Director of Technical Project Delivery - Water/Wastewater Engineering

Kennedy Jenks•Portland, OR

10d•Hybrid

About The Position

Kennedy Jenks is seeking a transformational leader to shape the firm’s technical project delivery. Based in any Kennedy Jenks market nationwide, this senior role leads technical professionals, strengthens project delivery and client relationships, develops future leaders, and advances technical excellence while supporting complex infrastructure solutions for communities across the country. The position supports Technical Services teams and discipline leaders, including Mechanical, Electrical, Structural, CAD, Architectural, and Instrumentation and Controls, and helps deliver multidisciplinary projects across the firm. The role involves 25%–50% nationwide travel to collaborate with clients and Kennedy Jenks offices and teams as needed. This leader promotes efficient design delivery in accordance with company standards and procedures, supports compliance with the standard of care, and encourages collaboration across engineering, environmental, scientific, and technical disciplines. The role partners with business managers, project managers, and business development leaders to align resources with business needs, and works with quality and risk programs to advance technical excellence, quality, innovation, and continuous improvement. The role offers the opportunity to lead a multidisciplinary function supporting critical infrastructure projects nationwide, influence technical excellence and workforce development, strengthen Kennedy Jenks’ client relationships, and shape the firm’s core services and future leadership. The position follows a hybrid home-and-office model, with a minimum of two days per week in the office.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering field.
At least 10 years of design engineering consulting experience.
At least 4 years of leadership experience managing supervisors, team leaders, and project teams.
Proven leadership experience managing teams, departments, technical organizations, or business units, including developing and overseeing supervisors and other leaders.
Experience supporting complex infrastructure, environmental, water/wastewater, industrial, or engineering consulting projects.
Strong business acumen and ability to partner across Operations, Business Development, Project Management, and Technical Services.
Ability to navigate competing priorities, make sound decisions, and drive organizational results in a fast-paced environment.
Strong understanding of multidisciplinary engineering, project delivery, resource planning, and financial management.
Success developing employees, mentoring leaders, and building high-performing teams through direct leadership and influence.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and business management systems.
Excellent communication, collaboration, and relationship-building skills.
Ability to work in a hybrid model with at least two days per week in the office and travel nationwide 25%–50% as needed.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree.
Professional Engineer (PE) license, strongly preferred.
Design engineering consulting experience in water/wastewater, preferred.

Responsibilities

Support and advise Technical Services teams and discipline leaders, including Mechanical, Electrical, Structural, CAD, Architectural, and Instrumentation and Controls.
Support successful delivery of multidisciplinary projects across Kennedy Jenks.
Promote efficient design delivery according to Kennedy Jenks standards and procedures and support compliance with the standard of care.
Promote collaboration across engineering, environmental, scientific, and technical disciplines.
Partner with business managers, project managers, and business development leaders to align resources with business needs.
Work collaboratively with quality and risk programs to advance technical excellence, quality, innovation, and continuous improvement.
Lead a multidisciplinary function supporting critical infrastructure projects nationwide.
Develop employees and future leaders and influence workforce development and project delivery across the firm.
Travel nationwide, 25%–50% of the time, to collaborate with clients and Kennedy Jenks offices and teams as needed.