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Recent Stories from Across Our Global Business
Our people are at the heart of everything we do, which is why we are dedicated to professional development and celebrating the successes of our workforce. Here are a few examples of the exciting achievements and new initiatives from across our business units that demonstrate KBR’s commitment to people, workplace environment and culture.
KBR Named One of World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune Magazine
KBR’s commitment to excellence can be seen across the entire business, whether it’s the high-end, differentiated solutions and expertise we provide, our ESG performance, our progress toward becoming an employer of choice for the world’s top talent, or the value that we deliver for our stakeholders. Now that commitment has earned international recognition on Fortune magazine’s 2022 list of the World’s Most Admired Companies. “I am extremely proud and humbled that KBR has been selected as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by such a prestigious group of industry peers,” said KBR President and CEO Stuart Bradie. “This achievement is a reflection of the hard work and dedication of our amazing people, and I would like to thank and congratulate the entire global KBR team of teams for this well-deserved honor.”
KBR is one of 333 global companies to receive this prestigious award. The full rankings can be seen at fortune.com.
Participants Selected for KBR’s 2022 Global Leadership Development Program
Launched in 2016, the Global Leadership Development Program (GLDP) is designed to strengthen KBR’s leadership culture and to help top leaders develop executive skills. The yearlong program includes a rigorous executive assessment, three weeks of residential course work, individual development planning, executive coaching, and team-based Horizon 3 strategic projects. The GLDP is the capstone level of KBR’s commitment to talent development. KBR leadership programs bring in top talent through our internship programs and focus on continual learning with our education reimbursement program as well as the Manager Excellence Program (MEP) for high-potential mid-career managers. Additionally, KBR’s talent development teams are continuously developing and deploying learning programs tailored specifically to meet the needs of our employees.
Congrats to the Inaugural ONE KBR Tech Fellows Class
KBR has launched the ONE KBR Tech Fellows Program, which recognizes, rewards and harnesses the capabilities of distinguished technical leaders across the business. This new program builds on the success of legacy programs from companies that have joined our ranks over the past few years.
The purpose of the Tech Fellows program is to advance state-of-the-art technical capabilities that drive emerging market leadership, to differentiate KBR from our competitors, and to invest in solutions-focused research critical to advancing long-term strategic objectives.
The program also aims to foster KBR's culture of innovation and knowledge sharing by providing a distinct career opportunity for top science, technology and engineering experts. The program is meant to expand capabilities, fuel collaboration across diverse disciplines, and help attract, mentor, and inspire the next generation of talent to join our team of teams.
Meet the inaugural class of ONE KBR Tech Fellows:
KBR’s Next Generation Asset Management System, Asset IkigaiSM, Achieves International Certification
KBR’s next-generation asset management system, Asset IkigaiSM, was recently granted a certification by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). This award was the culmination of an 18-month effort by a cross-functional team consisting of KBR professionals representing Asset Management, Quality, Operations, KBR Corporate, and both Naval Support Activity Bahrain and Poland. The ISO brings together experts to share knowledge and develop voluntary, consensus-based, market-relevant international standards that support innovation and provide solutions to global challenges. KBR’s accomplishment is especially noteworthy considering that the list of known certified organizations maintained by the ISO contains no other corporate certifications for service providers and only eight certifications for U.S.-based organizations.
Asset management used to refer to maintenance only. However, spurred by ISO 55001 and its predecessor standards, asset management now embraces the entire asset life cycle, as well as energy and sustainability impacts. It also places a much greater emphasis on asset risk management.
“This prestigious accomplishment recognizes the breadth and depth of our asset management domain knowledge and ability to innovate in the asset management space,” said Jonathan Coburn, Global Asset Manager for the Readiness and Sustainment business unit. “The unique value of Asset IkigaiSM is its ability to enable asset managers to make better cross-functional decisions through advanced analytics considering multiple data sets.”
During the audit, the external assessor was very impressed with how Asset IkigaiSM links seamlessly to the KBR Integrated Management System as well as to asset management software tools. By implementing ISO 55001 standards, KBR can manage the life cycle of assets more effectively while lowering costs and risk, which delivers exceptional value to customers. Congratulations team on a job well done!
