Sr Director, Program Management (Hybrid)

KBR•Houston, TX

3d•$220,800 - $331,200•Hybrid

About The Position

KBR is seeking a Sr. Director (Program Manager) for its Advanced Engineering and Operations (AEO) division. Reporting to the AEO Vice President, this role leads execution of a large NASA Communications contract covering operations and maintenance, commercial communications provider integration, mission interface functions, network operations, sustainment, cybersecurity, modernization, and performance management. The objective is to deliver a reliable, secure, efficient, and innovative operating model for NASA human spaceflight, science, exploration, non-NASA Government, commercial, and international missions. The Program Manager is accountable for safe, uninterrupted mission service delivery; disciplined task-order execution; cost, schedule, technical, and risk performance; customer relationships; workforce readiness; subcontractor integration; and continuous improvement as NASA moves from legacy network operations toward an integrated, performance-based communications and navigation services enterprise. The position is contingent upon contract award, is hybrid, and requires 20% travel to the DC area. The role supports KBR’s Mission Technology Solutions business, which is expected to spin off as Trinzic in January 2027; employees in the business will transition to Trinzic when the separation is complete without needing to reapply.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and 15 years of related experience, or a master’s degree and 12 years of related experience.
Related experience includes professional and/or military experience supporting U.S. Government contracts and customers, aerospace manufacturing, project management, or program management.
10+ years of experience leading performance of tasks on schedule, at cost, and in accordance with all requirements as a program manager.
10+ years of demonstrated success leading teams and/or organizations toward a common goal.
Top Secret security clearance, with ability to obtain SCI within 1 year.
Experience working directly with government customers on O&M contracts in excess of $200 million annually and managing relationships with commercial services vendors.
Strong engineering skills and working knowledge of core engineering disciplines.
Strong leadership and organizational skills.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to lead and operate in a high-value Firm-type Task Order environment.
Self-motivated and able to work as a self-starter.
Ability to multitask and function in a dynamic environment with changing requirements and priorities.
Strong and reasonable personality for working with customers and industry partners.

Nice To Haves

NASA MSFC or HQ work and leadership experience; past SES leaders preferred.
NASA contractor work and leadership experience.
Knowledge of NASA strategic agency directives, mission directorate initiatives, and agency-wide communications systems.
Ability to manage stakeholder communications through organized processes so program information is defined, collected, shared, understood, stored, and retrieved to meet program and stakeholder needs.
Ability to identify and address program impacts through a systematic, proactive issue and problem resolution approach that identifies, communicates, monitors, and promptly resolves conflicts across program levels.
Ability to define, document, analyze, trace, prioritize, and confirm requirements throughout the program life cycle.
Ability to address program uncertainty through an organized, analytical, forward-looking approach that identifies risks and opportunities, determines handling plans, and manages, controls, and communicates them throughout the program lifecycle.
Project Management Professional (PMP) or Program Management Professional (PgMP) certification.

Responsibilities

Lead day-to-day execution of task orders, ensuring safe, reliable, secure, and uninterrupted communications and navigation services across the Network.
Manage KBR, subcontractor, and partner personnel across geographically distributed operations, engineering, cybersecurity, logistics, mission interface, and modernization teams.
Serve as the senior customer-facing program leader for NASA, mission-user communities, and other Government stakeholders; build trusted relationships and maintain strong customer intimacy.
Drive the transition from legacy network operations to an integrated Network operating model through disciplined management.
Oversee integrated network management functions and continuous improvement across Government-owned and commercial network assets.
Ensure operational performance through transparent reporting to NASA and KBR leadership.
Chair or oversee program governance forums, including risk and opportunity management, configuration control, performance reviews, corrective action boards, modernization decision gates, and subcontractor accountability reviews.
Lead cost, schedule, technical, staffing, and financial performance for fixed-price and cost-type task orders, applying sound business judgment when making KBR-binding program decisions.
Lead functional managers onboarding commercial service providers, new missions, new capabilities, and modernization initiatives into operational baselines while preserving operator authority, mission assurance, and NASA decision visibility.
Ensure contract deliverables, integrated master schedules, financial reports, performance metrics, program management reviews, staffing plans, risk registers, and customer briefings are accurate, timely, and decision-useful.
Recruit, coach, certify, and retain a mission-focused workforce capable of supporting 24x7 operations, critical mission events, geographically distributed activities, and evolving NASA requirements.
Model integrity, high ethical standards, respect, personal growth, continuous development, inclusion, effective communication, customer relationship-building, excellence, continuous improvement, and responsiveness to change.