Project Manager - Kleinfelder Inc

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.

Step into Your New Role

Kleinfelder is seeking a Project Manager reporting to our office in Salt Lake City, Utah. The role will be hybrid with remote, in-office, and occasional field work opportunities. This is a great opportunity for someone looking to manage and execute challenging projects, partner with junior and senior professionals, provide mentorship to junior staff, collaborate with multidiscipline teams, engage with clients, and participate in business development and pursuits. This could be the next step in your career, come grow with us!

The chosen candidate must be self-motivated, accountable, responsible, reliable, and have strong abilities to work autonomously, particularly when working from remote locations. The targeted individual is highly motivated towards meeting project and team requirements, technical advancement, and continuous improvement. In return, the candidate will be provided excellent learning opportunities and continuous support from highly trained specialists dedicated to developing top quality deliverables utilizing best management practices.

The candidate should have a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in civil, mechanical, petroleum, geotechnical, or geological Engineering or geology and about 6 or more years of experience in oil and gas, trenchless services, geotechnical engineering, or a related field.

A Utah P.E. license, or the ability to obtain one, is desired. We are looking for someone to provide leadership, management, and support for complex technical and field projects. Job responsibilities would include the following: 

• Coordinate with and lead multidisciplinary teams to prepare proposals and execute projects
• Safely manage and execute field exploration programs and construction oversight activities
• Perform, delegate, and oversee a variety of trenchless, pipeline and geotechnical engineering analyses.
• Prepare engineering reports, memorandums, proposals, specifications, plans and other related deliverables
• Be actively involved during the construction phase of projects
• Development of scope of work, project budgets, work breakdown structures, and schedules
• Manage project teams, budgets, schedules, delegate project tasks and mentor junior staff
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• Regularly coordinate and communicate with internal and external clients to understand their needs to ensure our services are meeting or exceeding their expectations
• Recruit, mentor, manage, and develop staff to maintain Kleinfelder as a place to have a fulfilling career
• Develop processes using industry best practices for project professionals to safely deliver trenchless design and field oversite services including field exploration, sampling, inspection, analysis, and technical support

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in civil, mechanical, petroleum, geotechnical, or geological Engineering or geology; Master’s degree preferred
• Professional Engineer (PE) license in Utah, or ability to obtain one is desired
• Approximately 6 or more years of experience in oil and gas, trenchless services, geotechnical engineering, or a related field.
• Positive work attitude and ability to work safely and efficiently when managing multiple tasks
• Ability to work independently and with a team in a multi-disciplinary environment
• Ability to lead and manage project deliverables, budgets, and schedules while mentoring junior staff
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Working knowledge of standard business software including Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Experience using VBA in Excel a plus.
• Clean driving record and the ability to pass a drug test required
• Ability to commute to the office, external client meetings, and project sites within Utah and in the vicinity of Salt Lake City

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' needs. 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: flexible hybrid schedule, straight-time overtime pay, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long-term disability, 401(k) plan, and paid time off and 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.