Senior Civil Design Project Manager

Take Your Design Career to the Next Level

Kleinfelder, a Forbes’ Top Employer for Engineers in North America, is committed to a people‑first culture, technical excellence, and creating opportunities where employees can thrive! Are you ready to be challenged, make a difference, and experience professional growth in your career? Kleinfelder’s Design team is looking for you! From bridge and structural engineering to civil, electrical, mechanical, and process engineering, Kleinfelder’s collaborative Design Services create synergy across multiple disciplines.

Kleinfelder is seeking an experienced Engineering Project Manager to join our growing Mid‑Atlantic engineering team. With expanding opportunities in the region in the utilities market, the ideal candidate will join our high‑achieving, fast‑paced team. The project work will be multi‑disciplinary in nature, but experience with land development is required. Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to provide timely solutions and responsiveness to our clients are valued attributes for this position.

This position offers the opportunity for hybrid work. Travel within Maryland/DC for site visits and various project meetings will be required.

This position can be based near:

• Mechanicsburg, PA
• Hunt Valley, MD
• Baltimore, MD
• Washington, D.C.
• Wilmington, DE

• Manage all phases of project execution including project organization, delivery, subcontractor management, scheduling, financial management, health and safety stewardship, and reporting.
• Nurture and grow client relationships and contracts that include complex, multi‑disciplinary utility and pipeline projects.
• Lead, grow and mentor staff – supporting the achievement of professional career goals.
• Oversee pursuits, designate the appropriate resources to projects, define client needs, address client concerns and manage engineering resources within budget.
• Lead and participate in technical, cost, and scheduling decisions for interdisciplinary teams ensuring company quality standards and driving customer value.
• Devise new approaches to problems encountered.
• Collaborate on a program of design and construction management projects striving for continuous improvement in process development and execution.
• Build relationships with technical and client service teams and within client organizations.
• Communicate effectively with internal and external teams of clients and stakeholders.

• Bachelor of Engineering required;
  Civil or Environmental Engineering degree preferred.
• 12+ years of related experience, including 5+ years of project management.
• Demonstrated project related experience and knowledge of applicable federal, state (Maryland), and local laws and regulations required.
• Experience with County land development regulations/regulators is preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• B.S. in Civil or Environmental Engineering from an accredited institution or acceptable equivalent.
• Professional Engineering license or ability to obtain PE within 6 months.

• Client facing relationships with private energy companies.
• Experience with civil design for transmission and distribution projects preferred.
• Proven track record of developing relationships with clients and growing programs.
• Leadership positions in industry or community organizations.
• Supervisory experience in training, developing, and mentoring junior engineers.

Kleinfelder and its subsidiaries and affiliates has been connecting great people to the best work since 1961. We are engineers, scientists, and construction professionals providing solutions that improve our clients’ transportation, water, energy, and other private infrastructure. As a responsive, cross‑disciplinary team of bright, curious, and innovative problem‑solvers, we are dedicated to doing the right thing, every day, on every project from over 110 offices in the US, Canada, and Australia.

Connecting great people to the best work is our purpose – together, we deliver.

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