Project Manager, Military Space Strategy and Execution

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. Job Title: Project Manager, Military Space Strategy and Execution Job Summary: KBR is seeking a Project Manager to advance execution excellence and growth initiatives across the Military Space Division. This role will contribute to the development of standardized program management practices, performance measures, digital resources, and scalable tools that improve program delivery and division-wide operational effectiveness. The Project Manager will also support organic growth, working with program and operational teams to identify evolving customer needs, adjacent requirements, contract-expansion opportunities, and potential follow-on work. For competitive growth, the role will contribute to market and opportunity assessments, capture planning, solution development, proposal preparation, reviews, and customer presentations. Working across program operations, business development, technical teams, and functional organizations, the Project Manager will help translate mission needs, customer insights, and delivery best practices into actionable growth strategies, differentiated solutions, and practical improvements to Military Space execution. Key Responsibilities: Delivery Excellence and Execution Strategy 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. Organic and Competitive Growth Support Support organic growth by helping operating units and programs identify adjacent customer needs, emerging requirements, contract-growth opportunities, and potential follow-on work. Translate program insights, customer challenges, and execution lessons into actionable growth initiatives. Support competitive pursuits through market research, capture planning, solution development, proposal preparation, reviews, and oral presentations. Incorporate delivery-excellence processes, tools, metrics, and discriminators into competitive proposals and customer solutions. Develop training and practical resources that strengthen business acumen across the Military Space Division. Help operational teams understand their role in business development, customer engagement, organic growth, recompetes, and competitive captures. Facilitate collaboration among operations, business development, technical, contracts, finance, and functional organizations. Support development and implementation of the Division’s overall strategy, growth priorities, and execution vision. Required Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, business, management, or a related field. 5 or more years of project or program management experience in DoD, military space, aerospace, intelligence, or another technical environment. Experience developing or implementing project management processes, tools, standards, or governance practices. Experience managing schedules, resources, deliverables, risks, dependencies, and cross-functio