KBR
Project Director - LNG Projects
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Project Director - LNG Projects
Project Director - LNG Projects
About KBR
KBR is a global provider of differentiated, professional services and technologies delivered across a wide government, defence and industrial base. Drawing from its rich 100-year history and culture of innovation and mission focus, KBR creates sustainable value by combining:
- Engineering
- Technical and scientific expertise
- Full lifecycle capabilities
We drive progress for our clients by ensuring consistent, predictable delivery through technology, value-added services, and long-term operations and maintenance.
With operations across over 29 countries, we employ approximately 37,000 people worldwide and serve clients in more than 80 countries.
At KBR, we deliver.
About the Role – LNG Projects
We are seeking a Project Director – LNG Projects.
The successful candidate will lead the technical and commercial delivery of projects within KBR’s LNG Project Portfolio, reporting to the Director of Projects to oversee Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) and Detailed Design projects across the LNG value chain.
Primary Responsibilities
- Safer, cost-effective project execution: Ensure all projects meet client satisfaction, contractual requirements, on-time delivery, and financial success—holding accountability for contracts.
- Balance performance metrics: Drive exceptional outcomes in finance, HSE, client satisfaction, budget, and schedule performance.
- Stewardship role: Serve as the primary liaison between clients and KBR, establishing strong working relationships.
- Leadership across geographies: Build and sustain cross-functional project delivery teams spanning multiple locations and time zones.
- Business development: Collaborate on new work pursuits, including client meetings, technical presentations, and proposal work alignment.
- Policy compliance: Ensure adherence to company policies, procedures, systems, and approved requirements.
- Risk management: Monitor and actively mitigate project risks to prevent delays or reputational harm.
- Financial stewardship: Maintain accountability for project financial performance, including signing authority for changes.
- Status reporting: Provide transparent updates on project status and forecasts to clients and management.
- Resource planning: Identify project resource needs and coordinate with resource managers.
- Portfolio management: Manage single projects or multi-client portfolios, occasionally scaling responsibilities across assignments.
- Strategic planning: Develop and maintain robust project execution plans, ensuring alignment with staged objectives and informed communication of variances.
- Mentorship: Invest in professional growth by training and developing the next generation of LNG Project professionals.
- Contract administration: Manage change orders, contract amendments, and risk mitigation through proactive collaboration with stakeholders.
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Key Attributes & Qualifications
Technical Expertise & Domain Knowledge
- Deep LNG expertise: Demonstrated track record in both greenfield/grassroots and brownfield LNG projects.
- Environmental & sustainability acumen: Strong awareness of E/S/H/G issues, particularly decarbonisation opportunities in LNG supply chains.
- Technical authority: Clear UP in C3MR processes and preferential familiarity with multiple LNG process technologies/licensors.
Leadership & Stakeholder Management
- Visionary leadership: Drive project delivery through influential direction, fostering buy-in across internal teams.
- International teams: Successfully guide and engage cross-functional, multi-cultural teams beyond company silos.
- Resilience & commitment: Experience in ** construction subcontractor management**, inclusive of stakeholder engagement, Q/A, appointment, and contract execution oversight.
Soft Skills & Competencies
- Communication: Exceptional written, oral, and presentation skills, catering to diverse audiences.
- Shared responsibility: Collaborative, results-oriented teamwork in fluid environments.
- Local & global adaptability: Successfully executed projects across multiple global locations, maintaining performance excellence.
- Adaptability: Continual ability to adjust to changing project requirements and deliver with precision within deadlines.
- Monitoring & documenting progress: Mastery of reporting tools (e.g. Earned Value) and proactive lessons learnt.
- Conflict resolution: Navigate complex client relationships and conflicts with diplomacy, including urgent technical, cultural, and contractual dynamics.
- Dedicated integrity: Strict adherence to the KBR Code of Business Conduct and ethical standards.
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Required Education & Qualifications
- Relevant degrees: Undergraduate degree in Engineering or associated STEM field.
- Registration: Professional Engineering qualification (PEng, Incorp/EngTech) is highly preferred with complementary certifications (e.g. PMP, apmPRINCE2, Agile, Lean Six Sigma).
- Confidence as a Business Developer: Ability to gain trust from senior management and diverse stakeholders externally/internal, and influence strategic client clients beyond technical requirements.
KBR Company Culture & Opportunities
The KBR Difference
At KBR, engineering your potential is the mission. We innovate sustainable solutions by marrying engineering expertise with full-life-cycle execution and business agility, resulting in:
- High customer trust driven by reliability, efficiency, and accessibility.
- Purposeful and missional-based teamwork that transcends routine deliverables.
- Education for advancements, from ocean depths to outer space.
Career Growth & Benefits
- Competitive rewards: Financial incentives tied externally to markets and internally to performance.
- Professional advancement: Investing in employee growth through continuous training and collaborative challenges.
- Global mobility: Extensive career opportunities and supportive communities world wide, focused on impactful project portfolios.
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