Infrastructure Department Manager

Take Your Delivery Management Career to the Next Level

Do you have a passion for managing budgets meeting deadlines and exceeding client expectations Our delivery management professionals are involved in project delivery from initiation and planning to execution monitoring and closeout. Each phase requires strong attention to detail while communicating with internal and external stakeholders. Do you have a proven track record in managing goals and objectives Consider joining our team and work with peers who have vast industry knowledge and experience solving complex problems.

Step into Your New Role

Kleinfelder is seeking a highly qualified Operations/Sales Leader to manage the Delaware Infrastructure Department.

Our Infrastructure Department delivers comprehensive services in civil engineering stormwater management environmental services water and wastewater geotechnical engineering and materials testing in support of major Civil infrastructure projects. We are seeking an Infrastructure Department Manager to lead this diverse and growing practice.

In this role you will have full responsibility for the Departments performance including profit and loss operational oversight and strategic growth. You will lead business development and client relationships collaborate with teaming partners and other firms and work closely with the marketing team on proposal development. Additional responsibilities include overseeing technical services coordinating schedules and resources across departments and offices ensuring consistent delivery of high-quality services recruiting and developing top talent and driving profitable growth.

The ideal candidate brings demonstrated experience developing and expanding client contracts with Federal agencies State agencies local municipalities commercial developers and teaming partners. This individual is a motivated people-focused leader who promotes a collaborative team environment demonstrates strong emotional intelligence and communicates effectivelyboth verbally and in writing.

The successful candidate will also be a forward-thinking results-oriented leader who can envision the future of infrastructure delivery while translating strategy into execution. This role is responsible for developing and implementing one- three- and five-year strategic plans that define target markets priority clients and delivery standards. Through strong leadership and oversight the Infrastructure Department Manager will guide the group from strategy through executionensuring the right people are engaged the right opportunities are pursued and client satisfaction and performance remain top priorities.

Specific Duties include:

• Provide overall leadership and operational oversight for the Infrastructure Department across Delaware guiding day-to-day operations and supporting Project Managers with business planning hours and revenue forecasting workshare strategies and staff balancing to drive consistent project and financial performance.
• Lead the growth and expansion of the Infrastructure practice through the pursuit and delivery of civil engineering and infrastructure services including site and land development federal infrastructure improvements water and wastewater design geotechnical engineering and materials testing stormwater management and environmental planning and design.
• Build maintain and strengthen relationships with existing clients to ensure the delivery of high-quality compliant and responsive design services while promoting repeat work client satisfaction and long-term partnerships.
• Plan recruit develop and retain the talent required to support the departments technical managerial and supervisory needs ensuring the Infrastructure team is positioned for sustained growth. This role includes full responsibility for internal resource allocation and marketing budgets with strategic alignment and support from the Delaware Area Manager.
• Establish implement and continuously improve standards processes and procedures that promote consistent project quality risk management and targeted profitability across infrastructure and utility-related projects.
• Conduct regular portfolio and performance reviews of Infrastructure projects ensuring accountability for key financial and operational metrics including profitability accounts receivable (AR) days sales outstanding (DSO) net revenue multiplier (NRM) work-in-progress (WIP) and gross and net revenue performance.

Specific Skills/ Experience/ Education

• 15 years of civil/infrastructure experience including 7 years in a leadership role.
• BS in Engineering is required.
• PE in Civil required.
• Demonstrated success with strategic planning for long-term business plans including setting/measuring goals and leadership of strategic pursuits
• Excellent time management skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to lead and grow teams.
• Solid understating of Financials.
• Professional approach appropriate to represent the company in all settings.
• Solid professional relationships with key regional clients and teaming partners.
• Successful experience growing revenues in Infrastructure markets.
• Demonstrated ability to recruit retain and develop high-end talent to an organization.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver results on challenging projects.

Move Forward with Kleinfelder:

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.

Progress with an Employer that Values You

Kleinfelder and its subsidiaries and affiliates is an inclusive organization free from discrimination. We are a stronger organization when we are a diverse workforce and believe that through diversity equity and inclusion comes creativity innovation and unity. We are proud to offer the following:

Benefits: Kleinfelder and its subsidiaries and affiliates offers an excellent compensation and benefits package including: medical dental vision life insurance 401(k) plan and paid holidays.

Career Development:

We are committed to investing in the professional development of our staff offering each employee every opportunity to grow develop and take control of their career paths. We support these efforts through reimbursements for continuing education as well as many of the expenses associated with trainings and certifications and opportunities for career development through our internal Mentoring Program. Equal Opportunity: Kleinfelder and its subsidiaries and affiliates is an Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans. (Compliant with the new VEVRAA and Section 503 rules)

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