Senior Technical Director

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 technical strategy: Set direction and standards across complex, high-risk projects and initiatives.
• Guide quality and risk decisions: Provide senior-level oversight and peer review that supports quality, safety, and regulatory compliance.
• Resolve complex challenges: Bring clarity to ambiguity, evaluate technical risk, and help teams move critical decisions forward.
• Advance innovation: Champion improved methodologies, tools, and emerging technologies that strengthen delivery and long-term practice growth.
• Support major pursuits: Advise on technical approach, delivery strategy, and risk considerations for priority opportunities.
• Build technical leadership capacity: Mentor Technical Directors, senior engineers, and future leaders while representing Kennedy Jenks in industry and client forums.

What Makes This Role Different

• Firmwide influence: Your guidance helps shape how Kennedy Jenks approaches its most important technical decisions.
• Value beyond delivery: You connect technical judgment to client trust, business performance, and long-term market reputation.
• Lasting impact: Your leadership strengthens technical capability across teams and prepares the firm for future complexity.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering required; master’s degree preferred.
• Experience: 15+ years of progressive technical experience in an engineering discipline.
• Project background: Demonstrated record leading complex, high-risk projects or initiatives.
• Licenses: Professional Engineer (PE) license required.

Pay

Salary range for this position is anticipated to be $200,000 to $250,000, and may vary based upon education, experience, qualifications, licensure/certifications, and geographic location.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance;
• A health savings account;
• A 401(k);
• Bonus programs;
• Tuition reimbursement;
• Employee ownership opportunity;
• Professional registration support;
• Business travel assistance;
• Competitive paid time off and holidays;
• An employee assistance program;
• Additional programs that support your wellbeing and professional growth.