Water/Wastewater Engineering Delivery Director

Kennedy Jenks Consultants; Pasadena (CA); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, life and disb

Health savings account

401(k)

Bonus programs

Tuition reimbursement

Employee ownership opportunity

Professional registration support

Business travel assistance

Paid time off & holidays

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Kennedy Jenks Consultants is seeking a senior leader for our nationwide design engineering practice in California. The role leads multidisciplinary teams across water, environmental, and infrastructure projects, shaping technical excellence and workforce development.

You will mentor leaders, manage resources and budgets, and partner with Operations, Business Development, and Technical Services to deliver high-impact projects. Hybrid work with in-office collaboration is supported.

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.
• Experience supporting complex infrastructure, environmental, water/wastewater, industrial, or engineering consulting projects.

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

Project delivery

Multidisciplinary engineering

Financial management

Resource planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Business acumen

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Business management systems

Job description

Kennedy Jenks Consultants is seeking a senior leader for our nationwide design engineering practice in California. The role leads multidisciplinary teams across water, environmental, and infrastructure projects, shaping technical excellence and workforce development.

You will mentor leaders, manage resources and budgets, and partner with Operations, Business Development, and Technical Services to deliver high-impact projects. Hybrid work with in-office collaboration is supported.