Title: Administrative Specialist

Location: Houston United States

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Program Summary

KBR's Readiness and Sustainment division is the Team Behind the Mission®. We deliver mission critical services to the U.S. military and coalition partners around the world. Our key capabilities include base operations; contingency and expeditionary support; next generation asset management; digitally focused logistics; prepositioned stock; and integrated supply chain management. The Readiness & Sustainment team boasts more than 11,000 employees spanning 80 nationalities, in 25+ global locations while supporting more than 120 project sites.

Job Summary

As an Administrative Specialist on the Deployment Security Team, you will provide administrative support and be responsible for maintaining the Synchronized Pre-Deployment and Operational Tracker (SPOT) as well as performing other administrative duties.

This position is primarily REMOTE but requires someone LOCAL to Houston, TX as the role will require travel to the KBR Tower twice per month.

Roles and Responsibilities

Work closely with Human Resources and Recruiting to ensure all new employees are appropriately cleared prior to starting work, including completion of a Tier 1 investigation or Tier 3 clearance as needed.
Work with contracting officers to produce LOAs (Letters of Authorization).
Coordinate appointments with military bases, as well as coordinate with the Deployment Processing Center (DPC) to arrange travel and necessary escorts.
Use your excellent customer service skills in support of the team as well as internal customers.
Maintain required training records.
Demonstrate your exceptional communication skills by effectively disseminating information across all levels of the organization, including both management and staff.
Multi-task, prioritizing your workload and working on several deliverables concurrently in a fast-paced environment.
Use your knowledge of CENTCOM requirements to assist the team.
Occasionally work evenings or weekends as the mission requires.
Perform other duties as assigned.

The Deployment Security Team supports general business operations in an administrative support role. Our function is to clear individuals for OCONUS Deployment. We vet KBR new hires and employees for eligibility to successfully obtain favorable outcomes for Tier 3 investigations, for issuance of Common Access Cards (CAC) and Letters of Authorization (LOA) as well as to meet the requirements specified by our clients (LOGCAP, AFCAP, POTFF, DLA, UA BOS, Poland BOS, APS-4 and Diego Garcia). Further, we provide weekly reporting KPI’s and CDRL’s to our clients as well as maintain records in SPOT (Synchronized Pre-Deployment and Operational Tracker) for our Subcontract Workers.

Basic Qualifications (Required Education, Experience, Skills, and Certifications)

Must be able to pass a U.S. Government background investigation and obtain a Secret Security clearance and maintain it for the duration of your employment in this role. Due to this, you must be a U.S. Citizen to be eligible for this position.
Requires a Bachelor’s Degree and at least 1 year of relevant administrative experience.
Must be proficient with the MS Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
Requires the ability to write legibly by hand.
Must be able to solve basic to intermediate mathematical problems.
Must be able to work a flexible work schedule to include working weekends when necessary.

Preferred Qualifications (Preferred Education, Experience, Skills, and Certifications)

An active U.S. government issued Secret Security Clearance or NACI.
Experience working on Department of Defense (DOD) Special Access Programs.
Advanced MS Excel skills.

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. Click here to learn more: KBR Benefits

At KBR, we are passionate about our people, sustainability, 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 more inclusive and diverse company. That commitment is central to our team of team’s philosophy and fosters an environment of real collaboration across cultures and locations. Our individual differences and perspectives bring enhanced value to our teams and help us develop solutions for the most challenging problems. We understand that by embracing those differences and working together, we are more innovative, more resilient, and safer.

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.

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