Interface Management Lead

KBR•Newark, DE

About The Position

KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions (STS) is seeking an experienced Interface Management Lead to develop, maintain, and lead the project interface management plan. The role is accountable to the project management lead for identifying internal and external project interfaces, defining ownership and accountability, and maintaining interface registers and tracking systems. The Interface Management Lead serves as the project authority for interface identification, ownership assignment, escalation, and closure management across participating organizations. The position supports integrated project execution across engineering, procurement, construction management, commissioning, validation, quality, operations, and external stakeholders. It manages interfaces throughout project phases, supports schedule integration and operational readiness, and provides project leadership with reporting on interface performance, risks, and mitigation strategies. Activities must comply with applicable project governance requirements, GMP standards, quality systems, regulatory expectations, and company procedures for pharmaceutical facilities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or project management.
Minimum 15 years of industry experience.
Minimum 10 years of project/program experience supporting pharmaceutical, biotechnology, vaccine, sterile manufacturing, API, or advanced therapy facilities.
Experience on a capital project exceeding $500MM TIC.
Experience successfully managing interfaces and communications for large multidisciplinary teams and contractors.
Strong knowledge of communications, governance, project controls, design management, and project delivery processes.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or other GMP-regulated facilities.
Prior experience in an Owner’s Representative or PMC role for major capital projects in excess of $1B TIC.
PE, PMP, and/or ISPE certification.
PMC/Owner Representative experience, successful FDA inspection support, and/or greenfield pharmaceutical project experience.

Responsibilities

Develop, implement, and maintain the project Interface Management Plan, including processes, procedures, tools, and governance frameworks.
Identify, document, and manage technical, organizational, construction, commissioning, and operational interfaces across project phases, with clear ownership and accountability.
Lead interface coordination between engineering, procurement, construction management, commissioning, validation, quality, and operations teams.
Facilitate interface meetings, workshops, and stakeholder reviews; drive issue resolution and track action items through closure.
Establish and maintain the project interface register, documenting and communicating interface risks, dependencies, constraints, and decisions.
Coordinate cross-organizational interfaces with EPC contractors, technology licensors, client representatives, and third-party stakeholders, and mitigate execution risks.
Support schedule integration by identifying interface-driven critical-path activities, monitoring milestones, and working with project controls teams to address potential delivery impacts.
Coordinate external interfaces with regulatory agencies, utilities, local authorities, and inspection organizations to align with project milestones and readiness objectives.
Lead interfaces between project delivery teams and operational readiness, manufacturing, quality, validation, and startup organizations.
Develop and maintain digital interface management systems and reporting tools to improve visibility, accountability, and closure performance.
Ensure interface management complies with project governance requirements, GMP standards, quality systems, regulatory expectations, and applicable company procedures.
Prepare and present interface management reports, KPIs, risk assessments, and executive-level updates to project leadership, including emerging risks and mitigation strategies.