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Our focus spans proprietary technology, consulting, and energy transition to complete delivery of major capital projects and programs.\nKBR is seeking a Project Controls Manager to own the integrated cost, schedule, change, and risk framework for major capital projects, from FEL/FEED through engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and closeout. The role establishes a single, reconciled source of truth on project performance and gives leadership an early, quantified view of where the project is heading - not just where it has been.\nThis is a functional leadership position accountable for the discipline as a whole. The Planning Manager, Lead Cost Engineer, and change and risk analysts report into this role. Success is measured by the credibility of the forecast, the speed at which deviations surface, and the defensibility of the project’s position in commercial disputes.\nFunctional job responsibilities will include but are not limited to:\nCost Control, Budgeting & Forecasting\nOwn the project budget architecture: Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS), control accounts, contingency and management reserve structures, and the mapping between CBS, WBS, and the general ledger.\nEstablish and maintain the cost control baseline; manage budget transfers, contingency drawdown, and reserve release through formal governance.\nProduce monthly cost reports covering commitments, accruals, actuals, value of work done, and variance against budget by control account.\nDeliver the Estimate at Completion (EAC) and Cost to Complete with a documented, challengeable basis - trend-based, not arithmetic.\nOversee cash flow forecasting, funding drawdown profiles, and currency and escalation exposure reporting to [Finance / Treasury].\nSchedule Oversight\nSet the planning standards and hold the Planning Manager accountable for schedule integrity, critical path credibility, and baseline control.\nEnsure cost and schedule are genuinely integrated - resource-loaded, time-phased, and reconciled to the same scope and progress data.\nReview and challenge forecast completion dates; ensure schedule slippage is translated into cost impact and reflected in the EAC.\nChange Management\nOwn the project change control process end to end: identification, quantification of cost and time impact, review, approval routing, and incorporation into the baseline.\nChair or provide secretariat to the Change Control Board; ensure no scope change moves without documented cost, schedule, and risk impact.\nMaintain the trend register; drive early identification of potential changes before they crystallise as variations.\nRisk Management\nMaintain the project risk register in partnership with the [Risk Manager / Project Director]; ensure risks are costed and time-impacted, not just described.\nRun quantitative cost and schedule risk analysis (Monte Carlo) to set P50/P80 positions; use the output to size and defend contingency.\nTrack risk drawdown against contingency consumption and report divergence.\nPerformance Reporting & Analytics\nDefine the project reporting calendar, KPI set, and dashboard suite for [project leadership / steering committee / JV partners / lenders].\nImplement earned value management: rules of credit, progress measurement, SPI and CPI trending, and performance-based forecasting.\nProduce the monthly project report - integrated, reconciled, and consistent across cost, schedule, and risk narratives.\nProvide ad hoc analysis to support investment decisions, recovery planning, and scope trade-offs.\nContract & Commercial Support\nProvide controls input to tender evaluation, contract schedules and exhibits, milestone payment structures, and incentive and liquidated damages mechanisms.\nReview contractor cost and schedule submissions for contractual compliance; drive resolution of non-compliance.\nSupport the assessment and defence of variations, claims, extension of time submissions, and disruption arguments alongside [Commercial / Legal].\nInterface with [Procurement / Supply Chain] on commitment tracking, purchase order status, and vendor payment milestones.\nSystems, Data & Governance\nOwn the project controls toolset and data architecture - [Primavera P6, SAP, Power BI] - including data integrity, coding discipline, and the interfaces between systems.\nDevelop and enforce project controls procedures, templates, and standards; drive consistency across the capital portfolio.\nPrepare and defend submissions to stage gates, independent project reviews, internal audit, and [partner / lender] assurance processes.\nTeam Leadership\nBuild, resource, and develop the project controls team across planning, cost, estimating, and reporting; match team shape to project phase.\nMentor leads into credible advisors to package managers and the Project Director.\nManage the controls scope performed by [contractors / consultants / PMC], including deliverable quality and staffing adequacy.\nRequired Education, Experience, & Skills:\nBachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Finance, or a related discipline. Equivalent experience with strong technical grounding will be considered.\n[12]+ years in project controls on EPC or EPCM capital projects, including [5]+ years leading an integrated controls function on projects exceeding [$500M].\nDemonstrated depth in cost engineering and planning.\nProven ownership of change control and contingency management on a project through to closeout.\nExpert command of earned value management, forecasting methodology, and progress measurement in a contractual EPC setting.\nExperience managing multi-discipline teams and the controls interface with EPC contractors.\nPreferred Education & Skills:\nSector experience in [oil & gas / LNG / chemical / Nuclear / power & renewables / pharmaceutical / semiconductor / data center].\nProfessional credentials: AACE, PMI, or equivalent.\nHands-on capability across [Primavera P6, SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, Power BI].\nExperience with [FIDIC / LSTK / reimbursable / alliance] contract forms and associated delay and quantum analysis.\nFamiliarity with advanced work packaging (AWP), systems completion methodologies, and stage-gate (FEL) governance frameworks.\nPrior experience in a joint venture environment.\nKBR Benefits\nKBR 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.\nClick here to learn more: KBR Benefits\nBelong, Connect and Grow at KBR\nAt 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.\nKBR is an equal opportunity employer. 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