East Division Director

Kleinfelder • Exton, PA

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About The Position

Step into Your New Role The East Division Director will be responsible for leading, managing, and overseeing the strategic and operational functions of Kleinfelder’s East Division, currently covering Maine to Virginia to Ohio with approximately 1,300 staff. This role provides management oversight of divisional financial performance, with a focus on cash management, project execution, business development, and divisional team leadership ensuring alignment with company objectives. Reporting directly to the Chief Revenue Officer, The East Division Director will drive revenue growth, operational efficiency, innovation and quality in the division while ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and industry best practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management or related field.
• A minimum of 20 years of experience in infrastructure, construction, or engineering, with at least 10 years in a leadership role in the eastern US.
• Demonstrated financial acumen with experience in budgeting, forecasting, and cost control.
• Demonstrated experience delivering growth.
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams across a diverse geography and manage multiple large-scale projects.
• Excellent leadership, communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Knowledge of industry regulations, safety protocols, and quality standards.
• Experience in business development and strategic planning.
• Proficiency in project management tools and software.

Nice To Haves

• A Master’s degree and/or PE is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that financial management and control functions are integrated into all divisional operations in line with the company and divisional strategic vision for organic growth and profitability, drives planning process and ensures annual strategic priorities are integrated into area financial plans; understands financial structure and its primary objectives related to profit, return on investment, cash flow and balance sheet thereby ensuring that annual operational budget including profit, sales, DSOs are met.
• Align major workgroups and their systems and processes to achieve divisional growth objectives while maintaining exceptional project management quality; develops and ensures the execution of strong marketing systems to attract new clients and projects in targeted markets; develops, implements and monitors divisional growth plans in alignment with the strategic objectives; demonstrates strong customer relationship while building skills in attracting and growing long-term large clients.
• Provides overall leadership to staff ensuring strong staff retention, recruitment, and career development working in conjunction with the East HRBP and corporate human resources.
• Drives company vision and values throughout organization and fosters culture of collaboration, excellence, and community.
• Use industry knowledge to guide divisional areas to successfully grow their business in targeted markets.
• Manage the mentoring and development of staff, fostering a divisional culture of collaboration, innovation, quality, safety, and technical excellence.
• Implements Kleinfelder’s Risk Management Practices to ensure compliance with policies and procedures throughout the Division.
• Work with divisional leadership and the internal recruitment function in managing critical talent needs and timing to ensure a focused and collaborative talent acquisition strategy.
• Act as a liaison between internal teams and other external stakeholders as appropriate.
• Stay abreast of emerging technologies and trends to enhance divisional operational efficiency and competitiveness.
• Maintain communication with other Division Director peers for information and best-practice sharing.
• Implements the company’s and division’s strategic vision for organic growth and profitability.

Benefits

• Kleinfelder offers an excellent compensation and benefits package, including: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) plan, and paid holidays.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees