Facilities Operations & Maintenance Manager in Alice Springs

At KBR, we deliver science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies around the world. KBR employs approximately 37,000 people worldwide with customers in more than 85 countries and operations in over 28 countries.

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.

Position Summary:

KBR is seeking a Facilities Operations & Maintenance Manager to join our team. This role will be located in Alice Springs, Australia at a 4,400-acre facility with approximately 687,000 square feet of mission and support space. The Facilities Operations and Maintenance Manager will be expected to travel between our facilities in Alice Springs and the local area. This position is expected to be onsite 100% and is contingent upon contract award.

What You’ll Do:

• Direct the facilities' Operations and Maintenance (O&M) and repairs to include predictive and preventive maintenance including but not limited to: general maintenance of buildings/structures, ground services, engineering, central plant, fire protection/life safety, security, O&M, ground services, construction renovations, and custodial.
• Develop equipment maintenance scheduling plans; Maintenance, testing, and inspection of appropriate equipment and systems shall be done in accordance with current applicable US Government and Host Nation codes.
• O&M of all structures, systems, sub-systems and components shall be in compliance with original equipment manufacturers' (OEM) instructions and recommendations.
• Utilize industry standard practices as a means of predictive maintenance for applicable service areas.
• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the planned maintenance program, and implement any necessary modifications leading to the reduction of equipment failures or make recommendations for altering the planned maintenance program to increase efficiency.
• Formulating and enforcing operational and maintenance standards that support company objectives, contractual requirements and comply with regulatory and environmental standards.
• Hiring, training, and leading a competent workforce to be versatile and technically savvy.
• Orchestrating activities to align with the overarching contract requirements and to ensure smooth site operations.
• Guaranteeing the continuity of critical infrastructure operations, with a commitment to reliability for around-the-clock mission support.
• Implementing work processes and leveraging data analysis to assist clients with achieving reliable equipment performance at cost-effective rates.
• Drafting comprehensive reports, business correspondence, and procedural manuals.
• Communicating effectively with diverse teams, responding to questions, and solving a range of operational issues.
• Applying corporate standards diligently and upholding strict adherence to environmental, health & safety, and regulatory requirements.
• Keeping a close watch on contractual obligations and staying informed of any regulatory changes that impact facility operations.

Requirements:

• Possess an active TS/SCI with adjudicated polygraph or Host Nation PV clearance.
• A minimum of five (5) years of experience supporting projects of similar scope, size and complexity.
• A minimum of two (2) consecutive years of supervisory experience in the field of facilities maintenance.
• Demonstrated experience prioritizing daily/weekly/monthly work plans.
• Demonstrated experience incorporating applicable environmental health and safety practices across responsible work areas.
• Experience working in 24x7x365 operational environments requiring close coordination with mission operations.
• Demonstrated experience operating and maintaining power generation equipment.
• Demonstrated experience building recapitalization plans.
• Ability to read construction design and equipment drawings.
• Knowledge of process improvement models (e.g LEAN/Six Sigma, ISO 9000).
• Experience in operations management, construction/renovation projects.
• Experience planning and implementing large-scale facility and logistics projects.
• Experience integrating project schedules.
• Proficient knowledge and experience in the use of project management concepts to manage items including, but not limited to project schedule, scope, cost, risk, and deliverables and related metrics.

At 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 being a People First company.