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About the Role
Kennedy Jenks is seeking a dynamic Client Service Director in California to grow and strengthen our public and private sector water and wastewater practice across our national footprint. This senior leadership role is central to Kennedy Jenks’ growth strategy, combining client relationship leadership, market development, team building, strategic planning, and delivery oversight for meaningful water, wastewater, stormwater, environmental, pipeline, and industrial consulting work.
Responsibilities
- Engage the marketplace to identify new clients, projects, partnerships, and service opportunities aligned with KJ’s water and wastewater growth strategy.
- Use established municipal, industry, and teaming relationships to expand service offerings and strengthen long-term client partnerships.
- Guide positioning, teaming, proposal strategy, interview preparation, and pursuit planning for priority opportunities across your territory.
- Collaborate with internal leaders on strategic hiring, staff development, team structure, and inclusive leadership that supports project and client success.
- Support scope, schedule, fee development, negotiation, staffing, and coordination from planning through design and construction.
- Serve as a project manager, project engineer, or project team member where your leadership and technical judgment add value.
Requirements
- Minimum of 15 years of relevant experience in consulting, engineering, or infrastructure services.
- Thorough understanding of the local consulting market, including municipal and industry client needs.
- Ability to travel to client sites, project locations, and Kennedy Jenks offices as needed.
Skills
- Client-centered leadership: A reputation for building trust, listening well, and aligning solutions with client priorities.
- Business development mindset: Confidence identifying opportunities, shaping strategy, and converting relationships into meaningful work.
- Collaborative influence: The ability to bring internal teams, external partners, and client stakeholders together around shared goals.
- Team development approach: A commitment to mentoring, motivating, and supporting inclusive teams that deliver strong results.
- Clear communication: Strong writing, editing, research, presentation, and verbal communication skills.
Location
- California
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Senior leadership
- 15+ years
Education Level
- BS or MS in Civil, Chemical, Environmental, or a similar engineering field.
- Professional Engineer (PE) license or ability to obtain licensure in California.
- Preferred: Design-Build experience and DBIA certification.
Salary/Compensations
- $185,000 to $300,000
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
- Health savings account
- 401(k)
- Bonus programs
- Tuition reimbursement
- Employee ownership opportunity
- Professional registration support
- Business travel assistance
- Competitive paid time off and holidays
- Employee assistance program
- Additional programs that support your wellbeing and professional growth
About the Company
- Founded in 1919, KJ has always looked to the future. With a talented team of professionals and a culture of continuous improvement, we deliver exceptional engineering and environmental consulting services today, with a focus on innovation and sustainability. Using new advanced analytics, technology, and tools, KJ improves designs, reduces risk, and finds better ways to deliver projects. KJ is at the forefront of developing sustainable solutions for clients, including green infrastructure design, strategies to reduce energy use and environmental impacts, and award-winning water reuse projects. We are known for our dedication to industry-leading client service and tailored solutions.
- As an employee-owned firm, Kennedy Jenks offers a unique company culture with a corporate commitment to maintaining a positive work/life experience with a flexible hybrid work environment.
Equal Opportunity
- Kennedy Jenks is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, disability, citizenship status, genetics, protected veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law.