Engineering Department Manager

Title: Engineering Department Manager Belong. Connect. Grow. with KBR! Around here, we define the future. We are a company of innovators, thinkers, creators, explorers, volunteers, and dreamers. But we all share one goal: to improve the world responsibly and safely. On the Human Health and Performance Contract we are at the forefront of safeguarding astronaut health, ensuring human performance, and advancing technologies for human space exploration. We are seeking an Engineering Department Manager at the NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston, TX. What You’ll Do: In this role, you play a pivotal leadership role in the department’s project execution, resource allocation and support of team members to achieve our goals. The department’s disciplines include Human Factors and Habitability, Project Management, Project Engineering, Systems Engineering, Design and Fabrication, Hardware Testing, Sustaining Engineering and Integration, and Food Production. You serve as the primary customer interface for the NASA Human Health and Performance Division Chief and NASA Engineering Directorate Division Chiefs. You provide strategic and technical oversight and serve as the KBR administrative manager for KBR managers within the department and for additional staff, as required. You will: Lead 200+ employees Lead, mentor, and guide the Engineering Department managers and leaders Coordinate, prioritize and allocate resources Ensure projects are completed within budget and schedule Identify strategies to exceed customer expectations and areas of collaboration Perform administrative tasks associated with department leadership What You Bring: You bring experience leading complex hardware projects and integrating with other organizations. You use your experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals, negotiate with other department managers to support integrated projects, ensure contract wide management policies and procedures are effectively implemented, and enable integration, co

Capital project execution demand

This opportunity is positioned for professionals who understand execution pressure, industrial operating rhythm, and Houston's energy capital stack.