KBR Employees Earn NASA Honors for Work on ISS Expedition
Earlier this year, members of KBR’s Science and Space business unit were honored by NASA at the International Space Station Expedition 63 and Demo 2 Awards Ceremony.
Johnson Space Center Group Achievement Award
Awarded to government and non-government groups whose achievement was above and beyond their normal work duties. The following teams were nominated by the Lead Flight Directors and Crew for the success of Expeditions 61/62: • Atmosphere Leak Team (Team Representative: Quinten Bowersox) was nominated for remarkable dedication in investigating the source of an atmosphere leak on ISS. • Benzene Investigation Team (Alexander Rubin) was nominated for remarkable coordination in investigating indications of a benzine contamination on ISS. • Demo-2 Ground Control Team (Ronald Moseley) was nominated for outstanding operations of ground facilities, networks, voice, telemetry, video, command and security systems in support of Demo-2. • Demo-2 ISS Systems Flight Control Team (Eliseo Reyes) was nominated for vigilant development and execution of ISS core systems operations in support of the first crewed commercial flight. • Expedition 63 EVA Team (Sandra Moore and Jaclyn Kagey) was nominated for outstanding planning and execution of four spacewalks during Expedition 63, upgrading the ISS batteries, and outfitting the ISS to enable future upgrades. • Ops Plan Team (Rodolfo Gonzalez) was nominated for phenomenal coordination with various stakeholders to design a dynamic plan that exceeded all expectations set prior to Expedition 63. • RPCM p328B-A R&R Team (Ryan Nicolay) was nominated for outstanding planning and execution of the replacement of an external Remote Power Control Module using the Robotic Arm.
JSC Superior Achievement Award
Awarded to government and non-government individuals whose achievement was above and beyond their normal work duties. The following individuals were nominated by the Lead Flight Directors and Crew for the success of Expeditions 63 and the Demo-2 Mission. • Robert Adams was nominated for outstanding support of stowage issues throughout Expedition 63. • Quinten Bowersox was nominated for technical excellence in Environmental Systems support, especially in planning and executing crew isolation activities. • Gregory Forest was nominated for outstanding leadership and technical excellence in coordination with technical experts in Moscow, especially during the small air leak investigations. • Alexander Rubin was nominated for outstanding leadership in assuring crew health systems were addressed in an efficient and timely manner. During ISS Expedition 63, scientists collected standardized data from crew members to expand our understanding of how human physiology responds to long-duration life in microgravity, and tested life support technologies that will be vital to our continued exploration of deep space. The Demo-2 mission returned human launch capabilities to the United States and paved the way for human exploration going forward.
KBR Earns Top Safety Award While Managing Critical Satellite Programs
KBR received the 2020 Award of Honor in Occupational Safety during the South Dakota Governor’s Workplace Safety and Health Awards held on Dec. 8, 2021, in Sioux Falls. Doug Jaton, the KBR Technical Support Services Contract’s (TSSC) program manager at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) center, accepted the award from South Dakota Safety Council Executive Director Janie Ritter and South Dakota Lieutenant Governor Larry Rhoden.
KBR was one of six employers to achieve the South Dakota Safety Council’s top distinction for workplace safety, and EROS was another. The award is presented to employers and their employees for exceptional accomplishment in reducing workplace injuries and illnesses. The Days Away Restricted Transferred (DART) rate — or the days spent away from work, on restricted work activity, or transferred — and OSHA recordable incidence rate must be at least 91% or better than the national average for an organization to win.
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KBR Technical Support Services Contract’s (TSSC) program manager at the U.S. Geological Survey Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) center, Doug Jaton (center), accepts the award from South Dakota Safety Council Executive Director Janie Ritter (far left) and South Dakota Lieutenant Governor Larry Rhoden (far right) alongside his colleagues Brent Nelson, KBR/TSSC Zero Harm Safety Manager (center left) and James Carnes, KBR/S&S Corporate Zero Harm Safety Manager (center right).
