Senior Marketing Specialist- Water/Wastewater
Kimley-Horn
Dallas, Texas
Kimley-Horn is looking for a water/wastewater (W/WW) Business Development & Marketing Specialist to join our team in Dallas/Fort Worth, TX. The primary focus of this role is to increase the firm’s visibility and presence in water/wastewater industry with emphasis on holistic brand-building and strategic growth for the market.
Responsibilities:- The primary purpose of this role is to grow Kimley-Horn’s North Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas water/wastewater practices, in partnership with the senior marketing specialist.
- Build and maintain relationships with key clients, industry contacts, and engineering consultants.
- Ability to execute strategic growth initiatives in partnership with the senior marketing specialist.
- Provide insight to marketing coordinators on key separators and approach language, as needed.
- Be informed, organize and coordinate firm participation in professional societies, events, and conferences.
- Support early-career professionals in developing marketing strategies and expanding their networks.
- Coach and guide staff on public-facing activities, such as conference presentations and industry panels.
- Act as a liaison between market intelligence and proposal teams, providing strategic insights for major pursuits
- Help synthesize market feedback and client needs into actionable strategies for practice and marketing teams.
- Assist with identification, relationship building, pursuit, and proposal strategy for various targeted clients and projects.
- Assist in business development activities to ensure suitable, profitable new business is captured.
- Mine opportunities and be informed on latest industry trends, market opportunities, and client updates.
- Positively represent Kimley-Horn via active engagement in networking events, activities, and organizations.
- Partner with the Marketing team to ensure proper support for project managers.
- Manage multiple concurrent time-sensitive deadlines.
- Minimum 7 years in the DFW W/WW industry with strong professional connections.
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Marketing, Public Relations, English, Engineering or a similar field.
- Flexibility to work outside normal working hours.
- Willingness to occasionally travel (as required) for business needs.
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Suite, Power BI, D365 data analytics. (preferred but not required).
- Proven track record of business development and industry engagement.
- Highly organized, energetic, and outgoing.
Why Kimley-Horn?:
At Kimley-Horn, we do things differently. People, clients, and employees are at the forefront of who we are. Clients know we prioritize achieving their goals and growing their success. Employees know our culture and approach to business are built on a desire to provide an environment for everyone to flourish. Our commitment to quality is only as good as the people behind it— that’s why we welcome and develop passionate, hardworking, and proactive employees. We take pride in how our employee retention, robust benefits package, and company values have led to Kimley-Horn’s placement on the Fortune “100 Best Companies to Work” list for 18 years!
Key Benefits at Kimley-Horn
- Exceptional Retirement Plan: 2-to1- company match on up to 4% of eligible compensation (salary + bonus) and additional profit-sharing contribution.
- Comprehensive Health Coverage: Low-cost medical, dental, and vision insurance options.
- Time Off: Personal leave, flexible scheduling, floating holidays, and half-day Fridays.
- Financial Wellness: Student loan matching in our 401(k), and performance-based bonuses.
- Professional Development: Tuition reimbursement and extensive internal training programs.
- Family-Friendly Benefits: New Parent Leave, family building benefits, and childcare resources.
About the Company
Kimley-Horn
Kimley-Horn keeps two groups of people at the center of its business: its clients and its staff. Past president Ed Vick said, "We have no reason to exist except to serve our clients." That intense focus on providing quality to the people we serve has made Kimley-Horn one of the nation's top consulting firms in every discipline we practice.
But the firm's core purpose, articulated by its leadership and lived out daily, is "to provide an environment for our people to flourish." We know that people are fulfilled, motivated, and challenged in different ways. In order to foster our individual aspirations, we support our people as they grow into roles and take on responsibilities that are important to them. Growing professionally, having fun with our colleagues, and finding satisfaction in our work are central to our way of life.
To that purpose we add core values: "honesty, integrity, and ethics; exceptional client service; high expectations; sharing and caring; sustained profitability." Our core values and core purpose provide a foundation for the way we approach our business. Our vision is long-term and our expectation is always to perform with quality, for the sake of both groups at the center of our firm.
Through their work, our people discover untapped talents and interests. At Kimley-Horn we work hard to allow that to happen. We have college students who started as traffic engineers now working on ITS projects. We have former administrative assistants who are now human resources professionals and former marketing coordinators who are now transportation planners.
We provide the environment. We want you to take advantage of it and flourish!