Project Manager, Military Space Strategy and Execution

KBR Careers; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus potential

Benefits package

Job summary

KBR’s National Security Solutions team seeks a Project Manager to advance execution excellence and growth across the Military Space Division. You will help develop standardized PM practices, performance metrics, digital resources, and scalable tools to improve delivery and division-wide effectiveness.

You will identify evolving customer needs and growth opportunities while supporting capture and proposal activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, business, management, or related field.
• 5+ years of project/program management experience in DoD, military space, aerospace, or intelligence.
• Experience developing or implementing PM processes, tools, or governance.
• Experience managing schedules, resources, deliverables, risks, dependencies, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Working knowledge of PMBOK principles and disciplined project-management practices.
• Understanding of DoD acquisition, contracting, budgeting, program execution, or technical-review processes.
• Ability to analyze contractual requirements, including PWS and CDRLs.
• Experience supporting organic growth, capture, proposal development, or BD activities.
• Strong facilitation, communication, analytical, organizational, and change-management skills.
• Ability to develop executive-level briefings, dashboards, and implementation plans.
• Ability to obtain and maintain the security clearance required for assigned projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of Military Space Performance Excellence framework and PM framework.
• Build scalable PM processes aligned with PMBOK and contract requirements.
• Document standard processes, templates, roles, and tools for programs.
• Conduct fact-finding with senior program managers to learn current operations.
• Establish KPIs and internal performance measures for delivery and CPARS.
• Support organic growth and capture planning; identify opportunities.
• Translate insights into growth initiatives and differentiated solutions.
• Support market research, proposals, reviews, and customer presentations.
• Collaborate across operations, business development, and technical teams.

Skills

Project management

PMBOK

Leadership

Communication

Analytical

Change management

Executive briefing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, business, management, or related field

Tools

SharePoint

Project dashboards

CPARS knowledge

Performance metrics tools

Job description

Title

Project Manager, Military Space Strategy and Execution

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.

Job Summary

KBR is seeking a Project Manager to advance execution excellence and growth initiatives across the Military Space Division. This role will contribute to the development of standardized program management practices, performance measures, digital resources, and scalable tools that improve program delivery and division-wide operational effectiveness. The Project Manager will also support organic growth, working with program and operational teams to identify evolving customer needs, adjacent requirements, contract-expansion opportunities, and potential follow-on work. For competitive growth, the role will contribute to market and opportunity assessments, capture planning, solution development, proposal preparation, reviews, and customer presentations. Working across program operations, business development, technical teams, and functional organizations, the Project Manager will help translate mission needs, customer insights, and delivery best practices into actionable growth strategies, differentiated solutions, and practical improvements to Military Space execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Delivery Excellence and Execution Strategy Lead the development and implementation of the Military Space Performance Excellence framework for program and project execution. Develop a scalable program management framework aligned with PMBOK principles, KBR best practices, contractual requirements, and customer expectations. Document standard processes, procedures, roles, templates, and tools that programs can tailor to their specific requirements. Conduct fact-finding with senior program managers to understand how major programs currently operate, including their processes, digital presence, tools, execution challenges, and effective practices. Review applicable Performance Work Statements, Contract Data Requirements Lists, and other contractual deliverables to understand program execution and reporting requirements. Establish key performance indicators and internal performance measures that support delivery excellence, customer satisfaction, and strong CPARS outcomes. Develop repeatable approaches for monitoring project cost, schedule, technical performance, staffing, risk, quality, deliverables, and customer commitments. Capture and share lessons learned and effective practices across Military Space programs. Help programs implement corrective actions and continuous-improvement initiatives based on performance trends and execution needs.
• Organic and Competitive Growth Support Support organic growth by helping operating units and programs identify adjacent customer needs, emerging requirements, contract-growth opportunities, and potential follow-on work. Translate program insights, customer challenges, and execution lessons into actionable growth initiatives. Support competitive pursuits through market research, capture planning, solution development, proposal preparation, reviews, and oral presentations. Incorporate delivery-excellence processes, tools, metrics, and discriminators into competitive proposals and customer solutions. Develop training and practical resources that strengthen business acumen across the Military Space Division. Help operational teams understand their role in business development, customer engagement, organic growth, recompetes, and competitive captures. Facilitate collaboration among operations, business development, technical, contracts, finance, and functional organizations. Support development and implementation of the Division’s overall strategy, growth priorities, and execution vision.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, business, management, or a related field.
• 5 or more years of project or program management experience in DoD, military space, aerospace, intelligence, or another technical environment.
• Experience developing or implementing project management processes, tools, standards, or governance practices.
• Experience managing schedules, resources, deliverables, risks, dependencies, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Working knowledge of PMBOK principles and disciplined project-management practices.
• Understanding of DoD acquisition, contracting, budgeting, program execution, or technical-review processes.
• Ability to analyze contractual requirements, including Performance Work Statements and Contract Data Requirements Lists.
• Experience supporting organic growth, capture, proposal development, customer engagement, or related business development activities.
• Strong facilitation, communication, analytical, organizational, and change-management skills.
• Ability to develop executive-level briefings, dashboards, process documentation, and implementation plans.
• Ability to obtain and maintain the security clearance required for assigned projects.

Preferred Qualifications

• Project Management Professional certification.
• Experience supporting the U.S. Space Force, Space Systems Command, Air Force Research Laboratory, or related organizations.
• Experience developing program management offices, delivery-excellence frameworks, or enterprise project-management standards.
• Experience with SharePoint site development, project dashboards, performance metrics, and digital collaboration tools.
• Familiarity with CPARS, DoD contract deliverables, program controls, and customer-performance management.
• Experience supporting technical proposals, capture strategies, recompetes, and on-contract growth.
• Experience facilitating process improvement and organizational change across multiple programs or operating units.
• Familiarity with automation, analytics, Copilot, or responsible AI applications in project and program management.

Work Environment

• Location: On site
• Travel Requirements: Moderate
• Working Hours: Standard, 40 hours per week (Full-time)
• Compensation: For Colorado only, the salary range for this position is approximately $125,000 - $150,000. The offered rate will be based on the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities and/or experience and in consideration of internal parity.
• Other 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.
• 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.

Equal Opportunity

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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