Senior Pipeline Project Manager

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. Using advanced analytics, technology, and tools, KJ improves designs, reduces risk, and finds better ways to deliver projects from planning through construction. KJ is at the forefront of developing sustainable solutions for clients, including green infrastructure design, strategies to reduce energy use and environmental impacts, award-winning water reuse projects, and efficient construction management practices that ensure quality, safety, and on-time delivery. We are known for our dedication to industry-leading client service and tailored solutions.

Kennedy Jenks is seeking an experienced Senior Pipeline Project Manager in Virginia to lead high-impact water and wastewater pipeline projects while strengthening client relationships, supporting market growth, and developing technical teams.

This role balances project delivery, client engagement, business development, and mentoring across complex conveyance infrastructure programs, including water transmission, wastewater collection, pipeline rehabilitation, and pump station-related systems.

You'll help advance resilient infrastructure solutions that meet client needs, support community outcomes, and expand Kennedy Jenks' presence in the water and wastewater market.

What You'll Do

As a Senior Pipeline Project Manager , you'll contribute across project leadership, technical delivery, client service, business growth, and team development.

• Lead project delivery: Manage small to large water and wastewater pipeline projects from planning and design through construction support and closeout.
• Coordinate 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.

What You Bring

• Project leadership mindset : You bring judgment, accountability, and organization to complex assignments with multiple stakeholders and priorities.
• Client-centered approach : You build trust through responsive communication, practical recommendations, and follow-through.
• Collaborative technical leadership : You partner well across disciplines and help teams align around scope, quality, schedule, and client expectations.
• Growth orientation : You are comfortable contributing to positioning, proposals, interviews, and industry engagement that support future work.
• Commitment to developing others : You mentor engineers, share knowledge, and contribute to an inclusive team culture.

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.

Kennedy Jenks supports a healthy work-life balance and utilizes a hybrid model of home and office work, with a minimum of two days per week in the office. This approach empowers our people to thrive, collaborate, and do their best work.

Salary range for this position will vary based upon education, experience, qualifications, licensure/certifications, and geographic location.

Benefits summary: 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; and additional programs that support your wellbeing and professional growth.

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Kennedy Jenks is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, disability, citizenship status, genetics, protected veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law.