Executive Assistant - Military Space and Growth Divisions

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Executive Assistant - Military Space and Growth Divisions

Belong. Connect. Grow. with KBR!

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.

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.

KBR is seeking a highly organized, detail oriented, and proactive Executive Assistant to support our Vice President, Military Space Operations Division and Vice President of Growth, with secondary support across the Military Space Operating Unit Directors.  This role requires a strategic thinker who can operate effectively in a highly structured, fast paced environment and manage competing priorities across both growth and operations.   This role is a trusted partner position requiring strong judgment, discretion, and the ability to operate independently in a fast-paced defense and space mission environment.

In this critical position, you will serve as a trusted partner to both executives, enabling efficient execution of growth and operations priorities. The ideal candidate brings strong business acumen, exceptional judgment, and the ability to manage sensitive information with the highest level of discretion.

Key Responsibilities:

Executive Scheduling:

• Own and manage two complex executive calendars balancing strategic priorities, operational demands, and external commitments.
• Identify conflicts, overloads, and trade-offs; recommend options and sequencing; navigate flexible and changing priorities on a daily basis
• Prepare executive for meetings by ensuring objectives, materials, and participants are aligned; use of AI tools encouraged.

Travel & Administrative Support:

• Lead travel coordination and expense reconciliation for both executives; support expense reconciliation with Ops Unit Directors. Proactively manage travel risks, navigate schedule changes, and ensure all arrangements are executed flawlessly while maintaining alignment with executive priorities and organizational objectives.
• Coordinate conference room and staff meeting attendance.
• Plan and coordinate meetings, conferences, and leadership events.
• Coordinate VIP logistics including access and escorting.
• Schedule and coordinate events and catering for employee events, lunches, dinners, etc., both in CO Springs and at Mil Space office locations.
• Interface professionally with senior leaders, government officials, and partners.

Data Collection, Tracking, Follow-Up, & Closeout:

• Track commitments, action items, and deadlines across meetings, emails, and discussions.
• Historical archiving of leadership, business, and financial materials via online company Sharepoint and OneDrive locations
• Drive follow-up with stakeholders to ensure closure and accountability.
• Maintain reliable tracking mechanisms so actions are not missed or dropped, AI-enablement preferred
• Backup Timesheet Approval and employee tracking for completion

Communication & Coordination:

• Screen, prioritize, and manage communications with sound judgment, to include accessing executive calendars and email inboxes
• Draft executive-level correspondence and read-ahead materials.
• Serve as a central coordination point across operating units and leadership.
• Coordinate with other executive EAs across the business unit

AI/Automation Enablement:

• Serve as an AI and automation assistant to both executives
• Develop, maintain, and track AI and automation use cases.
• Support adoption of Copilot and workflow optimization tools.

Work Environment:

• Location: Hybrid (3 days per week in office)
• Travel Requirements: Quarterly travel anticipated, plus as required by the mission
• Working Hours: Standard, with flexibility aligned to executive needs

Required Qualifications:

• 10+ years of administrative or executive support experience, including senior executive support.
• Experience in defense, national security, or government-adjacent environments preferred.
• Exceptional organizational, prioritization, and communication skills.
• High degree of professionalism, discretion, and sound judgment.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft 365 tools (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams).
• Demonstrated willingness and ability to leverage AI tools (e.g., Copilot).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with growth operations, space missions or space-related programs.
• Experience supporting multiple operating units or executive portfolios.
• Demonstrated success driving executive efficiency through automation.

Why This Role Matters

This role is critical to executive effectiveness, leadership cadence, and operational tempo across Military Space and Growth. It is not administrative-only, but a high-trust partnership role enabling mission success.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:  40 hours/week.

Basic Compensation:  $35.00 - 52.00/hour.

The offered rate will be based on the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities and/or experience and in consideration of internal parity.

Additional Compensation:

KBR may offer bonuses, commissions, or other forms of compensation to certain job titles or levels, per internal policy or contractual designation. Additional compensation may be in the form of sign on bonus, relocation benefits, short term incentives, long term incentives, or discretionary payments for exceptional performance.

Ready to Make a Difference?

If you’re excited about making a significant impact in the field of space defense and working on projects that matter, we encourage you to apply and join our team at KBR. Let's shape the future together.

KBR Benefits

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.

Belong, Connect and Grow at KBR

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, and ongoing journey toward being a People First company.  That commitment is central to our team of team’s philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong, Connect and Grow. We Deliver – Together. 

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.