Title:

Project Risk Management Lead Specialist

KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions (STS) provides holistic and value-added solutions across the entire asset life cycle. These include world-class licensed process technologies, differentiated advisory services, deep technical domain expertise, energy transition solutions, high-end design capabilities, and smart solutions to optimize planned and operating assets.

KBR is looking for a Risk Management Specialist, to help support the project controls team on a major Engineering & Construction project.

Functional job responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Responsible for maintaining cost system, reporting, analysis and forecasting, change control, and construction progress measurement.

• Display core competencies by analyzing possible solutions using standard procedures while developing advanced skills.

• Participate in recording actual and committed cost and workhours, development of project variances, trending and analysis of commitments and expenditures and development of the project forecast and cash flow.

• coordination with procurement and material managers as well as engineering work group leads pertaining to essential items of supply

• Contributes to forecasts by actively participating in cost, progress and schedule analysis

• Forecasts, controls, and reports project costs for projects.

• Develops and provides project variances, trending and analysis of expenditures, monthly forecasts and reporting.

• Reviews project costs incurred by category, calculates future costs based on labor productivity, material price increases, subcontract, wage rates and risk analysis.

• Participates in or leads change control process.

• Ensures the development and completion of job progress milestones through scheduling.

• Coordinates with procurement and material managers as well as engineering work group leads pertaining to essential items of supply.

• Provides priorities for projects to guarantee completion.

• Contributes to forecasts and disbursements by performing schedule analysis.

• Under general supervision, solves complex problems requiring detailed knowledge of field and industry best practices in project controls.

• Uses experience and problem-solving skills to develop and improve processes.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills:

• Bachelor’s Degree preferably in Business, Engineering, Law, Quantity Surveying (or similar).  

• 10+ years of relevant experience delivering solutions for contractors, subcontractors and owners on Energy, Consultancy, Technology and/or Government Services projects, and/or owners on Hydrocarbon, Government Services, Power, Mining or Infrastructure projects. 

• Significant experience with contract and subcontract formulation and administration.

• Prior hands-on experience in at least one of the following areas: risk management, contract administration, subcontracts, and/or project management.

• Experience of the entire project lifecycle in a EPC, or PMC contract management is essential in acquiring the knowledge necessary for effective commercial management and claims resolution.

• Field/project assignments for EPC, PMC, Services and/or Government Services projects.

• Strong written and verbal English communication skills.

• Team player with the ability to work unsupervised and prioritize and execute commercial risk management activities to achieve deadlines.

Decarbonization – Energy Transition – Sustainability

KBR 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.​

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