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Senior Project Manager for Technical Communications

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KBR’s National Security Solutions team provides high-end engineering and advanced technology solutions to our customers in the intelligence and national security communities. In this position, your work will have a profound impact on the country’s most critical role – protecting our national security.

KBR is seeking a Senior Project Manager for Technical Communications to lead a broad team of technical writers and knowledge managers in support of an exciting and dynamic effort for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) on location in Reston, Virginia. This Technical Communications Team is part of a broader, multi-disciplinary team consisting of operational military subject matter experts, operations research analysts, modelers, and software engineers supporting the development and use of a leading-edge modeling, simulation, and analysis (MS&A) software tool being developed for DARPA.

Why Join Us?

• Innovative Projects: KBR’s work is at the forefront of engineering, logistics, operations, science, program management, mission IT and cybersecurity solutions.

• Collaborative Environment: Be part of a dynamic team that thrives on collaboration and innovation, fostering a supportive and intellectually stimulating workplace.

• Impactful Work: Your contributions will be pivotal in designing and optimizing defense systems that ensure national security and shape the future of space defense.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, coordinate, and manage program-wide technical communication strategies and plans in support of client-driven outreach.

• Lead and manage a team of internal and third-party technical writers in the development of program-wide technical software, system, and architecture design documents.

• Establish technical writing standards and processes to develop and/or revise:

• Documentation, handbooks, and manuals that capture an array of practical analytic, knowledge management, and other processes.

• Documentation related to models, scenarios, and/or behaviors developed in the modeling & simulation framework.

• Capture terms and processes for taxonomical, procedural, and workflow development.

• Capture and organize revisions, references, tests, outcomes, and figures into a coherent narrative or report.

The candidate will be asked to provide a minimum of three technical writing samples during the application process from the following categories:

• Software architecture or design document (with supporting graphical depictions)

• Technical communication plan and/or document describing management thereof

• Candidate topic of choice

Work Environment:

• Location: On-site, hybrid is negotiable

• Travel Requirements: Minimal

• Working Hours: Standard

Required Qualifications:

• An active Top Secret clearance with Sensitive Comparted Information (SCI) eligibility is required; additionally must be Special Access Program (SAP) eligible

• Bachelor’s degree with 10 years of experience as a technical writer and at least 8 years of management experience

• Strong, demonstrated team leadership skills

• Strong, demonstrated project management skills

• Demonstrated ability to concisely integrate a large amount of varied information into well-structured and digestible written materials

• Demonstrated ability to convert written steps into a coherent visual diagram, and vice versa

• Demonstrated ability to create visually appealing and effective PowerPoint briefs, structured assessments, and reports

• Demonstrated experience developing, implementing, and managing technical communications plans and strategies

• Demonstrated experience developing, implementing, and managing a technical writing and/or editing process

• Experience developing technical documentation of software architectures and tools

• Demonstrable experience leading technical writing teams

Compensation:

• The salary for this position ranges from approximately $175,000 to $195,000 depending on relevant experience and qualifications.

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.

A t KBR, we are passionate about our people, sustainability, 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 more inclusive and diverse company. That commitment is central to our team of team’s philosophy and fosters an environment of real collaboration across cultures and locations. Our individual differences and perspectives bring enhanced value to our teams and help us develop solutions for the most challenging problems. We understand that by embracing those differences and working together, we are more innovative, more resilient, and safer.

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.