Black & Veatch

Project Manager, Water Business

Black & Veatch

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Creve Coeur • Montana • 🇺🇸 United States

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Job Level

SeniorLead

About the role

  • Manage all aspects of small to medium projects, including risk to cost, schedule, quality
  • Be responsible for the day-to-day successful execution of contracted engineering, procurement, and construction scope in the areas of performance, financial metrics, planning, schedule, quality, contractual compliance, safety, and client satisfaction
  • Provide for the successful staffing of the project
  • Manage and lead medium teams of multi-discipline professionals
  • Coordinate and integrate the activities associated with the engineering, procurement, construction, and startup elements of the project team, including the activities of all third party companies contributing to the initiative
  • Business development: Leading team efforts for marketing
  • Strategy development
  • Prospect identification, proposal development, proposal preparation, client presentations, project budgeting and contracting for successful opportunities
  • Accountable for new business objectives and for overall project performance
  • Project management: External focus to interact with assigned clients, become involved in client activities and promote Black & Veatch through client and community activities
  • Support development of the overall market business plan, market strategies, client engagement strategies and leverage other Black & Veatch technical and management resources to advance Black & Veatch’s market footprint
  • Project execution: Oversight of engineering manager(s)
  • Development of project performance goals
  • Accountability for implementation
  • Active involvement with internal project team and owner project representatives on project activities
  • Perform or assist with the performance and commercial management of projects including budgeting, invoicing, and payments; lead project performance reviews for assigned project(s).
  • Staff management: Team development, mentoring and coaching on performance improvement
  • Recommendations for training and promotion of assigned professionals as well as identification and development of new candidates to expand the Black & Veatch team.

Requirements

  • 10 + years of active water/wastewater experience with demonstrated leadership experience in the Kansas City market
  • Professional Engineering License
  • Bachelor’s Degree in technical discipline
  • Understanding of budgets and financial metrics
  • Contract negotiation skill including knowledge of terms, risks, pricing and payment terms
  • All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.
Benefits
  • Competitive compensation
  • 401K match and benefits that start day 1
  • Flexible work schedules
  • Paid vacation and holiday time
  • Sick time and dependent sick time
  • Adoption reimbursement
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Vendor discounts
  • Employment referral program
  • AD&D insurance
  • Pre-taxed accounts
  • Voluntary legal plan
  • B&V Credit Union
  • Performance-based bonus program

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
project managementbudgetingcontract negotiationfinancial metricsperformance managementrisk managementstaff managementproposal developmentclient presentationsengineering
Soft skills
leadershipteam developmentmentoringcoachingclient engagementcommunicationstrategic thinkingbusiness developmentproblem-solvingcollaboration
Certifications
Professional Engineering License