Chief of Staff/PM

Title: Chief of Staff/PM Belong. Connect. Grow. with KBR! 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. Why Join Us? Innovative Projects: KBR’s work is at the forefront of engineering, logistics, operations, science, program management, mission IT and cybersecurity solutions. Collaborative Environment: Be part of a dynamic team that thrives on collaboration and innovation, fostering a supportive and intellectually stimulating workplace. Impactful Work: Your contributions will be pivotal in designing and optimizing defense systems that ensure national security and shape the future of space defense. Position Summary: KBR, Inc. is seeking a highly capable and organized Program Manager to join our team at Joint Base Anacostia Bolling (JBAB). This role supports the ABMS Program Office by serving as a Chief of Staff, project lead, supervisor, and operational coordinator—ensuring smooth execution of acquisition activities, team support functions, and program office operations. Key Responsibilities: Team Coordination & Support: Lead onboarding, security processing, and team integration activities to ensure readiness and cohesion. Operational Oversight: Manage SharePoint, Teams, Jira, and Confluence environments to support collaboration and data organization. Acquisition Documentation: Assist with acquisition planning, documentation, and milestone decision support across programs. Battle Rhythm & Task Management: Track action items, manage taskers, and support oversight boards to maintain operational cadence. Leadership Support: Act as a deputy to the branch leadership, providing strategic and administrative support to enhance team performance. Synchronize leadership efforts: bridging communication silos, and optimizing branch performance through strategic planning and continuous process improvement. Lead cradle to grave in-person support to leadership when briefing external to branch; special or ad hoc projects Cross-functional Integration: Act as the primary liaison across different portfolios within the Branch; identify interrelated efforts and facilitate communication between leadership stakeholders to prevent siloed operations and ensure unified effort. Strategic Planning: Assist the Branch Chief and leadership team in developing, refining, and tracking strategic plans; help translate leadership’s strategic vision into actionable operational milestones and workstreams. Gap Analysis & Risk Identification: Conduct continuous assessments of Branch operations, programmatic efforts, and capabilities to proactively identify mission gaps, blind spots, or emerging operational risks; recommend mitigation strategies to leadership. Business Process Improvement: Analyze existing workflows, battle rhythms, and standard operating procedures (SOPs); identify bottlenecks, redundancies, or administrative friction; recommend and help implement lean methodologies to enhance overall Branch efficiency. Knowledge Management: Maintain the branch's digital footprint (e.g., SharePoint, shared drives) and manage access controls on NIPR; SIPR; and JWICS Executive Synthesis & Reporting: Monitor disparate workstreams and consolidate complex data into cohesive executive summaries, point papers, and strategic briefings; ensure the Branch Chief has a holistic, 360-degree view of operations for informed decision-making. Action & Task Management: Receive, assign, and track all internal and external taskers (e.g., via Task Management Tool/TMT or ABMS Workflow); enforce suspense dates; ensure quality control of submissions prior to leadership review. Work Environment: Location: On-site, JBAB, Washington, DC Travel Requirements: 0-25% Working Hours: Standard – Core hours 0900 - 1500 Qualifications: Required: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Management, or related field. Program/Project Management Experience: Minimum 10 years of experience in acquisition or program management roles. Organizational Skills: Strong ability to manage multiple priorities, systems, and stakeholders. Communication: Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills. Active TS/SCI with SAP eligibility Desired: Advanced Degree or Certification: Master’s degree or PMP certification preferred. DoD Acquisition Experience: Familiarity with DoD acquisition processes and documentation. Tool Proficiency: Experience with Jira, Confluence, SharePoint, and Microsoft Teams. Process Improvement: Ability to streamline workflows and improve team efficiency. Leadership Experience: Prior supervisory or team lead experience in a government or defense setting. Basic Compensation: $140,000-$160,000 This range is for the Washington, D.C. area only The offered rate will be based on the selected candidate’s work location, knowledge, skills, abilities and/or experience, clearance level, contract affordability and in consideration of internal parity. Additional Compensation: KBR may offer bonuses, commissions, or other forms of compensation to certain job titles or levels, per internal policy or contractual designation. Additional compensation may be in the form of sign on bonus, relocation benefits, short term incentives, long term incentives, or discretionary payments for exceptional performance. Ready to Make a Difference? If you’re excited about making a significant impact in the field of space defense and working on projects that matter, we encourage you to apply and join our team at KBR. Let's shape the future together. 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. Belong, Connect and Grow at KBR At KBR, we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture. These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a People First company. That commitment is central to our team of team’s philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong, Connect and Grow. We Deliver – Together. KBR is an equal opportunity employer. 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