Strategic Military Space Program Manager

KBR; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with match

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

AD&D

Flexible spending account

Disability insurance

Paid time off

Flexible work schedule

Job summary

KBR is seeking a Project Manager to advance execution excellence and growth initiatives across the Military Space Division. This role will help develop standardized program management practices, performance measures, and scalable tools to improve delivery and division-wide operational effectiveness.

You will collaborate with program and operational teams to identify evolving customer needs, contract-expansion opportunities, and follow-on work, while supporting capture planning, solution

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, business, management, or related field.
• 5+ years of project or program management experience in DoD, military space, aerospace, or similar technical environment.
• Experience developing or implementing project management processes, tools, standards, or governance.
• Experience managing schedules, resources, deliverables, risks, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Working knowledge of PMBOK principles and disciplined project-management practices.
• Understanding of DoD acquisition, contracting, budgeting, program execution, or technical-review processes.
• Ability to analyze contractual requirements, including PWS and CDRLs.
• Experience supporting organic growth, capture, or proposal development.
• Strong facilitation, communication, analytical, organizational, and change-management skills.
• Ability to develop executive briefings, dashboards, and implementation plans.
• Ability to obtain and maintain security clearance for assigned projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of the Military Space Performance Excellence framework for program and project execution.
• Develop a scalable program management framework aligned with PMBOK principles, KBR best practices, contractual requirements, and customer expectations.
• Document standard processes, procedures, roles, templates, and tools that programs can tailor to their specific requirements.
• Conduct fact-finding with senior program managers to understand how major programs currently operate, including their processes, digital presence, tools, execution challenges, and effective practices.
• Review applicable Performance Work Statements, Contract Data Requirements Lists, and other contractual deliverables to understand program execution and reporting requirements.
• Establish key performance indicators and internal performance measures that support delivery excellence, customer satisfaction, and strong CPARS outcomes.
• Develop repeatable approaches for monitoring project cost, schedule, technical performance, staffing, risk, quality, deliverables, and customer commitments.
• Capture and share lessons learned and effective practices across Military Space programs.
• Help programs implement corrective actions and continuous-improvement initiatives based on performance trends and execution needs.

Skills

Program management

PMBOK knowledge

DoD acquisition

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive briefing

Analytical thinking

Change management

Communication skills

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, business, management

Project Management Professional certification

Tools

SharePoint

Project dashboards

Performance metrics

Digital collaboration tools

Job description

KBR is seeking a Project Manager to advance execution excellence and growth initiatives across the Military Space Division. This role will help develop standardized program management practices, performance measures, and scalable tools to improve delivery and division-wide operational effectiveness.

You will collaborate with program and operational teams to identify evolving customer needs, contract-expansion opportunities, and follow-on work, while supporting capture planning, solution