Senior Director, Multidisciplinary Infrastructure Delivery

Kennedy Jenks; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional registration support

Tuition reimbursement

Employee ownership opportunity

Bonuses/programs

Job summary

Kennedy Jenks is seeking a transformational leader to shape the future of technical project delivery. Based in any KJ market nationwide, this senior role guides technical professionals and strengthens project delivery while supporting complex infrastructure across communities.

The role involves leading multidisciplinary teams, advancing technical excellence, and partnering with operations and business development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering field required; master’s degree preferred.
• 10+ years of design 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.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and advise Kennedy Jenks’ Technical Services teams and discipline leaders including Mechanical, Electrical, Structural, CAD, Architectural and Instrumentation and Controls.
• 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

Strategic thinking

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Resource planning

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Business management systems

Job description

Kennedy Jenks is seeking a transformational leader to shape the future of technical project delivery. Based in any KJ market nationwide, this senior role guides technical professionals and strengthens project delivery while supporting complex infrastructure across communities.

The role involves leading multidisciplinary teams, advancing technical excellence, and partnering with operations and business development.