Risk and Change Manager

KBR Careers; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Flexible work schedule

Job summary

KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions in the United States seeks a Risk and Change Manager to administer the program's risk and change management processes. You will lead risk identification, assessment, mitigation, monitoring, and reporting, coordinating with PMC workstreams to keep cost and schedule forecasts accurate.

The role requires a Bachelor's in Engineering or related field and at least 15 years of experience in project controls, risk and change management on major capital projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Business, or related discipline.
• Minimum 15 years of experience in project controls, risk management, change management, or project management on major capital projects.
• Experience implementing and administering project risk and change management processes.
• Experience evaluating cost and schedule impacts, contingency requirements, and forecast risks.
• Extensive experience with qualitative and quantitative risk assessment processes related to capital construction projects.
• Strong understanding of project controls, forecasting, cost management, and scheduling principles.

Responsibilities

• Lead the project's risk and change management programs, including risk identification, assessment, mitigation, monitoring, and reporting.
• Administer the project change management process and ensure changes are evaluated, approved, and incorporated into cost and schedule forecasts.
• Facilitate risk reviews, trend analysis, quantitative risk assessments, and contingency management activities.
• Coordinate with all PMC workstreams to identify emerging risks, opportunities, and potential impacts to project objectives.
• Maintain risk registers, change logs, and performance metrics while providing recommendations to project leadership.
• Support forecasting and decision-making through analysis of project risks, changes, and their associated cost and schedule impacts.
• Promote risk and change management best practices across the project team.

Skills

Risk management

Change management

Forecasting

Cost management

Scheduling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Business, or related discipline

Tools

Quantitative risk analysis tools

Project controls tools

PMI-RMP/PMI certifications

Job description

Risk and Change Manager

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 looking for a Risk & Change Manager to administer the program's risk management and change management processes. Working closely with all PMC workstreams, this role identifies potential threats and opportunities, facilitates risk mitigation planning, tracks trends, and ensures project changes are evaluated, approved, and incorporated into cost and schedule forecasts in a controlled manner.

Functional job responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Lead the project's risk and change management programs, including risk identification, assessment, mitigation, monitoring, and reporting.
• Administer the project change management process and ensure changes are evaluated, approved, and incorporated into cost and schedule forecasts.
• Facilitate risk reviews, trend analysis, quantitative risk assessments, and contingency management activities.
• Coordinate with all PMC workstreams to identify emerging risks, opportunities, and potential impacts to project objectives.
• Maintain risk registers, change logs, and performance metrics while providing recommendations to project leadership.
• Support forecasting and decision-making through analysis of project risks, changes, and their associated cost and schedule impacts.
• Promote risk and change management best practices across the project team.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Business, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 15 years of experience in project controls, risk management, change management, or project management on major capital projects.
• Demonstrated experience implementing and administering project risk and change management processes.
• Experience evaluating cost and schedule impacts, contingency requirements, and forecast risks.
• Extensive experience with qualitative and quantitative risk assessment processes related to capital construction projects.
• Strong understanding of project controls, forecasting, cost management, and scheduling principles.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting pharmaceutical, biotechnology, life sciences, or other regulated manufacturing projects.
• Experience in an Owner's Representative, PMC, EPCM, or Integrated Project Management Team (IPMT) environment.
• Experience supporting large projects with multiple phases exceeding $500 million TIC.
• Experience with quantitative risk analysis and schedule/cost risk assessment tools.Professional certifications such as PMI-RMP, CCP, PSP, EVP, PMP, PRMP, or equivalent credentials.

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'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.

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