Senior Defense & Space Program Manager

KBR Careers; Beavercreek Township (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR is seeking a Project Manager to lead cross-functional initiatives supporting government programs and defense technology development. You will coordinate schedules, budgets, risks, and deliverables while ensuring alignment with strategic business objectives and security requirements.

The ideal candidate has a track record of managing complex projects through full lifecycle, with experience supporting national security programs and government contracting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, Engineering, Program Management, Technology, or related field.
• 5+ years of project management experience.
• Demonstrated success managing multiple concurrent projects.
• Experience developing and maintaining project schedules, budgets, and status reporting.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, execution, monitoring, and closure of assigned projects.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, schedules, budgets, and resource forecasts.
• Coordinate activities across engineering, operations, finance, contracts, and executive leadership teams.
• Track project milestones, risks, dependencies, and action items.
• Facilitate project status meetings and prepare executive-level reporting.
• Manage customer and stakeholder communications throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensure compliance with contractual requirements, regulatory standards, and organizational policies.
• Support proposal development, project startup activities, and transition-to-execution planning.
• Identify process improvement opportunities and implement project management best practices.
• Monitor financial performance including project budgets, burn rates, forecasts, and earned value metrics where applicable.
• Drive issue resolution and escalation management to ensure project success.

Skills

Communication

Stakeholder management

Presentation skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

KBR is seeking a Project Manager to lead cross-functional initiatives supporting government programs and defense technology development. You will coordinate schedules, budgets, risks, and deliverables while ensuring alignment with strategic business objectives and security requirements.

The ideal candidate has a track record of managing complex projects through full lifecycle, with experience supporting national security programs and government contracting.