Senior Risk & Change Leader for Capital Projects

KBR, Inc; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K plan with company match

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Life insurance

AD&D insurance

Flexible spending account

Disability insurance

Paid time off

Flexible work schedule

Professional training and development

Job summary

KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions is seeking a Risk and Change Manager to oversee risk and change management across large capital projects. The role focuses on identifying threats and opportunities, coordinating with PMC workstreams, and ensuring changes are captured in cost and schedule forecasts.

We value thorough risk analysis, robust governance, and strong collaboration with project leadership to drive contingency planning and best practices in risk mitigation.

Qualifications

• 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.

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

Project controls

Forecasting

Cost and schedule impact analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Construction Management/PM/Business

Job description

KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions is seeking a Risk and Change Manager to oversee risk and change management across large capital projects. The role focuses on identifying threats and opportunities, coordinating with PMC workstreams, and ensuring changes are captured in cost and schedule forecasts.

We value thorough risk analysis, robust governance, and strong collaboration with project leadership to drive contingency planning and best practices in risk mitigation.