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Lead Specialist , Project Controls

Full-time
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Indiavia KBR CareersPosted Oct 23, 2026
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Title:

Lead Specialist , Project Controls

Job Title

Lead Specialist I Project Control

Division

KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions (STS) provides holistic and value-added solutions across the entire asset life cycle. These include world-class licensed process technologies, differentiated advisory services, deep technical domain expertise, energy transition solutions, high-end design capabilities, and smart solutions to optimize planned and operating assets.

Responsibilities

  • Forecasts, controls, and reports project costs for projects.
  • Develops and provides project variances, trending and analysis of expenditures, monthly forecasts and reporting.
  • Reviews project costs incurred by category, calculates future costs based on labor productivity, material price increases, subcontract, wage rates and risk analysis.
  • Participates in or leads change control process. Ensures the development and completion of job progress milestones through scheduling.
  • Coordinates with procurement and material mangers as well as engineering work group leads pertaining to essential items of supply.
  • Provides priorities for projects to guarantee completion. Contributes to forecasts and disbursements by performing schedule analysis.
  • Under general supervision, solves complex problems requiring detailed knowledge of field and industry best practices in project controls.
  • Uses experience and problem solving skills to develop and improve processes.
  • May provide guidance to less experienced team members.
  • Position also may require accounting, financial management and customer reporting responsibilities at the project level.
  • Qualifications including Required Education, Experience, &

Skills

  • Skills required for this job are typically acquired through the completion of an undergraduate degree and 10+ years of experience.
  • Decarbonization – Energy Transition – Sustainability
  • Belong. Connect. Grow. with KBR!

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  • 2Which recent work examples would make your application stronger for this role?
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