Technical Program Manager
About The Position
Kunz provides model-based design, engineering, and construction management services for complex capital programs. Since 2015, we have supported mission-critical facilities and hyperscale data center programs for clients in the United States and internationally. Our work brings together product design, engineering, production planning, manufacturing, and construction to improve how complex infrastructure is designed and built. Kunz is looking for a Technical Director to provide technical leadership and oversight across our programs. This role is responsible for ensuring technical work is accurate, consistent, scalable, and aligned with client requirements and Kunz standards. The Technical Director oversees a technical discipline, capability, system, or group of related engineering functions across multiple teams and programs, with a scope that extends beyond individual project delivery. You’ll work closely with Engineering Managers, Program Managers, Program Directors, and executive leadership to establish technical approaches and standards, review complex or high-risk work, resolve cross-program technical issues, and help teams make sound technical decisions. This is a senior technical leadership role for someone who can balance technical quality with the practical realities of delivering complex programs.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, architecture, construction management, or a related technical field, or equivalent directly relevant technical experience
- 12+ years of progressive technical experience, including leadership of complex engineering work
- Experience leading or reviewing technical work across multiple projects, teams, or programs
- Experience establishing technical approaches, standards, review requirements, or engineering methods
- Experience providing guidance to senior technical employees or engineering leaders
- Ability to travel regularly based on client and program needs
Nice To Haves
- Experience with data centers, mission-critical facilities, or other technically complex infrastructure
- Experience with multi-site, modular, model-based, or repeatable delivery systems
- Experience reviewing complex, multidisciplinary, or high-risk technical work
- Experience developing organizational standards, tools, systems, or technical methods
- Experience developing Engineering Managers, senior engineers, or technical specialists
- Experience supporting major proposals, client pursuits, or strategic client relationships
- Strong technical communication skills with the ability to work effectively with engineers, project leaders, executives, and clients
- Professional licensure or relevant technical certification
- Advanced technical education in a relevant field
Responsibilities
- Provide technical leadership across a discipline, capability, system, or group of related engineering functions spanning multiple teams and programs
- Establish and maintain technical standards, engineering methods, review requirements, and quality expectations
- Review complex, high-risk, or novel technical work and challenge assumptions when additional analysis or technical review is needed
- Resolve technical issues that cross projects, teams, disciplines, or programs
- Serve as a senior technical advisor to clients and support Program Managers and Program Directors in resolving significant technical concerns
- Participate in executive-level or high-risk client discussions when technical strategy, credibility, or assurance is required
- Make or approve significant decisions related to technical standards, engineering methods, technical risk, review requirements, and deliverable quality
- Require corrective action or prevent work from advancing when material technical concerns have not been adequately resolved
- Develop Engineering Managers, senior engineers, and technical specialists through technical guidance, coaching, and clear performance expectations
- Identify technical capability gaps and help shape hiring, development, and succession priorities
- Contribute technical strategy, solution development, effort estimates, risk assessment, and technical expertise to proposals and client pursuits
- Help develop new technical capabilities, services, standards, tools, and methods as Kunz continues to grow
Benefits
- medical coverage
- dental coverage
- vision coverage
- 401(k) with company match
- paid time off
- annual bonus opportunity
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
