Facilities Department Manager

Take Your Design Career to the Next Level

Are you ready to be challenged, make a difference, and experience professional growth in your career? Kleinfelder’s Design team is looking for you! From bridge and structural engineering to civil, electrical, mechanical, and process engineering, Kleinfelder’s collaborative Design Services create synergy across multiple disciplines.

Step into Your New Role

As a Facilities Department Manager at Kleinfelder, you will lead a talented, multidisciplinary design team based in Perrysburg, Ohio, with the flexibility of a hybrid work schedule. This is your opportunity to help shape and grow a department delivering projects that improve local infrastructure, schools, healthcare facilities, and commercial developments across Ohio and the region.  In this leadership role, you’ll provide oversight and guidance across civil (land development), architecture, building structures, and MEP disciplines, while collaborating with teams across the country to deliver impactful, community-focused projects.

Your responsibilities as a Facilities Department Manager, will include:

• Department Leadership: Lead and oversee technical team managers across multiple disciplines, providing comprehensive project and program oversight.
• Technical Direction: Guide multidisciplinary teams using industry standards and best practices to solve complex project challenges and deliver high-quality results.
• Project Management: Manage and execute projects of all sizes, taking full ownership from concept through completion.
• Division Expertise: Serve as a technical expert and thought leader, representing the division within Kleinfelder and the broader industry.
• Department Growth: Drive business growth through effective budget management, resource planning, and strategic development initiatives.
• Business Development: Expand the Facilities/Civil business line by identifying new opportunities and leading strategic growth activities.
• Client Engagement: Develop and maintain strong client relationships, ensuring responsiveness and alignment with client needs and market demands.
• Proposal & Technical Oversight: Lead proposal preparation, including pricing strategies and technical evaluations, positioning the team for project wins.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in structural engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, architectural engineering, or architecture.
• 9+ years of experience in engineering, design, or related technical disciplines.
• Proven project management experience, with the ability to manage multiple teams and deliverables.
• Strong leadership skills with a demonstrated ability to develop, mentor, and grow team members.
• Solid understanding of business strategies, with the ability to leverage business acumen to meet client needs and position services effectively.
• Ability to recruit, retain, and develop high-end technical talent within a dynamic organization.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical audiences.

Preferred Qualifications:

Professional Engineer (PE) or Architecture License registered in the state of Ohio.

Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is a plus.

Move Forward with Kleinfelder

Kleinfelder 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 85 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 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 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 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 does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Fee Agreement, Kleinfelder 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 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.