Senior Director, Water & Wastewater Project Delivery

Kennedy Jenks Consultants; Phoenix (AZ); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k)

Tuition reimbursement

Employee ownership opportunity

Job summary

Kennedy Jenks, a leading engineering and environmental consultancy, seeks a transformational senior leader to shape technical project delivery across communities nationwide. Based in any KJ market, this role guides technical professionals, strengthens project delivery and client relationships, develops future leaders, and elevates technical excellence while delivering complex infrastructure solutions.

The position supports a hybrid work model with travel, collaborates across disciplines, and

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 KJ's 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

Communication

Collaboration

Strategic thinking

Business acumen

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's in Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Business management systems

Job description

Kennedy Jenks, a leading engineering and environmental consultancy, seeks a transformational senior leader to shape technical project delivery across communities nationwide. Based in any KJ market, this role guides technical professionals, strengthens project delivery and client relationships, develops future leaders, and elevates technical excellence while delivering complex infrastructure solutions.

The position supports a hybrid work model with travel, collaborates across disciplines, and