KBR Fast Facts
With approximately 28,000 employees throughout nearly 40 countries and customers in close to 80, there’s never a shortage of interesting facts to learn about KBR. Each quarter, KBR Fast Facts will fill you in on some new and exciting things you may not know about our people, culture and work from across the globe.
Snowmobiles parked outside the South Pole Station (QSPA) in Antarctic, one of 150 Global Seismographic Network seismograph stations around the globe. KBR seismic field engineers traveled here as part of their work with the U.S. Geological Survey.
KBR Fast Facts
With approximately 28,000 employees throughout nearly 40 countries and customers in close to 80, there’s never a shortage of interesting facts to learn about KBR. Each quarter, KBR Fast Facts will fill you in on some new and exciting things you may not know about our people, culture and work from across the globe.
KBR PROVIDES HIGH-G TRAINING FOR U.S. NAVY FAST-JET FLIGHT CREWS —
to include the world-famous flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels — at the company-operated centrifuge in San Antonio, Texas. In fact, before Senator John Glenn became the oldest astronaut in space, the 77-year-old trained for the gravitational forces he would endure during launch at this exact location.
Employees at the KBR Leatherhead campus saw a
43%
INCREASE IN AWARENESS OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF FOOD
due to “Project Mõju,” a recent program on sustainable thinking founded by six KBR Government Solution EMEA graduates.
Mõju — which means “impact” — analyzed Leatherhead’s water footprint, carbon dioxide emissions and transport mileage on meals served, sharing these findings with employees, and also offered nutritional education.
In support of NASA, KBR personnel served as members of
THE ALTERNATE CREW RECOVERY TEAM AND FLIGHT CONTROLLERS
alongside the SpaceX flight control team during the historic return of the SpaceX Crew Dragon on August 2, 2020 — the first splashdown of American astronauts in 45 years.
KBR employees on the Communication and Outreach team at the Earth Resources Observation and Science Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, created an online
that features satellite imagery and landscape changes to aid students who are currently doing schoolwork from home.
Teams from KBR’s Government and Technology Solutions businesses are
LEAD AUTHORS AND CURATORS FOR A JOINT MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
industry white paper supporting the MOD’s drive to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
The Yanbu Aramco Sinopec Refining Company (YASREF) Export Refinery Project is
ONE OF THE LARGEST PRE-FEED, FEED AND PMC EFFORTS
executed by KBR over a 10-year alliance, and has amassed more than 1.3 million work hours without a single lost-time or recordable incident.
KBR engineers in Dayton, Ohio, are the
LEADING EXPERTS ON THE LATEST TECHNIQUES FOR NON-DESTRUCTIVE INSPECTION
of micro fatigue cracks on jet engine parts. We build unique robotic test equipment for all F-16 and planned F-35 aircraft engine depots around the world.
Earlier this year, KBR President and CEO
STUART BRADIE WAS NAMED TO THE PRESTIGIOUS LIST OF CEOS
Who “Get It” by Safety+Health Magazine.
Earlier this year, KBR President and CEO
STUART BRADIE WAS NAMED TO THE PRESTIGIOUS LIST OF CEOS
Who “Get It” by Safety+Health Magazine.
In June, KBR employees in Chennai, India,
CELEBRATED THE ONE-YEAR MARK OF LAUNCHING THEIR IMPACT CHAPTER,
our company organization for young professionals.
When health care workers and emergency responders started running out of masks to prevent catching or spreading COVID-19,
KBR ENGINEERS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD PRINTED 3D MASKS
to battle the illness, donating their own time and resources.
KBR ECOPLANNING HAS MORE THAN 50 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
in the state-of-the-art design and supply of evaporation and crystallization plants, and has supplied over 200 plants globally across many applications and industry segments.
KBR HAS SUPPORTED MORE THAN 135 AIRCRAFT PROGRAMS AND 200 MILITARY WEAPONS SYSTEMS ,
including four decades of work on the F/A-18 Hornet program and support for Foreign Military Sales in at least 40 countries.
IN 2019, KBR HAD ITS BEST SAFETY PERFORMANCE IN THE HISTORY OF THE COMPANY
a testament to our Zero Harm and sustainability ideals. Despite COVID-19, KBR has already improved its performance in 2020 by 39% versus this time last year!
EVERY GALLEY KBR OPERATES FOR THE U.S. NAVY HAS EARNED A 5-STAR ACCREDITATION
— the Navy's highest level of evaluation for food service operations.
https://www.kbr.com/en/insights-events/stories/taste-home-kbr-takes-cake-5-star-base-dining-services
KBR recently enhanced its employee support program with a new confidential, independent source of
SUPPORT AVAILABLE 24/7 THROUGH OUR PARTNER, WORKPLACE OPTIONS.
Employees can visit http://global.resourcesforyourlife.com to receive free help with legal, financial, and household services, dependent care, wellness needs, and more.
