Job description / Role Job Type
Full Time Job Location
Saudi Arabia Nationality
Any Nationality Salary
Not Specified Gender
Not Specified Arabic Fluency
Not Specified Job Function
General Management Company Industry
Construction Summary

We are seeking a highly capable and driven individual to join our team as business manager to the senior director of operations. This is a unique development role, well-suited to a high-potential graduate in engineering or a related discipline, with 3 to 5 years of experience in areas such as business finance, bidding, procurement, or operations.

This position offers direct exposure to senior leadership and the opportunity to work across a multi-site, multi-country operation. The successful candidate will play a critical role in supporting operational delivery, business growth, and executive-level decision-making.

Responsibilities Executive support: Support the senior director in the coordination and follow-up of key operational and strategic initiatives across the business. Progress chasing: Track and chase actions with project and functional managers to ensure timely delivery of priorities. Financial analysis: Understand, interrogate, and interpret financial data and management reports. Support cost reviews, forecasts, and planning cycles. Business metrics: Create, analyze, and report meaningful business dashboards. Presentation development: Prepare high-quality, executive-level presentations and reports for internal and external audiences, including board members and clients. Business development: Assist in bid preparation, client engagement activities, and internal reviews of commercial proposals. Stakeholder engagement: Work independently to progress issues and initiatives, often engaging with individuals more senior than yourself. Travel & site engagement: Undertake regular travel to project sites in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Iraq to support project operations and gather on-the-ground insights. Preferred qualifications, education, experience, & skills Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, MIS, or related discipline (engineering preferred). Minimum of 3 to 5 years of relevant experience in a business-facing function such as finance, procurement, operations, or bidding. Strong commercial acumen and the ability to interpret and challenge financial information. Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills, with confidence to engage and challenge senior stakeholders. Strong written and verbal communication skills, including report and presentation development. Highly organized and proactive, with a "can do" attitude, strong attention to detail, and a completer/finisher mindset. Comfortable working independently and managing multiple priorities simultaneously. Willingness and ability to travel regularly within the Middle East. What's on offer to the successful candidate High exposure to senior leadership and strategy. Opportunity to develop fast-tracked experience in operational leadership. Hands-on involvement in high-impact business decisions. A collaborative, fast-paced, and technically dynamic environment.

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About the Company

We deliver science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies around the world. KBR employs approximately 28,000 people performing diverse, complex and mission critical roles in 34 countries.

KBR is proud to work with its customers across the globe to provide technology, value-added services, and long-term operations and maintenance services to ensure consistent delivery with predictable results. At KBR, We Deliver.

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