Action Officer

KBR, Inc. • Beavercreek, OH

22h • Onsite

About The Position

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. KBR, Inc. is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Action Officer/Assistant to provide direct support to the Senior Portfolio Manager across a wide range of program and portfolio management activities. This role is ideal for a mid- to junior-level professional who understands the fundamentals of defense contracting and project management and is eager to grow under mentorship. The Action Officer will serve as a critical enabler for day-to-day operations, ensuring smooth coordination, timely execution of tasks, and high-quality communication across the portfolio. This position requires strong organizational skills, proactive problem-solving, and the ability to operate in a fast-paced defense environment.

Requirements

• 2–5 years of experience supporting DoD, defense contracting, or government programs.
• Familiarity with project management principles (e.g., scheduling, risk, reporting).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams).
• Ability to manage multiple priorities with attention to detail.
• Active Secret clearance or ability to obtain one.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with DD254 processes or security documentation.
• Exposure to contract management, task order execution, or PMO environments.
• Interest in professional development and willingness to grow into increased responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Assist with portfolio-level tracking, reporting, and documentation across multiple task orders and workstreams.
• Support development and maintenance of program schedules, action trackers, risk logs, and deliverable matrices.
• Help prepare inputs for monthly, quarterly, and ad-hoc program reviews.
• Manage email traffic, taskers, and calendar coordination for the Senior Portfolio Manager.
• Draft, route, and track internal and external correspondence.
• Coordinate meetings, prepare agendas, capture meeting minutes, and track action items.
• Assist with DD254 processing, updates, and coordination with security teams.
• Support contract documentation, data calls, and compliance activities.
• Maintain awareness of contract requirements, deliverables, and reporting timelines.
• Develop high-quality slides, briefings, and reports for leadership and customer engagements.
• Push out required training notifications, compliance reminders, and portfolio-wide communications.
• Maintain shared repositories, document libraries, and version control.
• Support onboarding activities for new team members.
• Help drive consistency and standardization across the portfolio.

Benefits

• KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include 401K plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, flexible spending account, disability, paid time off, or flexible work schedule.
• We support career advancement through professional training and development.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed