Head of Technical Project Delivery - Infrastructure

Kennedy Jenks Consultants; Portland (OR); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Health savings account

401(k)

Tuition reimbursement

Employee ownership

Registration support

Travel assistance

Paid time off

Holidays

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Kennedy Jenks Consultants seeks a transformational senior leader to shape technical project delivery. Based in any KJ market nationwide, this role leads technical professionals, strengthens client relationships, and advances technical excellence across the organization while delivering complex infrastructure solutions for communities.

The role supports multidisciplinary teams and requires 10+ years in design engineering consulting (water/wastewater preferred) and 4+ years of leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering required; master's preferred.
• 10+ years of design engineering consulting experience, preferably water/wastewater.
• 4+ years of leadership experience managing supervisors, team leaders, and project teams.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license strongly preferred.
• Proven leadership experience developing employees and building high-performing teams.
• Experience supporting complex infrastructure and engineering consulting projects.
• Strong business acumen and ability to partner across Operations, Business Development, Project Management, and Technical Services.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and business management systems, plus strong communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Support development and advise KJ's Technical Services teams and discipline leaders including Mechanical, Electrical, Structural, CAD, Architectural and I&C.
• Support the successful delivery of multidisciplinary projects across Kennedy Jenks.
• Promote efficient design delivery in accordance with Kennedy Jenks' standards and procedures to assure compliance with 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 Kennedy Jenks quality and risk programs to advance technical excellence, quality, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• 25%-50% travel nationwide to collaborate with clients and various KJ offices and teams as needed.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Strategic planning

Communication

Team development

Resource planning

Financial management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's in Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Business management systems

Job description

Kennedy Jenks Consultants seeks a transformational senior leader to shape technical project delivery. Based in any KJ market nationwide, this role leads technical professionals, strengthens client relationships, and advances technical excellence across the organization while delivering complex infrastructure solutions for communities.

The role supports multidisciplinary teams and requires 10+ years in design engineering consulting (water/wastewater preferred) and 4+ years of leadership.