Senior Pipeline Project Manager

About the role

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, environmental consulting, and construction management services, with a focus on innovation and sustainability.

What You’ll Do

• Lead project delivery: Manage small to large water and wastewater pipeline projects from planning and design through construction support and closeout.
• Cookordination multidisciplinary teams: Guide engineers, technical specialists, and delivery partners working on water transmission, sanitary sewer, rehabilitation, and related conveyance facilities.
• Direct technical work: Oversee pipeline planning, alignment studies, hydraulic analyses, condition assessments, rehabilitation strategies, and new pipeline design in alignment with applicable codes, standards, and regulations.
• Manage project performance: Develop scopes, fees, and contracts; manage budgets and schedules; support quality control; and address project risks.
• Support construction phase services: Review submittals, respond to RFIs, coordinate with contractors, and provide support through commissioning and closeout.
• Grow relationships and teams: Build trusted client relationships, contribute to proposals and interviews, participate in industry engagement, and mentor junior and mid-level engineers.

What Makes This Role Different

• Visible community impact: Your work supports reliable water and wastewater systems that communities depend on every day.
• Balanced leadership scope: You influence technical decisions, client outcomes, team development, and market growth in one role.
• Long-term value creation: You help shape repeatable delivery practices, strengthen client confidence, and create growth opportunities for emerging engineers.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field; master’s degree preferred.
• Experience: 10+ years of experience in water and wastewater infrastructure, including significant pipeline and conveyance project management experience.
• Technical knowledge: Background in water and wastewater pipeline systems, including design, analysis, rehabilitation, condition assessment, and construction support.
• Certifications, licenses, or professional registrations: Professional Engineer (PE) license in Virginia required; ability to obtain licensure in other states as needed.
• Project delivery: Demonstrated experience managing budgets, schedules, contracts, quality control, risk, and multidisciplinary delivery teams.
• Preferred experience: Experience with hydraulic modeling and pipeline design tools.