Kleinfelder · 1 day ago
Senior Water/ Wastewater Project & Client Manager
Dublin, OH
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expKleinfelder is seeking an experienced Senior Water/ Wastewater Project & Client Manager to help lead and expand their Central Ohio water practice. The role involves driving growth, managing key client relationships, and delivering complex water and wastewater infrastructure projects.
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Responsibilities
Lead business development efforts for the Ohio water and wastewater market, including identifying, positioning, proposing, and winning targeted pursuits
Serve as a Client Account Manager through project execution, ensuring strong technical delivery and client satisfaction
Build, nurture, and expand client relationships with municipal clients, teaming partners, and industry organizations
Lead proposal development, capture planning, scoping, and presentation efforts
Provide input on business development priorities, strategic budgeting, and resource planning for the Ohio Water team
Serve as Project Manager for multidisciplinary water and wastewater infrastructure projects
Oversee planning, execution, monitoring, and closeout with strong attention to quality, schedule, and budget
Coordinate closely with technical teams to proactively address issues and ensure consistent client satisfaction
Represent Kleinfelder through conference presentation and participation in technical committees
Help build the Central Ohio water practice, including strategic planning and resource alignment
Build and mentor a high-performing water team in Central Ohio, with a focus on sustainable growth and leadership development
Play a key role in talent attraction, development, and succession planning within the water practice
Reinforce collaboration, innovation, and client focus while supporting a positive, engaged team culture
Negotiate favorable contract terms and conditions
Achieve cost of sales, gross margin, backlog, and other related financial performance goals
Support proactive identification and mitigation of risks and commercial considerations throughout the project lifecycle
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Civil, Environmental, Chemical Engineering, or related field is required
Professional Engineer (PE) in Ohio, or ability to obtain within 6 months
Minimum 5 years of high-level client management experience in water/wastewater markets
Deep consulting experience with strong project delivery performance (or equivalent depth of experience)
Strong existing relationships with Ohio water and wastewater utilities
Proven experience in business development and project management for municipal water/wastewater infrastructure
Strong communication skills, engineering, design, and construction knowledge
Demonstrated success in project delivery, client account management, and financial performance
Understanding of sales pipeline metrics and backlog management
Preferred
Master's degree is preferred
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life insurance
401(k) plan
Paid holidays
Company
Kleinfelder
Kleinfelder is an employee-owned engineering, science, and architecture consulting firm.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2023-09-19Acquired
Leadership Team
David Goershel
Executive Vice President - South Division Director
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