Program Manager

KBR, Inc; Lexington Park (MD); On-site; USD 129,000 - 182,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K plan with company match

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Paid time off

Flexible work schedule

Job summary

KBR, Inc. seeks an experienced Senior Principal Specialist to serve as Program Manager / CSS Lead supporting the NAVAIR PMA-231 Advanced Hawkeye platform.

You will guide program planning, control activities, and cross-functional teams to meet technical, schedule, and financial goals for multiple projects. You will lead customer engagements, manage contracts, and provide executive-level updates on progress, risks, and mitigations while fostering a high-performing team culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, Business Administration, Program Management or related field.
• Minimum of 15 years of experience in technical program planning and implementation, government program management, contract administration, budget development, and program execution.
• Must have a Top Secret clearance.
• Must have prior E-2 experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex DoD programs involving multiple stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
• Experience with program planning, scheduling, financial management, risk management, and performance tracking.
• Proven ability to manage customer relationships and coordinate activities between technical and business organizations.
• Strong leadership, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience delivering program status, risks, and recommendations to senior leadership and government customers.
• Ability to manage personnel and lead geographically dispersed teams.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and project management tools.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct leadership, management, and oversight of personnel supporting assigned programs.
• Lead planning, coordination, execution, and reporting activities for multiple projects and tasking efforts.
• Organize project workloads and assign personnel based on technical qualifications, experience, and program priorities.
• Serve as the Contract Manager responsible for overall contract execution, ensuring compliance with contract requirements, performance objectives, deliverables, staffing requirements, and customer expectations.
• Serve as the primary liaison between Program Planning and Control, engineering, logistics, financial management, contracts, and customer organizations.
• Oversee integration, testing, fielding, and operational support efforts across Navy and DoD stakeholders.
• Serve as Product Owner and lead coordinator for requirements, priorities, schedules, and stakeholder engagement.
• Monitor program execution against cost, schedule, and performance objectives and implement corrective actions as necessary.
• Develop and execute acquisition strategies, project plans, schedules, risk management activities, and status reporting.
• Establish, manage, and monitor project budgets, forecasts, staffing plans, and resource allocations.
• Lead customer meetings, technical reviews, program reviews, and executive-level briefings.
• Ensure compliance with contractual requirements, company policies, and government program objectives.
• Mentor, develop, motivate, and evaluate assigned employees while fostering a collaborative and high-performing team environment.
• Support workforce planning, hiring, training, and employee development activities.

Skills

Strategic program management

DoD programs

Leadership

Contract administration

Budget management

Cross-functional teams

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, Business Administration, Program Management, or related field

Tools

MS Office

Project management tools (MS Project)

Job description

Program Manager

KBR is seeking a highly experienced Senior Principal Specialist to serve as a Program Manager / CSS Lead. This position supports the NAVAIR PMA-231 Advanced Hawkeye Command and Control platform office. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing program planning and control activities, leading multifunctional teams, coordinating customer engagements, and ensuring successful execution of technical, schedule, and financial objectives across multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct leadership, management, and oversight of personnel supporting assigned programs.
• Lead planning, coordination, execution, and reporting activities for multiple projects and tasking efforts.
• Organize project workloads and assign personnel based on technical qualifications, experience, and program priorities.
• Serve as the Contract Manager responsible for overall contract execution, ensuring compliance with contract requirements, performance objectives, deliverables, staffing requirements, and customer expectations.
• Serve as the primary liaison between Program Planning and Control, engineering, logistics, financial management, contracts, and customer organizations.
• Oversee integration, testing, fielding, and operational support efforts across Navy and DoD stakeholders.
• Serve as Product Owner and lead coordinator for requirements, priorities, schedules, and stakeholder engagement.
• Monitor program execution against cost, schedule, and performance objectives and implement corrective actions as necessary.
• Develop and execute acquisition strategies, project plans, schedules, risk management activities, and status reporting.
• Establish, manage, and monitor project budgets, forecasts, staffing plans, and resource allocations.
• Lead customer meetings, technical reviews, program reviews, and executive-level briefings.
• Ensure compliance with contractual requirements, company policies, and government program objectives.
• Mentor, develop, motivate, and evaluate assigned employees while fostering a collaborative and high-performing team environment.
• Support workforce planning, hiring, training, and employee development activities.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, Business Administration, Program Management, or a related field.
• Minimum of 15 years of experience in technical program planning and implementation, government program management, contract administration, budget development, and program execution.
• Must have a Top Secret clearance.
• Must have prior E-2 experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex DoD programs involving multiple stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
• Experience with program planning, scheduling, financial management, risk management, and performance tracking.
• Proven ability to manage customer relationships and coordinate activities between technical and business organizations.
• Strong leadership, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience delivering program status, risks, and recommendations to senior leadership and government customers.
• Ability to manage personnel and lead geographically dispersed teams.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and project management tools.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience supporting Naval Aviation programs, test activities, or fleet fielding efforts.
• Experience supporting training systems, mission planning, mission data, or related aviation systems.
• Prior Product Owner experience supporting software or system development initiatives.
• Experience supporting NAVAIR or other Navy Program Executive Office organizations.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent program management certification.

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 hours/week.

Compensation: $129,000-$182,000. The salary range posted is based on the national average. The offered rate will be based on the selected candidate’s location, knowledge, skills, abilities, and/or experience, contract affordability, 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 a sign-on bonus, relocation benefits, short-term incentives, long-term incentives, or discretionary payments for exceptional performance.

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 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.

KBR — Delivering Solutions, Changing the World.

KBR brings together the best and brightest to deliver science, technology and engineering solutions that help governments and companies around the world accomplish their most critical missions and objectives.

In everything we do, we are guided by our ONE KBR Values: We Value Our People – We create diverse, inclusive environments in which each person can feel safe, respected and valued, and where everyone has opportunities to grow and reach their full potential. We Deliver – We are uncompromising in our commitment to deliver innovative, high-quality, technology-led solutions for our customers and exceptional, sustainable value for all our stakeholders. We Are People of Integrity – We value honesty, trust, courage, fairness, prudence and tenacity. We believe doing what’s right for the planet, the communities where we work, and our people is good for business. We Empower – We empower our people with a shared purpose, the right tools and the supportive culture they need to be proactive decision-makers, to be adaptive to change, and to succeed. We Are a Team of Teams – We have a will to succeed, but we value the achievements of our team of teams over individual accomplishments. Our collective focus makes us a better, stronger, more effective company. We have also embedded environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles in every business operation and corporate function. Not only are we committed to operating safely, sustainably and equitably, but we are also committed to using our capabilities and expertise to help our customers accomplish their sustainability goals.

Worldwide, KBR employs a diverse workforce approximately 29,000 people strong, with customers in more than 80 countries and operations in 40 countries. At KBR, We Deliver.