Program Manager (Contingency)

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Title: Program Manager (Contingency) Belong, Connect, Grow, with KBR! Program Summary KBR’s Exploration & Logistics (E&L) business unit delivers mission-critical solutions supporting global defense, federal civilian, logistics, engineering, and space exploration missions. E&L provides integrated capabilities across logistics and sustainment, mission operations, engineering services, readiness and modernization programs, scientific research support, and exploration initiatives in some of the world’s most complex and challenging environments. The business unit supports customers across the Department of Defense, federal civilian agencies, and commercial partners, delivering innovative solutions that enhance mission readiness, operational effectiveness, and long-term mission success. Job Summary The Program Manager (PM) serves as the single point of accountability and primary interface between KBR and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for all contract performance under the Public Assistance Technical Assistance Contract (PA TAC VI). The PM provides executive leadership, strategic direction, operational oversight, and quality management to ensure the successful delivery of technical, programmatic, and administrative support services in support of FEMA's Public Assistance Program and disaster recovery mission. The PM is responsible for planning, organizing, directing, coordinating, and controlling all contract activities, resources, personnel, subcontractors, and deliverables while ensuring compliance with contract requirements, FEMA policies, federal regulations, and applicable performance standards. The PM leads a geographically dispersed workforce capable of supporting multiple concurrent disasters nationwide and ensures rapid mobilization, scalable operations, and continuous mission readiness. This position requires the ability to support nationwide disaster operations, including periodic travel and availability during emergency activation periods. In addition, Direct day-to-day contract execution across all task orders and disaster assignments and managing nationwide surge operations and disaster deployment activities which includes: coordinating staffing, resource allocation, and workload balancing to support multiple simultaneous disaster operations. While ensuring timely mobilization, deployment, tracking, and demobilization of personnel, the PM must have sound PM skills and capabilities demonstrated by supporting other FEMA programs or similar complex programs. The PM will ensure contract performance meets or exceeds all performance metrics, service level requirements, and quality standards and leads program governance activities, including executive reviews, performance assessments, risk management, and continuous improvement initiatives. While maintaining responsibility for overall contract cost, schedule, and performance. Please Note: This role is contingent upon final project approval and contract funding. Core Competencies Strategic Leadership Federal Program Management FEMA Public Assistance Expertise Disaster Recovery Operations Stakeholder Management Quality Assurance and Continuous Improvement Risk Management Resource Planning and Workforce Management Financial and Contract Management Executive Communication Problem Solving and Decision Making Mission-Focused Service Delivery The Program Manager shall demonstrate: Comprehensive knowledge of FEMA Public Assistance Program delivery, grant management, and disaster recovery operations. Experience applying Stafford Act authorities, 2 CFR Part 200, FEMA Public Assistance Program and Policy Guide (PAPPG), and applicable federal regulations. Experience managing large-scale disaster recovery operations involving multiple simultaneous federally declared disasters. Training and experience in Incident Command System (ICS) principles and emergency management operations. Experience overseeing geographically dispersed teams supporting field, regional, and headquarters operations. Familiarity with FEMA's recovery mission, state and local government coordination, and stakeholder engagement processes. This role requires an experienced, forward-leaning leader capable of operating in austere, rapidly changing environments while maintaining strict compliance with contractual, safety, and quality standards. The PM will enforce KBR’s Zero Harm culture and ensure all operations are executed in accordance with company policies, applicable regulations, and customer requirements Roles and Responsibilities Lead the contract and task orders with day-to-day execution of program operations, ensuring sustainment goals, strategic objectives, financial goals, and customer expectations are met or exceeded. Liaison between key stakeholders to ensure efficient delivery and proactive risk management. Plan and support execution of End-Use Monitoring (EUM) activities, including in-person, secondary, and virtual monitoring inspections in Ukraine. Design and implement monitoring tools and program surveys, including sampling plans, tool development, and digital data collection methods. Lead field supervision efforts to generate high-quality evidence on program performance and outcomes. Oversee data cleaning, validation, and analysis to ensure structure, accuracy, integrity, and readiness for internal decision-making and external reporting. Prepare clear, funder-ready analytical reports and professional data visualizations that translate complex findings into actionable insights and demonstrate results against agreed indicators and targets. Oversee and manage a team of contractor personnel technically proficient in monitoring and evaluation activities and possess the requisite property management and related experience necessary for EUM. Maintain accurate documentation and reporting processes, including Excel-based tracking, inventory support (as applicable), and compliance-ready program records. Highly Desired: FEMA National Incident Management System (N