Job Description

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 to 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.

Kleinfelder is seeking an outstanding Operations Manager to lead our Environmental team based in our Hamilton, NJ office!

As Operations Manager, you will be accountable for the performance and growth of a great team of engineers and scientists, focused on providing our Clients' with multi-disciplined solutions for their environmental needs. Services include site assessment and remediation, geologic characterization, planning and permitting, environmental/civil engineering, due diligence and regulatory compliance.

Interfacing closely with Area and Divisional leadership, you will help develop the objectives and initiatives for the operations and will be responsible for ensuring the goals for clients and financial performance are met on an annual basis. This leader will drive collaborative and pro-active stewardship of business development activities and is expected to directly engage with key Clients on a consistent basis.

The successful implementation and execution of the business plan will include delivering exceptional Client service, continuous strengthening and diversification of the practice, and providing a challenging and rewarding environment for employees.

Additionally, the Operations Manager will be responsible for: communicating the future (vision) to employees, making key hires, professional development for staff, client selection and associated marketing efforts, project delivery/management, health and safety, risk management and quality control.

DESIRED SKILLS, ABILITIES AND ATTRIBUTES

• Team builder with exceptional inspirational and motivational leadership


• Outstanding prioritization and delegation skills


• Ability to distribute work effectively, challenge others and enhance leverage


• Resourceful and creative problem solving


• Thoughtful assessment of circumstances and decisive direction on operational matters


• Collaborative and opportunistic approach to the business


• Solid financial acumen including ability to effectively manage the P&L, accurately forecast results and drive tactical adjustments accordingly


• Attracting, assembling and retaining talent


• Effective verbal and written communicator


• Driver of continuous improvement


• Pro-active risk manager


• Entrepreneurial spirit

OTHER REQUIREMENTS AND CRITERIA

• Experience: Minimum 15 years of progressive experience in consulting or related field required. Three to five years of experience managing multi-disciplined projects and teams, with the ability to establish and execute a business plan at the operational level.


• Education: Bachelor's degree in Science or Engineering.

Move Forward with Kleinfelder

Kleinfelder 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 85 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 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 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 is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans. (Compliant with the new VEVRAA and Section 503 rules)

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES

Please note that Kleinfelder does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Fee Agreement, Kleinfelder will not consider or agree to payment for any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, Kleinfelder explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resume, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Kleinfelder.