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Kleinfelder · 8 hours ago

Sr. Project Administrator

Kleinfelder is a Forbes' Top Employer for Engineers in North America, committed to a people-first culture and technical excellence. They are seeking a dynamic Sr. Project Administrator to support project delivery, budget management, and stakeholder communication for local infrastructure projects in Northern California.

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Responsibilities

Assist the CoMET Service Line Leader (SLL) in systematically evaluating and enhancing processes for tracking sales opportunities to improve conversion rates and forecasting accuracy
Assist SLL in developing comprehensive tracking and analysis of project execution and individual Project Manager performance to identify strengths, areas for improvement, and resource optimization opportunities
Ensure consistent adherence to safety regulations, policies, and best practices across all projects and team members within the group
Extract information from Deltek and other centralized systems for sales opportunities, ensuring accurate and real-time entry of leads, proposals, status updates, probability assessments, and projected values
Extract information from Agiloft and other systems to track contract approval workflow, and negotiations on contracts with high risk items
Collect, consolidate, and analyze data from project management tools, timesheets, to produce performance summaries
Develop a monitoring and tracking system to ensure Construction Services is implementing Kleinfelder’s safety program (HASPs, LPO’s, LI, etc.)
Serve as the primary point of contact for administrative matters within the CS SL, facilitating communication between the Group Leaders, Project Managers, and other stakeholders
Organize and support group-level meetings, including agenda preparation, minute-taking, action item tracking, and follow-up
Assist in special projects or initiatives as assigned by the SLL, such as process improvements, tool implementations, or audit preparations
Assist SLL in Scope Management for NCP Critical Programs or Projects. Tracks scope changes and deviations
Assist SLL with invoice management and finance support for NCP Critical Programs or Projects
Project Related Tasks ‐ Assists with project stakeholder meetings (internal or external) and ensures timely response to stakeholders
Project Delivery Team Support - Assist and support Service Line Leader, assigned project staff, and Senior Project Control Specialist as requested
Communication - Creation and maintenance of project specific tracking logs and daily communication (i.e. email) to project team and stakeholders

Qualification

Budget ManagementConstruction Project ControlsProject ManagementMicrosoft OfficeCommunication Skills

Required

Associate degree in Finance, Business, Project Management or equivalent combination of education and experience required
5 + years of engineering or construction project controls experience - preferably in a construction or engineering firm
Well-developed presentation, communication, and interpersonal skills
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.)
Accepts and follows directions from others
Respects authority
Communicative and reliable
Complies with requests
Takes accountability for delivering on commitments
Owns mistakes and uses them as opportunities for learning and development
Openly discusses his/her actions and their consequences both good and bad
Allocates time and attention based on what is the most important to achieve key goals and objectives
Approaches work in an organized and systematic manner
Effectively manages tasks, information, and requests

Preferred

Bachelor's degree preferred

Benefits

Medical
Dental
Vision
Life insurance
401(k) plan
Paid holidays

Company

Kleinfelder

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Kleinfelder is an employee-owned engineering, science, and architecture consulting firm.

H1B Sponsorship

Kleinfelder has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2025 (32)
2024 (36)
2023 (27)
2022 (21)
2021 (16)
2020 (16)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
unknown
2023-09-19Acquired

Leadership Team

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David Goershel
Executive Vice President - South Division Director
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