Solutions Architect (Business Development) in England

A career at KBR can change the world — and change your life. The KBR team of teams delivers future-forward science, technology and engineering solutions and mission-critical services that help governments and companies around the world accomplish their most important objectives, while also helping achieve their sustainability goals.

If you’re an experienced Senior Solution Architect looking for a step change in your career, this is a genuinely exciting opportunity to join a fast‑growing team shaping some of the UK’s most critical programmes.

At KBR, you won’t just be responding to tenders—you’ll be influencing strategic direction, engaging customers before procurements launch, and designing solutions that protect national security, strengthen critical infrastructure, and enable safer, more resilient operations across the UK Defence, Government and Nuclear sectors.

Key responsibilities include:

• Driving early client conversations, shaping solution strategy, and creating compelling, profitable, low‑risk solutions that deliver long‑term value to the nation.
• Working closely with a skilled Business Development team to shape profitable, de‑risked, and distinctive solutions.
• Engaging directly with customers to build trusted relationships and identify opportunity pathways.
• Developing innovative, future‑proof, low‑risk and profitable solutions that meet stringent security, safety, and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborating with Business Development and Capture teams to develop winning themes, clear differentiators, and compelling technical narratives.
• Producing convincing proposal content—technical volumes, architectures, white papers, estimates—that clearly articulate why your solution is the winning one.
• Building deliverable, profitable, low‑risk solutions for major programmes.
• Developing high‑quality technical content including BOEs, architectures, and white papers.
• Partnering with business development, capture, and programme teams to shape winning propositions.
• Delivering excellent stakeholder engagement - building relationships, influencing direction, and presenting confidently to senior audiences.

The role is Hybrid where some of your time will be spent in our UK Head Office in Surrey, working from home or travelling to Client sites. Due to the secure nature of some of our projects, restrictions in relation to UK residency and nationality will apply.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, 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.