Program Manager – AOC Falconer Modernization

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. Position Summary: KBR is seeking a senior Program Manager to lead a large, mission-critical Air Operations Center (AOC) modernization and sustainment effort. Prior to award, the Program Manager will support capture, proposal, and transition planning activities to ensure KBR develops an executable, mission-focused solution. Following award, the Program Manager will assume overall responsibility for program execution, including customer engagement, technical performance, cost, schedule, staffing, subcontractor management, risk management, and delivery of mission outcomes. This is a mission-facing leadership role requiring a proven leader who can build trusted relationships with government stakeholders, operators, and teammates while successfully delivering complex operational and technical programs. The ideal candidate is a former senior AOC, air operations, or operational C2 leader who understands how an AOC actually functions under real mission tempo. This person must understand how government programs are run from the government side: cost, schedule, performance, risk, requirements, stakeholder alignment, contractor accountability, operational readiness, and the realities of fielded weapon system sustainment. The candidate will exhibit collaborative leadership with the government program office, operators, teammates, and the requirements community. Key Responsibilities 1. Mission-Facing Program Leadership · Lead KBR's Falconer/AOC program strategy and execution activities, ensuring alignment between customer objectives, operational needs, and program performance. · Apply firsthand understanding of AOC operations, command relationships, ATO cycles, operational readiness, mission assurance, continuity of operations, and distributed command-and-control requirements. · Evaluate proposed technical and programmatic approaches to ensure they are operationally practical and support mission execution. · Build and maintain trusted relationships with government stakeholders, operational users, teammates, and internal leadership. 2. Government Program Management Insight · Apply extensive program management experience to drive successful execution of cost, schedule, performance, and risk objectives. · Develop and implement program management processes, governance structures, staffing plans, reporting mechanisms, and performance metrics. · Establish program priorities, monitor program health, and proactively address risks, issues, and dependencies. · Ensure all program activities align with customer expectations, contractual requirements, and mission outcomes. 3. Capture and Proposal Support Support KBR’s pre-RFP and proposal readiness activities by helping translate mission requirements into clear execution concepts and proposal language. Contribute to win themes, discriminators, program management approach, transition strategy, staffing approach, performance objectives, and customer engagement strategy. Help prepare for site visits, one-on-one engagements, technical interchange meetings, oral presentations, and executive reviews. Coordinate with the Technical Lead, capture leadership, pricing, contracts, BD, operations, and SMEs to ensure the proposed program approach is integrated and credible. 4. Transition and Execution Readiness Develop a realistic approach for transitioning from incumbent or current-state operations into KBR-led execution without disrupting mission operations. Ensure the program approach addresses 24/7/365 sustainment, help desk, incident escalation, operational availability, training, cyber compliance, and staffing stability. If awarded, potentially serve as or support the transition into Program Manager, Senior Advisor, or customer-facing mission lead role. 5. Program Execution Assume full responsibility for program execution following contract award, including delivery of technical, operational, and business objectives. Manage cost, schedule, performance, staffing, subcontractor execution, and customer satisfaction across the program lifecycle. Serve as the primary interface between KBR and government leadership, maintain