Information Management Department People Leader

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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 an Information Management People Leader responsible for the management of the Wilmington Operations Center (WOC) Information Management (IM) Engineering Discipline. As a front-line leader in this position with general autonomy you will:

• Be an integral member of the engineering leadership team at WOC while being independently accountable for the IM staff within the engineering organization

• Set strategic and tactical direction with regard to policy/procedures work force staffing and budgeting for the IM Department.

• Be a Thought Leader for corporate initiatives for engineering systems digitalization and connected data.

• Participate in decisions regarding the implementation of existing and new design application technologies through leveraging the WOC IM team and other corporate resources.

Functional job responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Continuing focus on and development of your front-line leader competencies including:

  • Adapting to Change

    • Including variable workload applying innovative project execution strategies and continuous improvement

  • Creating Relationships

    • Across all engineering disciplines functioning as a visible and engaged leader in the office taking ownership within your sphere of influence to drive solutions

  • Continuous Improvement

    • Focus on feedback and root cause analysis to relentlessly pursue improved workflows and results

  • Managing Work

    • Through generating work proposals directing and balancing work assignments and positioning the office towards sustainable long-term growth

  • Guiding Team Success

    • Through active oversight of teamwork products technical oversight and mentorship

  • Customer Satisfaction

    • Fostering a culture of service and value for our internal and external customers as a primary focus

  • Decision Making

    • Strength through collaboration ownership and empowerment to align with leaderships long and near-term vision and goals

• Accountable for all aspects of a diverse staff of technical support personnel within the WOC IM department including day-to-day operations and oversight of the department

  • Setting strategic direction for the hiring and workforce staffing within the WOC IM Department including active management of staffing levels so that department personnel remain balanced and sustainable

  • Holding regular employee performance conversations including coaching training and developing discipline professionals

  • Recruiting on-boarding and orientation of new IM Department personnel.

  • Problem solving on the spot developing fit for purpose solutions and effectively meeting project needs in real time you keep our design engine running efficiently!

• When necessary assist your team in working with corporate IT to debug hardware and network issues sometimes related to corporate software upgrades which affect our design applications. Steward for the development and maintenance of IM Department procedures and policies for the KBR Global IM team as well as the WOC IM Department.

• Facilitation of IM Department workshare with KBRs global presence.

• Provide project technical supervision and approval of project work-hour estimates including documenting basis and risks.

• Participate as a working technical resource who provides direct assistance to WOC and client site projects for design applications.

• Assist in business development activities including proposal development for acquisition of new work.

• Participating as an active member of the KBR Global Digital Team representing the needs of WOC and learning from and offering solutions to all our global offices.

Required Education Experience & Skills (MUST MATCH THE PROFILE CODE DELETE WHEN POSTING):

• Bachelors degree in engineering or related field preferred but not required.

• Minimum of 8-10 years relevant experience with an average of 20 years utilizing design applications on engineering projects. Proven experience and competency in the following areas:

  • 2D and 3D application design experience

    • Bentley AutoCAD Aveva and Hexagon experience strongly preferred

  • Passion to pursue the application of new technologies for the advancement of our quality and competitive advantage in delivering engineering and design solutions to our clients especially in the following areas:

    • Digital Engineering Optimizing development using models and computer resource skills for designing/developing systems using simulation and modeling including model-based systems engineering (MBSE) DevSecOps digital twins building information management (BIM) and virtual/augmented reality (VR/AR)

    • Digital Transformation Having the technical skills necessary to implement new technologies aligned to the business strategy and the leadership competencies required to manage change around data-driven decisions and an agile mindset

    • Connected Data Provide engineering systems that allow for the single source of truth for all critical data on a project.

    • Repeatable Design Supporting the design one build many concept for manufacturing facilities worldwide.

  • Proven technical and administrative application support experience.

  • Leading a team of people either in a project or department leadership role

  • Being a team player and valued collaborator in a complex work environment

• Alignment with KBR Values:

  • We Deliver

  • We Value Our People

  • We Are People of Integrity

  • We Empower Our Employees

  • We Are a Team of Teams

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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