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KBR, Inc. · 1 day ago

Program Manager

Midwest City, OK

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

4+ years exp

KBR, Inc. is a leading provider of engineering and advanced technology solutions for the national security sector. The Program Manager will oversee program activities related to logistics and financial management, ensuring the successful execution of defense systems projects.

ConsultingCyber SecurityInformation TechnologyProject ManagementSoftware EngineeringTraining

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

Responsibilities

Workload Management - Must have the ability to plan, organize, and reprioritize work to meet the most challenging deadlines

Compile and review budgets against actual performance, previous budget figures, estimated revenue, and other data sources to control budgets and provide for proper financial decisions

Aid in developing and implementing strategies to achieve program objectives safely and within agreed time, cost, technical, quality, and other performance criteria

Develop plans including budgets and schedules to meet contractual/program requirements for several major portions of a program

Support the customer program manager in executing mission as single point of integrative responsibility needed to ensure that everything in the program is managed effectively to ensure a successful outcome

Analyze program activities such as acquisition program planning, proposal pricing, financial management, cost analysis, management techniques, documentation requirements, or network analysis

Develop acquisition strategies/plans and other statutory/regulatory documentation (writing, editing, cross-walking, and compliance checking), briefings and white papers supporting acquisition decisions at each of the milestones

Participates in the control of costs and schedules on contracts requiring validated cost schedule control system

Perform analyses and prepare reports in order to ensure that contracts are within negotiated and agreed-upon parameters and government cost control guidelines

Participate in the preparation of budgets and schedules for all contract work and perform and/or assist in financial analyses such as funding profiles, sales outlook, and variance analysis

Ensures adequate funding availability by maintaining accurate records of expenditures, directing preparation of expenditure projections, and submitting timely requests for additional funding to the government

Incorporate contractual changes into control systems by staying aware of outstanding work against each contract in order to maintain realistic contract cost and schedule baselines

Develop plans including budgets and schedules to meet contractual/project requirements for several major portions of a program

Provide support to the PM in program progress reviews and other performance reviews. May also assist in creating/briefing higher level executive agency system acquisition or program summary reports

Gather and organize information on problems or procedures including present operating procedures

Analyze data gathered, develops information and considers all available solutions or alternate methods of proceeding

Organize and documents findings of studies and prepares recommendations for implementation of new systems, procedures or organizational changes

Confer with personnel concerned to assure smooth functioning of newly implemented systems or procedures

May conduct operational effectiveness reviews to ensure functional or project systems are applied as designed, and functioning satisfactorily

May develop or update functional or operating manuals outlining established methods of performing work in accordance with organizational policy

Qualification

Program ManagementBudget DevelopmentFinancial ManagementLogistics PlanningDOD Standards KnowledgeAcquisition StrategiesMS Office SuiteAPDP Level II CertificationSoft Skills

Required

Bachelors Degree in Business, Business Management, Finance, Systems Engineering, or related technical discipline

Minimum of four (4) years' experience in technical planning and implementation, budget development and administration of projects

Active security clearance or the ability to obtain a secret security clearance

Use of MS Office Suite; specifically MS Excel, PowerPoint and Word

Preferred

Knowledge and experience with the Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 5000 series and Air Force Instruction (AFI) 63-101/20-101

Knowledge and experience necessary to manage weapon system specific funding and scheduling using Integrated Budget Documentation and Execution System (IDECS) and Comprehensive Cost and Requirement System (CCaRS)

Knowledge and experience with developing life cycle logistics strategies to include initiating, reviewing, developing, and implementing activities to accomplish service life extensions and execution of test and evaluation. Knowledge areas include depot and field maintenance and supportability concepts, Performance Work Statements (PWSs), Statements of Work (SOW), Data Items Descriptions (DIDs), test procedures and plans, obsolescence and Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS), risk management, and end item delivery and installation

Knowledge and experience with acquisition reporting, including updating information in the Monthly Acquisition Report (MAR) accessed via the Project Management Resource Tools (PMRT) system, program management reviews, monthly program and risk reporting, and ad hoc taskings for reporting program status

Certified APDP Level II in Program Management, or industry equivalent, within the past five years

Extensive knowledge and experience in managing and executing Acquisition Category (ACAT) III acquisition programs or Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) programs

Knowledge of Tinker AFB and its mission is a plus

Use of MS Project is a plus

Company

KBR, Inc.

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At KBR, we deliver science, technology and engineering solutions that are helping governments and companies around the world take on the great challenges of our time.

Founded in 1919

Houston, Texas, USA

10001+ employees