Kleinfelder reviews

I have worked for the Federal Government (EPA), Local Government (Port of Oakland) large (AECOM) and small (H&A) firms, but Kleinfelder is the best mix of management that listens, employees that work as a team and a desire to build the business and grow as a company and as individuals. There has been some major changes in management and I can't say much about the way things were, but my experience is that management listens and cares about the employees. There is a lot of opportunity and if you have an idea about using new technology, or pursuing new markets or anything that improves service to our clients, you can find an ear. And as far as staff goes, everyone I have worked with has been collaborative and technically excellent. All in all, it has been a great work environment. Two BIG thumbs up!

I have been with Kleinfelder for over 17 years. When I joined, we had great growth, strong pride in our work and were highly profitable. Right around the recession of 2008, we went through a CEO change and the firm regressed into a period of stagnation for about 6 years . In 2016, the Board of Directors initiated a leadership change bringing in a new CEO George Pierson. Mr. Pierson then quickly put a new leadership team in place bringing in a new CFO, HR director and three Division directors (East, West, Central). Under stronger leadership across the entire enterprise, the firm is now back on the growth curve with much better profitability. More importantly, the new leadership team supports a healthy balance between profitability and employee investment/development.