Training Lead

KBR Careers; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 157,000 - 192,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR is seeking a Training Lead to develop and execute comprehensive training programs for mission-ready operators in a Space Operations Center. You will ensure personnel are fully qualified to perform operational duties and maintain proficiency on mission systems.

You will lead cross-location training efforts, focusing on flight safety tools and readiness before system delivery, leveraging extensive space operations experience and training management skills.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree plus 11 years of relevant experience or
• Bachelor’s Degree with 12 years of relevant experience or
• No Degree with 14 years of relevant experience and demonstrated expertise

Responsibilities

• Develop, manage and execute training programs enabling mission-ready operators in a Space Operations Center.
• Ensure personnel are fully qualified to perform operational duties and maintain proficiency on mission systems.
• Lead training regime development across operating locations to ensure operator readiness prior to system delivery.
• Maintain proficiency with existing and nascent tools, focusing on flight safety tools.

Skills

Space operations experience

Training management

Leadership and teamwork

Independent contract tasks

Security clearance TS/SCI with Poly

Education

Master's Degree

Bachelor's Degree

No Degree with 14 years experience

Job description

Training Lead Belong. Connect. Grow. with KBR!

KBR’s National Security Solutions team provides high‑end engineering and advanced technology solutions to our customers in the intelligence and national security communities. In this position, your work will have a profound impact on the country’s most critical role – protecting our national security.

Why Join Us?

Innovative Projects: KBR’s work is at the forefront of engineering, logistics, operations, science, program management, mission IT and cybersecurity solutions.

Collaborative Environment: Be part of a dynamic team that thrives on collaboration and innovation, fostering a supportive and intellectually stimulating workplace.

Impactful Work: Your contributions will be pivotal in designing and optimizing defense systems that ensure national security and shape the future of space defense.

This is a contingent position based upon contract award KBR is seeking a highly motivated and career-oriented Training Lead to join our team.

You will be responsible for developing, managing, and executing the training program that enables mission‑ready operators within a Space Operations Center. This role ensures personnel are fully qualified to perform operational duties, maintain proficiency on mission systems, and respond effectively to real time space operations.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Ensures operations staff are proficient with existing and nascent tools with a primary focus on flight safety tools
• Responsible for developing and managing training regime at the various operating locations to ensure operator readiness (including threats and responses) prior to any system delivery.

Required Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree plus 11 years of relevant experience with demonstrated expertise
• Bachelor’s Degree with 12 years of relevant experience with demonstrated expertise
• No Degree with 14 years of relevant experience with demonstrated expertise
• 3 years’ experience relevant to customer on-orbit systems and/or space operations programs
• 3 years’ experience as a training manager and/or instructor for space related tools and/or systems
• Perform contract tasks independently and lead teams
• Active TS/SCI with Poly required to be considered

Basic Compensation:

Basic Compensation: $156,800 - $191,700 This range is for the Virginia area only The offered rate will be based on the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities and/or experience and in consideration of internal parity.

Additional Compensation:

Additional Compensation: KBR may offer bonuses, commissions, or other forms of compensation to certain job titles or levels, per internal policy or contractual designation. Additional compensation may be in the form of sign on bonus, relocation benefits, short-term incentives, long-term incentives, or discretionary payments for exceptional performance.

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.

KBR — Delivering Solutions, Changing the World. KBR brings together the best and brightest to deliver science, technology and engineering solutions that help governments and companies around the world accomplish their most critical missions and objectives. In everything we do, we are guided by our ONE KBR Values:

• We Value Our People – We create diverse, inclusive environments in which each person can feel safe, respected and valued, and where everyone has opportunities to grow and reach their full potential.
• We Deliver – We are uncompromising in our commitment to deliver innovative, high-quality, technology‑led solutions for our customers and exceptional, sustainable value for all our stakeholders.
• We Are People of Integrity – We value honesty, trust, courage, fairness, prudence and tenacity. We believe doing what’s right for the planet, the communities where we work, and our people is good for business.
• We Empower – We empower our people with a shared purpose, the right tools and the supportive culture they need to be proactive decision-makers, to be adaptive to change, and to succeed.
• We Are a Team of Teams – We have a will to succeed, but we value the achievements of our team of teams over individual accomplishments.

Our collective focus makes us a better, stronger, more effective company. We have also embedded environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles in every business operation and corporate function. Not only are we committed to operating safely, sustainably and equitably, but we are also committed to using our capabilities and expertise to help our customers accomplish their sustainability goals.

Worldwide, KBR employs a diverse workforce approximately 29,000 people strong, with customers in more than 80 countries and operations in 40 countries. At KBR, We Deliver.