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Central Utilities Lead

KBR


Job Location:

Newark, DE - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 1 October 2026 (3 days ago)
Application Deadline: 29 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Title:

Central Utilities 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 a Central Utilities Lead to provide overall technical oversight and integration of the sites central utility generation and distribution infrastructure serving as the primary engineering authority for utility plants and site-wide utility systems supporting manufacturing laboratory warehouse and campus facilities.


Functional job responsibilities will include but are not limited to:


  • Ensure central utility systems including steam chilled water heating water compressed air process gases cooling water and associated distribution networks are designed and executed to meet reliability capacity maintainability sustainability operational readiness and future expansion requirements.
  • Coordinate closely with engineering disciplines construction procurement C&Q and operations teams to support design integration utility demand planning equipment selection risk management startup readiness commissioning qualification and long-term operational performance of the campus utility infrastructure.
  • Ensure site utility systems are safe reliable maintainable scalable and aligned with project requirements.

Required Education Experience & Skills:

  • Bachelors degree in related Engineering discipline.
  • Minimum 10 years of experience with engineering and design of utility systems on commercial or industrial capital projects.
  • Strong knowledge of engineering design constructability operability and maintainability best practices and code requirements for all utility systems.
  • Experience successfully coordinating multidisciplinary engineering and design activities for capital projects in excess of $500M TIC.

Preferred Education Experience & Skills:

  • Experience supporting pharmaceutical biotechnology or GMP-regulated facilities.
  • Prior experience in an Owners Representative or PMC role for major capital projects in excess of $1B TIC.
  • Experience supporting commissioning qualification and startup activities.
  • Professional Engineer (PE) license.

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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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 teams philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong Connect and Grow. We Deliver Together.

KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion disability sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression age national origin veteran status genetic information union status and/or beliefs or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law.


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