Sr Pipeline Engineering Project Manager

Job Description

Kleinfelder, a Forbes' Top Employer for Engineers in North America, is committed to a people-first culture, technical excellence, and creating opportunities where employees can thrive!

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 with 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.

Kleinfelder is seeking a results-oriented Sr Pipeline Engineering Project Manager to join our growing team in Houston, Texas or Atlanta, Georgia. This role will lead engineering projects for major energy and utility clients, with a focus on technical execution, encroachment/relocation design, constructability, schedule management, high-quality deliverables, and exceptional client service.

We value leaders who communicate clearly, build strong client relationships, and provide responsive, service-oriented support. This role centers on managing multi-disciplinary engineering efforts, guiding technical decisions, and delivering utility and pipeline infrastructure projects within active transportation and development corridors. Railroad permitting and agency coordination will be part of project execution. This is a hybrid office role.

Responsibilities:

• Client Relationship Management
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  Serve as a primary client contact, build trusted relationships, and provide responsive communication that supports client satisfaction and long‑term partnerships.
• Portfolio Management
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  Manage multiple concurrent projects from opportunity identification and proposal development through execution in a fast‑paced consulting environment.
• Interdisciplinary Leadership: Lead technical, cost, and schedule decisions across multi-disciplinary teams while maintaining quality standards and client value.
• Innovative Problem Solving
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  Develop creative, practical solutions to engineering challenges, applying sound judgment and technical expertise.
• Project Delivery Oversight
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  Manage project delivery, including team coordination, subcontractor management, scheduling, financial tracking, health and safety compliance, and reporting.
• Stakeholder Engagement
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  Explain technical concepts clearly to internal and external stakeholders to support transparency, responsiveness, and shared understanding.

Skills & Knowledge:

• Engineering Project Leadership
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  Experience leading engineering teams through planning, design, technical review, and construction support for energy and infrastructure projects.
• Virtual Team Collaboration
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  Skilled at managing geographically distributed teams, aligning resources, and using remote collaboration tools to meet project objectives.
• Financial Acumen
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  Understands budgeting, pricing, competitive pursuits, and construction cost considerations for consultant‑led projects.
• Quality & Risk Management
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  Committed to quality assurance, risk mitigation, peer reviews, and a coordinated partnership between the Project Manager, technical lead, and business development lead to align scope, quality, client expectations, and project performance.
• Technical Communication
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  Able to explain engineering concepts, project constraints, and regulatory requirements to clients, agencies, and non‑technical stakeholders.

Education
: B.S. degree in Civil or Mechanical Engineering is preferred; or equivalent experience and education.

Experience
: 7‑8 years of related pipeline / consulting engineering experience,…