Sr Director, Program Management (Hybrid)

KBR, Inc.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 221,000 - 331,000; Full time

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Job summary

KBR, Inc. in New York is seeking a Sr Director, Program Management for a hybrid role overseeing a large NASA communications contract.

You will lead execution of task orders, manage distributed teams, and serve as the primary NASA liaison to ensure safe, reliable mission services. This senior position requires 15+ years of program management (or 12+ with master's), TS clearance, and experience with government contracts above $200M annually.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and 15 years of related experience, OR master’s degree and 12 years.
• Experience supporting U.S. Government contracts and customers, aerospace or PM.
• 10+ years leading tasks on schedule, cost, and requirements as a PM.
• 10+ years leading teams to achieve common goals.
• Top Secret Security Clearance with SCI within 1 year.
• Experience with O&M contracts >$200M annually and vendor relationships.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day execution of task orders to ensure safe, reliable, secure, and uninterrupted communications and navigation services.
• Manage personnel across distributed operations, engineering, cybersecurity, logistics, and modernization teams.
• Serve as the senior customer-facing program leader for NASA and government stakeholders.
• Drive transition from legacy operations to an integrated Network operating model.
• Oversee network management functions and continuous improvement across assets.
• Ensure operational performance with transparent reporting to NASA and KBR leadership.
• Chair or oversee governance forums, risk management, and performance reviews.
• Lead cost, schedule, technical, staffing, and financial performance for task orders.
• Onboard commercial providers and new missions into operational baselines.
• Ensure deliverables, schedules, reports, and briefings are accurate and timely.
• Recruit, coach, certify, and retain a mission-focused 24x7 workforce.

Skills

Strong engineering skills

Leadership skills

Verbal and written communication

Multi-tasking

Government contracts experience

Program management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Master’s Degree

Job description

Title:

Sr Director, Program Management (Hybrid)

Belong. Connect. Grow. with KBR!

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We are a company of innovators, thinkers, creators, explorers, volunteers, and dreamers. But we all share one goal: to improve the world responsibly and safely.

THIS POSITION IS CONTINGENT UPON CONTRACT AWARD

Hybrid Role w/20%travel toDC Area

KBR is seeking aSr. Director(Program Manager)for theAdvanced Engineering and Operations (AEO)division, who will report to theAEOVP and lead execution of a largeNASA Communicationscontractthat will oversee O&M, commercial communication provider integration,mission interface functions, network operations, sustainment, cybersecurity, modernization, and performance management into a reliable, secure, efficient, and innovative operating model for NASAhuman spaceflight, science, exploration, non-NASA Government, commercial, and international missions.TheProgram Manager will be accountable for safe, uninterrupted mission service delivery; disciplined task order execution; cost, schedule, technical, and risk performance; customer intimacy; workforce readiness; subcontractor integration; and continuous improvement asNASAtransitions from legacy network operations toward an integrated, performance-based communications and navigation services enterprise.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead day-to-day execution of task orders, ensuring safe, reliable, secure, and uninterrupted communications and navigation services across the Network.
• Manage KBR, subcontractor, and partner personnel across geographically distributed operations, engineering, cybersecurity,logistics, mission interface, and modernization teams.
• Serve as the senior customer-facing program leader for NASA, mission-user communities, and other Government stakeholders, building trusted relationships andmaintainingstrong customer intimacy.
• Drive the transition from legacy network operations to an integrated Network operating model through disciplinedmanagement.
• Oversee integrated network management functions, and continuous improvement across Government-owned and commercial network assets.
• Ensure operational performance with transparent reporting to NASA and KBR leadership.
• Chair or oversee program governance forums, including risk and opportunity management, configuration control, performance reviews, corrective action boards, modernization decision gates, and subcontractor accountability reviews.
• Lead cost, schedule, technical, staffing, and financial performance for fixed-price and cost-type task orders, applying sound business judgment when making KBR-binding program decisions.
• Lead functional managersonboardingcommercial service providers, new missions, new capabilities, and modernization initiatives into operational baselines while preserving operator authority, mission assurance, and NASA decision visibility.
• Ensure contract deliverables, integrated master schedules, financial reports, performance metrics, program management reviews, staffing plans, risk registers, and customer briefings areaccurate,timely, anddecision-useful.
• Recruit, coach, certify, andretaina mission-focused workforce capable of supporting 24x7 operations, critical mission events, geographically distributed activities, and evolving NASA requirements.

As a leader, you always act with integrity, and the highest ethical standards characterize everything you do. You enable your team to achieve predictable and balanced results, while satisfying the needs of internal and external partners. You treat all people with respect, and youmodelpersonal growth and continuous development. You know how to build an inclusive environment that attracts,retains, and inspires a diverse and engaged team. You develop trusted and valued customer relationships and communicate effectively, so that people throughout the organization feel engaged and connected to their work. You deliver excellence, strive for continuousimprovementand respond vigorously to change. Requires a strong and reasonable personality to work with customers and industry partners.

REQUIRED EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s Degree and 15years of related experience, OR amaster’sdegree and 12years of related experience
• Related experience includes professional and/or military experience to include a background in supporting U.S. Government contracts and customers, aerospace manufacturing, project management, or program management
• 10+years of experience leading the performance of tasks on schedule, at cost and achieving all requirementsas a program manager.
• 10+years ofdemonstratedsuccess leading teams/and or organizations to achieve acommon goal
• Top Secret Security Clearancewith ability to obtain SCI within 1 year
• Experience workingdirectly with governmentcustomersonO&Mcontractsin excess of$200M annuallyand managing relationships with commercial services vendors

PREFERREDEDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• NASAMSFCor HQworkand leadership experience, past SES leaders preferred
• NASA contractor work and leadership experience
• Knowledge of NASA’sstrategicagencydirectives,mission directorateinitiativesandagency-widecommunications systems.
• Communication: The ability to manage communications with stakeholders through organized processes to ensure that program information is defined, collected, shared, understood,storedand retrieved in a manner that effectively meets program and stakeholder needs
• Issue & Problem Resolution: The ability toidentifyand address program impacts through a systematic, proactive, approach to issue and problem resolution thatidentifies, communicates,monitors, and promptly resolves conflicts across all levels of the program
• Requirements: The ability to define, document, analyze, trace, prioritize, and confirm requirements throughout the entire program life cycle
• Risk & Opportunity: The ability to address program uncertainty through an organized and analyticalforward-lookingapproach thatidentifiesrisks and opportunities, determinesappropriate handlingplans, and manages, controls, and communicates risks and opportunities throughout the lifecycle of the program
• Project Management Professional (PMP)or Program Management Professional (PgMP)certification

CORE SKILLS

• Strong Engineering Skills
• Working knowledge of core engineering disciplines
• Strong leadershipand organizationalskills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability tolead andoperatein ahigh value Firm-type Task Order environment
• Self-motivated, self-starter
• Ability to multi-task
• Ability to function in a dynamic environment with changing requirements and priorities

Basic Compensation:

$220,800 _-_$331,200

The offered rate will be based on contract affordability and the selected candidate’s working location, knowledge, skills, abilities and/or experience, and in consideration of internal parity

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 an ongoing journey toward being a People First company. That commitment is central to our team of team’s philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong, Connect and Grow. We Deliver – Together.

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 of 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.