Bioconjugate Area Lead

Title: Bioconjugate Area Lead

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 seeking an experienced Bioconjugate Area Lead to serve as the PMC organization’s primary owner-representative for the planning, design integration, construction assurance, commissioning, qualification, operational readiness, and startup of the Bioconjugate Manufacturing Area for the client.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate activities across the client’s stakeholders, the PMC team, EPCM contractor(s), equipment suppliers, C&Q teams, and future manufacturing operations to ensure the facility, process systems, utilities, and equipment are delivered safely, compliantly, and in alignment with project cost, schedule, quality, and operational objectives.

• Provide leadership in technical decision-making, facility and equipment integration, operational readiness planning, risk management, issue resolution, and stakeholder coordination while ensuring manufacturing, quality, maintenance, and regulatory requirements are incorporated throughout project execution.

• Act as the primary integration point for the bioconjugate manufacturing scope

• Drive cross-functional collaboration from design through startup and

• Support the successful transition of the facility into routine GMP operations.

Required Education & Experience Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.

• Minimum 15 years of engineering experience, supporting pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or other GMP-regulated facilities

• Experience successfully managing large multidisciplinary engineering teams and engineering contractors.

• Experience supporting commissioning, startup, and operational readiness activities.

• Demonstrated ability to lead technical decision-making and stakeholder alignment.

• Strong leadership and stakeholder management capabilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience in an Owner’s Representative or PMC role for major capital projects in excess of $1B TIC.

• Professional Engineer (PE) license and/or PMP certification.

Decarbonization – Energy Transition – Sustainability

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