UABOS Turkey: Senior Program Manager

KBR Careers; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

The UABOS (Turkey) Senior Program Manager will oversee complex projects, ensuring operational efficiency, resource management, and budget adherence across Türkiye and Spain locations. You will engage clients and stakeholders, align objectives with strategic goals, and drive performance within government and defense contracting frameworks.

We seek a proactive leader with strong communication and problem-solving skills, capable of guiding multidisciplinary teams and delivering results in a

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in an appropriate discipline and 5 years of KBR program/project management experience.
• Directing and managing a large multi-national and unionized labor force.
• Ability to obtain security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operations of the USAFE-AFAFRICA BOS (UABOS) contract at Türkiye and Spain locations.
• Interface with client, contractor leadership, and local teams to meet performance objectives.
• Support business development, information requests, and proposal reviews as needed.
• Ensure compliance with the Performance Work Schedule and contract appendices.
• Maintain project budgets, resource plans, and schedule within government contracting norms.

Skills

Program/Project Management

Leadership

Budget management

Labor relations

Security clearance

Education

Undergraduate degree

Job description

Program Summary

The KBR UABOS Program provides comprehensive BASE OPERATING SUPPORT – INSTALLATION (BOS-I) services at Incirlik Air Base in Turkey. These services are delivered to support the 39th Air Base Wing, mission partners, and tenant units, encompassing a diverse range of personnel including transient, temporary duty (TDY), permanent party, and rotational personnel. The program ensures the seamless functioning of operations, maintenance, and support activities essential for the sustained mission readiness and operational effectiveness of UABOS and its associated units.

Title

UABOS Turkey: Senior Program Manager

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Program Summary

The KBR UABOS Program provides comprehensive BASE OPERATING SUPPORT – INSTALLATION (BOS-I) services at Incirlik Air Base in Turkey. These services are delivered to support the 39th Air Base Wing, mission partners, and tenant units, encompassing a diverse range of personnel including transient, temporary duty (TDY), permanent party, and rotational personnel. The program ensures the seamless functioning of operations, maintenance, and support activities essential for the sustained mission readiness and operational effectiveness of UABOS and its associated units.

Job Summary

The UABOS (Turkey) Senior Program Manager will be required to support the program in overseeing and executing complex projects with a focus on operational efficiency, resource management, and budget adherence. This role demands a proactive leader with exceptional communication and problem-solving skills to collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary teams. The Senior Program Manager will play a key role in ensuring that program objectives align with strategic business goals while maintaining compliance with contractual and operational requirements. This position involves direct engagement with clients, stakeholders, and internal teams to drive successful project outcomes within government and defense contracting environments.

Roles And Responsibilities

• Under general direction and oversight by KBR Leadership, the Senior Program Manager (SPM) is responsible for daily operations of the USAFE-AFAFRICA BOS (UABOS) contract at multiple locations within Türkiye and Spain.
• The SPM shall have authority to act on behalf of KBR for all matters relating to the daily operation of this contract to include both unionized and non-unionized labor, financial obligations, and contractual requirements with support of KBR leadership elements.
• The SPM shall have the authority to make those decisions and respond to the Client, Customer and KBR Leadership in a required and timely matter.
• SPM will be the face of KBR on the UABOS Program and is expected to interface with local and Ramstein based Client personnel as well as Air Force and host nation leadership as required. Experience running a program as a tenant on a foreign base is preferred.
• The SPM requirements will fluctuate across all work locations based on changes in the Air Force mission and available resources which include Program and Site Management, Civil Engineering, Force Support Services, Logistics Support Services, Safety, Occupational Health, Industrial Hygiene, Ambulance Services, Medical Maintenance Operations Maintenance Services (MMOMS), Administrative Services, and Transient Alert.
• The SPM is strategic thinker with experience managing and growing a program. Experience managing a budget of over $100M annually (FFP and CP) experience a plus)
• The SPM is responsible for ensuring contractual performance objectives within the Performance Work Schedule (PWS) and all Appendices are monitored, documented, and always met to the required levels.
• The SPM will be expected to interface with our Business Development team supporting requests for information, reviewing current proposals and assisting with proposal development
• The SPM is responsible to ensure self-assessments are completed for use during Performance Management and Status Reviews (PMR/PSR), Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARs), and other instances where performance is shared with counterparts to ensure objective evaluations of KBRs performance.

Basic Qualifications

• Typical requirements include an undergraduate degree in the appropriate discipline and 5 years of experience in KBR Program/Project Management, current onsite Program/Project management experience at one or more of the UABOS Sites.
• Directing and managing a large multi-national and unionized labor force
• Collective Labor Agreement Negotiations and Implementation
• KBR and Government Property and Materials Control
• Ability to obtain security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity and experience with established KBR policies, procedures, systems, and requirements is a must.
• The preferred candidate will have experience in directing and managing a large multi-national and/or unionized labor force.
• Identify and present to the Client opportunities to grow the program using contractor-initiated proposals.

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