Programme Director
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Programme DirectorA career at KBR can change the world and change your life. Ifyourereadyletsget started.
The KBR team of teams delivers future-forward science technology and engineering solutions and mission-critical services that help governments and companies around the worldaccomplishtheir most importantobjectives while also helping achieve their sustainability goals.
About the Role
The Programme Director Engineering provides strategic leadership and delivery oversight for complex engineering programmes with accountability across FEED and detailed design phases.
This role establishes and maintains programme governance ensuring alignment to technical commercial and schedule objectives while managing risk and stakeholder expectations. Working across multidiscipline engineering teams the Programme Director integrates project controls engineering assurance and client engagement to drive predictable and highquality outcomes.
The position operates as a senior interface with clients and partners shaping delivery strategies and decisionmaking frameworks. Through structured leadership and clear accountability the role supports safe compliant and efficient execution across the programme lifecycle.
Responsibilities
Provide overall leadership and direction for engineering programmes spanning FEED and detailed design phases
Establish programme governance controls and reporting aligned to cost schedule risk and quality objectives
Lead and coordinate multidiscipline engineering teams ensuring technical integration and design maturity
Act as senior client interface managing expectations and supporting key commercial and delivery decisions
Oversee programme risk management change control and mitigation planning
Ensure engineering deliverables meet contractual regulatory and assurance requirements
Collaborate with project controls procurement and construction teams to support downstream readiness
Drive continuous improvement in programme execution assurance and delivery performance
Experience Required
Senior leadership experience delivering largescale engineering or EPC programmes
Direct accountability for FEED and detailed design execution
Experience managing multidiscipline engineering teams and workstreams
Proven responsibility for programme cost schedule and risk control
Experience delivering programmes within regulated or safetycritical industries
Background working with major UK or international engineering contractors
Experience interfacing with executivelevel clients and stakeholders
Qualifications/Certifications
Chartered Engineer status or equivalent professional accreditation
Degree in Engineering or related technical discipline
Location
Reading/Bristol/Plymouth - hybrid working with a mix of office-based and remote working.
Security Requirements
SC Clearance
Due to the secure nature of this project restrictions in relation to UK residency and nationality will apply
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