Technical Services Regional Manager
Kennedy/Jenks Consultants, Inc.•Portland, OR
•$170,000 - $240,000•Hybrid
About The Position
Kennedy Jenks is seeking a Technical Services Regional Manager to provide strategic leadership across our multidisciplinary technical services organization. This highly visible leadership role is responsible for aligning technical resources, supporting successful project delivery, developing future leaders, and driving continuous improvement across the firm. The Technical Services Regional Manager partners closely with business managers, project managers, and technical leaders to ensure teams are positioned to deliver exceptional work while supporting the long-term growth and success of the organization.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering field required
- 10+ years of engineering consulting experience, preferably within water/wastewater.
- 4+ years of leadership experience managing supervisors, team leaders, and project teams.
- Professional Engineer (PE) license strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated experience leading people, projects, teams, departments, or technical organizations.
- Strong understanding of multidisciplinary project delivery and design processes.
- Proven ability to build relationships and influence across disciplines, offices, and teams.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and decision-making skills.
- A leadership approach that balances accountability, teamwork, and employee development.
- A broad organizational perspective that prioritizes firmwide success over individual disciplines or business units.
Nice To Haves
- master’s degree preferred
Responsibilities
- Provide leadership and direction to Technical Services discipline leaders and staff. (Electrical, Mechanical, Structural, CAD, Architectural)
- Manage performance of the Technical Services organization, ensuring resources are optimized to meet current and projected workload demands.
- Partner with business managers, project managers, and business development leaders to align resources and priorities.
- Support the successful delivery of complex multidisciplinary projects, promoting efficient design delivery in accordance with Kennedy Jenks' standards and procedures while maintaining compliance with the applicable standard of care.
- Promote technical excellence, quality, consistency, and continuous improvement.
- Foster collaboration across disciplines, offices, and teams.
- Develop, mentor, and support current and future leaders.
- Support organizational growth, workforce planning, and succession planning initiatives.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
- a health savings account
- a 401(k)
- bonus programs
- tuition reimbursement
- employee ownership opportunity
- professional registration support
- business travel assistance
- competitive paid time off and holidays
- an employee assistance program
- additional programs that support your wellbeing and professional growth
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
