Project Controls Lead

KBR, Inc; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K plan

medical insurance

dental insurance

vision insurance

life insurance

disability

paid time off

flexible work schedule

Job summary

KBR, Inc is seeking a Project Controls Lead responsible for overseeing project controls governance and acting as the primary project controls advisor. The role encompasses establishing project controls systems, ensuring data integrity, and providing strategic guidance on project performance.

Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree, 15 years of experience, and leadership in regulated projects. The position emphasizes building a high-performing team, continuous improvement, and

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years of project controls experience in highly regulated projects.
• Experience leading project controls organizations during execution phases.
• Strong understanding of engineering, procurement, construction, and delivery processes.

Responsibilities

• Establish and govern project controls systems, processes, and reporting.
• Accountable for all project controls functions performance and integration.
• Provide independent oversight of contractor cost and schedule reporting.

Skills

Project controls leadership

Cost management

Scheduling

Risk management

Change management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Project Management, Business, or Finance

Tools

Cost estimation tools

Project management software

Job description

Project Controls 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 a Project Controls Lead to provide overall leadership of the project controls organization and serve as the client's primary project controls advisor within the PMC team. This role is responsible for establishing and maintaining project controls governance, overseeing the development and management of capital cost estimates, integrating cost and schedule control processes, directing forecasting and performance measurement activities, and ensuring the accuracy, consistency, and integrity of project reporting. The Project Controls Lead provides strategic guidance to PMC leadership on project performance, key trends, emerging risks, recovery opportunities, and corrective actions, enabling informed decision-making and successful project delivery.

Functional job responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Establish and govern project controls systems, processes, standards, and reporting frameworks.
• Accountable for the performance, integration, governance, and staffing of all project controls functions including estimating, cost management, scheduling, risk management, change management, and reporting.
• Ensure the accuracy, integrity, and integration of project cost, schedule, and performance data.
• Provide executive leadership with performance assessments, forecasts, risk insights, and corrective action recommendations.
• Integrate engineering, construction, CQV, startup, operational readiness, and GMP regulatory milestones into project controls systems and reporting and direct the development of project performance reporting, dashboards, and management reviews.
• Provide independent oversight and validation of EPC/EPCM contractor cost, schedule, forecasting, and performance reporting processes.
• Build and lead a high-performing project controls organization while promoting continuous improvement and best practices.
• Direct integrated quantitative cost and schedule risk analysis programs and maintain probabilistic forecasts throughout project execution.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Project Management, Business, Finance, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 15 years of project controls experience, supporting pharmaceutical, biotechnology, life sciences, or other highly regulated industrial projects, including project controls leadership roles on large capital projects of $500M TIC or greater.
• Experience establishing and leading integrated project controls organizations during project execution phases.
• Extensive knowledge of project controls methodologies, including cost management, scheduling, forecasting, earned value management, risk management, change management, and performance measurement.
• Demonstrated experience advising senior project leadership and executive stakeholders on project performance and strategic decision-making.
• Strong understanding of engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and project delivery processes.
• Experience managing multidiscipline project controls teams and coordinating project controls activities across multiple stakeholders and organizations.
• Experience with capital project estimating, including development, review, governance, and validation of project cost estimates from early planning through project completion.
• Experience with quantitative cost and schedule risk analysis methodologies and tools.

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills:

• Experience serving in an Owner's Representative, PMC, EPCM, or Integrated Project Management Team (IPMT) environment.
• Professional certifications offered by AACEi (e.g. CCP®, PSP®, EVP®, PRMP®), or equivalent.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate complex project performance information to executive leadership and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong leadership, organizational, and stakeholder management skills with experience operating in highly matrixed project environments.
• Proven track record of developing and mentoring project controls professionals and building high-performing teams.

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.

• 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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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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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.

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