Job Description

Are you ready to be challenged, make a difference, and experience professional growth in your career? Kleinfelder's Geotechnical team is looking for you! From earthquake and seismic engineering to the latest trenchless technology methods, Kleinfelder's Geotechnical Services support the planning, engineering, and construction of complex projects, and our specialists are leading experts in their fields. 

Kleinfelder is seeking a highly qualified Operations Lead to manage the Red River Geotechnical Department.  

Our Geotechnical Department delivers geotechnical engineering, performs laboratory testing, and delivers design services for complex projects in various markets. We are seeking a dynamic leader to join our team and be responsible for the P&L of the Red River geotechnical department. This position creates performance and sales goals, ensures project managers and engineers comply with company quality standards, monitors the performance of the production team, and provides senior level expertise to guide staff in solving complex problems.  

In this role, you will have responsibility for the Department’s performance, including profit and loss, operational oversight, and strategic growth. You will lead business development and client relationships, collaborate with teaming partners and other firms, and work closely with the marketing team on proposal development. Additional responsibilities include overseeing technical services, coordinating schedules and resources across offices, ensuring consistent delivery of high-quality services, recruiting and developing top talent, and driving profitable growth. 

The ideal candidate brings demonstrated experience developing and expanding client contracts State agencies, local municipalities, commercial developers, industrial clients, and teaming partners. This individual is a motivated, people-focused leader who promotes a collaborative team environment, demonstrates strong emotional intelligence, and communicates effectively—both verbally and in writing. 

The successful candidate will be a forward-looking, results driven leader who can envision the future of geotechnical services and convert strategy into action. This role will develop and execute one, three, and five-year strategic business plans that outline target markets, key clients, and delivery expectations. With strong leadership and disciplined oversight, the Geotechnical Department Manager will guide the team from strategic planning through execution—ensuring the right talent is engaged, the best opportunities are pursued, and client satisfaction and performance consistently remain top priorities.  

Specific Duties include: 

• Provide overall leadership and operational oversight for the Geotechnical Department across Texas and Oklahoma, guiding day-to-day operations and supporting Project Managers with business planning, hours and revenue forecasting, workshare strategies, and staff balancing to drive consistent project and financial performance. 

• Lead the growth and expansion of geotechnical practice through the pursuit and delivery of services, including geotechnical engineering, laboratory testing, and design support.  

• Build, maintain, and strengthen relationships with existing clients to ensure the delivery of high-quality, compliant, and responsive geotechnical services, while promoting repeat work, client satisfaction, and long-term partnerships. 

• Plan, recruit, develop, and retain the talent required to support the department’s technical, managerial, and supervisory needs, ensuring the geotechnical team is positioned for sustained growth. This role includes responsibility for internal resource allocation and marketing budgets, with strategic alignment and support from the Red River Area Manager. 

• Establish, implement, and continuously improve standards, processes, and procedures that promote consistent project quality, risk management, and targeted profitability across geotechnical and design-related projects. 

• Conduct regular portfolio and performance reviews of geotechnical projects, ensuring accountability for key financial and operational metrics including profitability, accounts receivable (AR), days sales outstanding (DSO), net revenue multiplier (NRM), work-in-progress (WIP), and gross and net revenue performance. 

Specific Skills/ Experience/ Education 

• 12+ years of geotechnical experience including 5+ years in a leadership role. 

• Bachelor of Science (BS) in Engineering is required. 

• Professional Engineer (PE) license required. 

• Demonstrated success with strategic planning for long-term business plans, including setting/measuring goals and leadership of strategic pursuits 

• Excellent time management skills 

• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to lead, and grow, teams. 

• Solid understanding of Financial metrics. 

• Professional approach appropriate to represent the company in all settings. 

• Solid professional relationships with key regional clients and teaming partners. 

• Successful experience growing revenues in the Transportation, Power, Commercial, and Water markets. 

• Demonstrated ability to recruit, retain, and develop high-end talent to an organization. 

• Demonstrated ability to deliver results on challenging projects. 

Move Forward with Kleinfelder: Kleinfelder and its’ subsidiaries and affiliates, has been connecting great people to the best work since 1961. We are engineers, scientists, and construction professionals providing solutions that improve our clients’ transportation, water, energy, and other private infrastructure. 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 110 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, and its’ subsidiaries and affiliates, 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, and its’ subsidiaries and affiliates, offers an excellent compensation and benefits package, including: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) plan, and paid 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, and its’ subsidiaries and affiliates, 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, and its’ subsidiaries and affiliates, does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Fee Agreement, Kleinfelder, and its’ subsidiaries and affiliates, 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, and its’ subsidiaries and affiliates, 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.