Strategic Defense Programs Manager

KBR, Inc.; Beavercreek Township (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR, Inc. is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead cross-functional initiatives supporting strategic objectives, government programs, and technology development efforts.

The role requires coordinating schedules, budgets, risks, and deliverables with stakeholders across engineering, operations, finance, contracts, and leadership. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record managing complex projects through full lifecycles in fast-paced environments, with preference for experience

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Engineering, Program Management, Technology, or a related field.
• 5+ years of project management experience.
• Demonstrated success managing multiple concurrent projects.
• Strong knowledge of project management methodologies and tools.
• 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

Project management

Stakeholder management

Budgeting

Scheduling

Communication

Risk management

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Program Management or related field

Tools

MS Project

Earned Value Management (EVM)

Microsoft Excel

Job description

KBR, Inc. is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead cross-functional initiatives supporting strategic objectives, government programs, and technology development efforts.

The role requires coordinating schedules, budgets, risks, and deliverables with stakeholders across engineering, operations, finance, contracts, and leadership. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record managing complex projects through full lifecycles in fast-paced environments, with preference for experience