Division Transportation Practice Leader

Kleinfelder•Hanover, MD

About The Position

Kleinfelder, a Forbes' Top Employer for Engineers in North America, is committed to a people-first culture, technical excellence, and creating opportunities where employees can thrive! Do you have a passion for managing budgets, meeting deadlines, and exceeding client expectations? Our delivery management professionals are involved in project delivery from initiation and planning to execution, monitoring, and closeout. Each phase requires strong attention to detail while communicating with internal and external stakeholders. Do you have a proven track record in managing goals and objectives? Consider joining our team and work with peers who have vast industry knowledge and experience solving complex problems. Kleinfelder is seeking a Division Transportation Practice Lead to join our East Division Leadership Team and lead our Transportation Practice expand across the Eastern US. This role will involve influencing service line growth, staff development, quality and delivery, business development, and operations.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in engineering, environmental science, or related field.
15+ years of experience within the Transportation Market.
5+ years of experience as a Group or Practice Lead
Professional engineer registration required.
Following an offer, candidates will be required to satisfactorily complete employment reference checks, verification of professional licensure and/or educational credentials, a motor vehicle report (MVR), and a comprehensive background check.

Responsibilities

Deliver Practice/service line growth in new and existing geographies within the Division.
Increase Practice headcount (i.e., staff retention and recruiting new talent).
Improve Practice quality and delivery (i.e., serve as ITR, increase resource planning / sharing across areas, reduce write downs).
Support cross divisional initiatives.
Mentor and lead a strong team of highly motivated Practice professionals that can deliver on the most challenging projects to increase staff retention and attract talent from other companies to join the Practice Team.
Regularly work with Market Leads and CAMs to support business growth through active participation in internal & external client facing sales calls/meetings and proposal efforts.
Steward and drive Practice growth into new geographies within the Division that align with Division, Area, and Market objectives and strategy.
Hold Practice leaders and Sr. technical staff accountable for delivering high-quality work to help organically grow the business and deliver strong margins to support AMs.
Foster "One Division" (not separate Areas or Markets) by openly and honestly communicating on a regular basis with AMs, MLs, CAMs, and KTN about challenges and opportunities you are seeing in your Practice and across the company/industry.