TIC.
• Knowledge of FDA, EMA, ISPE, and industry design standards.
• Experience supporting facility programming and operational readiness planning.
• Familiarity with CQV and validation requirements.
• Professional registration or relevant industry 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, or 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 foster 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.