Chemicals Technology Manager in Leatherhead

Chemicals Technology Manager

KBR is a global provider of differentiated, professional services and technologies delivered across a wide government, defense and industrial base.

Drawing from its rich 100-year history and culture of innovation and mission focus, KBR creates sustainable value by combining engineering, technical and scientific expertise with its full life cycle capabilities to help our clients meet their most pressing challenges today and into the future.

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 80 countries and operations in over 29 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.

KBR 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.

KBR’s is seeking a Chemicals Technology Manager, with primary focus on Acetic Acid technology.

You will support the licensing, delivery and growth of KBR’s Chemicals technology portfolio.

KBR’s Chemicals portfolio focuses on the licensing of technology to produce intermediates and products from C2, C3 and C4 olefinic feeds, including Phenol/Acetone, BPA, Polycarbonate, Acetic Acid, Vinyl Acetate and Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC).

As part of the Petrochemicals Product Service Line (PSL) you will support the business development of Chemicals technology lines.

Functional job responsibilities will include but are not limited to

• Meet Annual Sales Objectives: Supports the achievement of the Chemicals business annual sales objectives, with emphasis on Acetic Acid.
• Proposals and
• Sales

Coordination: Provides technical support on the creation and delivery of proposals and ensures Sales Coordination is capable of rapidly responding to sales requests including studies and assessments.

• Earnings Targets and Successful Project Delivery: Works with Operations and BED Team to support the achievement of annual earnings targets successful project delivery.
• Chemicals Customer Profiles and Growth Strategy, Global

Analysis: Works with Chemicals leadership and Sales & Marketing in the development of Customer profiles, go-to-market strategies and a global analysis.

• Support Regional Sales as required through the whole sales process including business development, proposal and negotiation phases.
• Portfolio Growth and

Development: Supports growth of the Chemicals Technology portfolio through alliances, acquisitions and improvements of existing technologies thorough analysis of the market as well as competing technologies.

• Safety and Compliance: Demonstrates a strong record of safety and a commitment to the value of safety measures.
• Demonstrates a commitment to compliance with all laws, regulations and corporate policies to ensure the highest of ethics in business conduct including but not limited to the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and anti-corruption policies.
• Demonstrates a personal commitment to organizational excellence, displaying honesty, integrity, and a strong sense of ethics in all decisions and actions.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• Degree in Chemical Engineering (or related discipline)
• A relevant number of 15 years in Chemicals technical and/or operations experience in the hydrocarbons processing industry, preferably with some experience with global licensing:
• Experience specifying technical offerings and/or processing engineering services required.
• Relevant technology experience in KBRs Chemicals technology offerings.
• Must have a relevant number of years’ experience with Acetic Acid.
• Growth-oriented professional with a proven ability to execute Technology growth strategies and a successful track record in business development.
• Ability to understand and participate in technology management, including support to regional Sales, proposal development, contract negotiation and project execution.
• Must have strong leadership, interpersonal and communications skills.
• Seeking a candidate with international work background.
• Must be willing and available to travel internationally (~ 50% as needed).

Preferred Education, Skills, & Experience

• MBA (preferred)
• Technical experience with Viny Acetate Monomer (VAM)

KBR Company Information When you become part of the KBR team, your opportunities are endless.

Through collaboration with our customers, we’re defining tomorrow’s challenges, then providing the solutions and services to overcome those challenges, always maintaining our commitment to total safety and reliability.

At KBR, we partner with government and industry clients to provide purposeful and comprehensive solutions with an emphasis on efficiency and safety.

With a full portfolio of services, proprietary technologies and expertise, our employees are ready to handle projects and missions throughout their entire lifecycle, from planning and design to sustainability and maintenance.

Whether at the bottom of the ocean or in outer space, our clients trust us to deliver the impossible on a daily basis.

Working at KBR means being rewarded for your contributions.

In addition to competitive benefits and professional development, our people are empowered to use all their potential, creating meaningful change for themselves and our clients.

We attract the best minds in the world because our expertise thrives on creativity, resourcefulness and collaboration.

That is how we supply our clients with cutting-edge solutions and services.

As the needs of the world change, we’re ready to respond and guide the way forward with strategic, sustainable, and technological advancements grounded in more than a century of practical application and execution.

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KBR — Delivering Solutions, Changing the World.

KBR brings together the best and brightest to deliver science, technology and engineering solutions that help governments and companies around the world accomplish their most critical missions and objectives.

In everything we do, we are guided by our ONE KBR Values: We Value Our People – We create diverse, inclusive environments in which each person can feel safe, respected and valued, and where everyone has opportunities to grow and reach their full potential.

We Deliver – We are uncompromising in our commitment to deliver innovative, high-quality, technology-led solutions for our customers and exceptional, sustainable value for all our stakeholders.

We Are People of Integrity – We value honesty, trust, courage, fairness, prudence and tenacity.

We believe doing what’s right for the planet, the communities where we work, and our people is good for business.

We Empower – We empower our people with a shared purpose, the right tools and the supportive culture they need to be proactive decision-makers, to be adaptive to change, and to succeed.

We Are a Team of Teams – We have a will to succeed, but we value the achievements of our team of teams over individual accomplishments.

Our collective focus makes us a better, stronger, more effective company.

We have also embedded environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles in every business operation and corporate function.

Not only are we committed to operating safely, sustainably and equitably, but we are also committed to using our capabilities and expertise to help our customers accomplish their sustainability goals.

Worldwide, KBR employs a diverse workforce approximately 29,000 people strong, with customers in more than 80 countries and operations in 40 countries.

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